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From Cadet to Chief Mate: How Max Kantor Is Navigating Leadership, Integrity, and Life at Sea
For Max Kantor, the maritime industry isn’t just a career; it’s part of her DNA. Growing up in the harbors of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Max spent her childhood surrounded by ships and dockside operations. Her parents both worked in the port where they met, her...
Standing the Watch: Navigating Motherhood and a Maritime Career
When Women Offshore Director of Career Programs, Christine MacMillan, received a call to support a ship conversion project in Houma, Louisiana, she didn’t hesitate to step back aboard. Nearly nine years had passed since her steel-toed boots last hit a steel deck. The...
Women Offshore Named 2025 Mentorloop Impact Award Winner
This article was originally published by Mentorloop and is reposted here. Women Offshore is honored to be recognized as the 2025 Mentorloop Impact Award Winner. Original post: https://mentorloop.com/customers/women-offshore/ Women Offshore is a global network of...
Women Offshore Celebrates a Powerful 8th Annual Conference
Honoring Leaders, Emerging Voices, and a Community Anchored in Purpose Houston, TX — October 10, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 8th Annual Women Offshore Conference brought together maritime professionals, students, and industry allies for two days of connection,...
From Shipboard HR to Industry Changemaker: How Keely Gavin is Redefining Leadership at Sea
When Keely Gavin first began her career in human resources on land, she couldn’t have imagined the course it would take. Her work was fueled by a passion for people and culture, but something in her path felt incomplete. Then, as if the tide was pulling her toward it,...
From Refineries to Riverways: How Erika Shanley is Charting a Course to Pilotage
When Erika Shanley earned her Unlimited Radar Endorsement earlier this summer, she celebrated more than a certification. It was proof of years of grit, balancing 28-day hitches, studying late into the night, and showing her three kids what resilience really looks...
Featured Sea Stories
Steady Success of Christalove Agyin-Ayetse
What looks like steady successes compounding over time can feel like a long, slow climb during the process. Christalove Agyin-Ayetse is a proud Ghanaian from the Fante tribe who helped fulfill her father's dream of becoming a merchant mariner. During this interview,...
Episode 235: Catching Up With Miriam Anthony
Miriam "Mimi" Anthony is no stranger to the Women Offshore Podcast. She joins Christine behind the mic for a chat about the latest initiatives around the globe focused on the mental health and wellbeing of mariners. After witnessing the need in the industry, she...
Ambassador Spotlight: Dr. Clara Dede Elma Tetteh-Yeboah — A Pioneering Offshore Medic Championing Health and Leadership
In the challenging, high-stakes environment of offshore energy, healthcare providers like Dr. Clara Dede Elma Tetteh-Yeboah play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and well-being of personnel on board. As an offshore medic with OceanLift Subsea, Dr. Tetteh-Yeboah...
The How-To of Healing: Maritime Mental Health with Pam Kern, LCSW
At Women Offshore, we’re committed to highlighting conversations that support the health, safety, and success of women in the maritime industry. In our latest podcast episode, The How-To of Healing, we welcome Pam Kern, MS, LCSW—an expert whose career bridges the gap...
Coronado Hickman’s Journey at the Women Offshore Benefit Gala, Episode 226
In this episode, we highlight Coronado Hickman’s remarkable journey from working offshore to building a fulfilling shoreside career. Speaking at the Women Offshore Benefit Gala, Coronado shared her experience navigating pregnancy while working offshore during...
How Rachel Pagonis Found Her Calling from a Cruise at 14 Years Old, Episode 225
We’re back and more excited than ever to bring you fresh stories, honest conversations, and inspiring voices from the maritime industry! Kicking off this season, Christine MacMillian sits down with our first guest for the season, Rachel Pagonis, a Safety Officer...
Navigate Your Career
HEATHER ENNESS: NAVIGATING OFFSHORE LIFE AS A MOM AND INSPIRING FUTURE MARINERS, EPISODE 196
On today's podcast, we have the UK Women Offshore Ambassador Heather Ennesss on the show. Heather shares with Christine about her journey working offshore and her journey at home while raising kids.Heather is also a proud member of the UK Careers at Sea Ambassadors...
STICKY NOTE LEADERSHIP W/ALLY CEDENO, EPISODE 194
In today's podcast, embark on a transformative journey of leadership with today's podcast episode, where Ally introduces some incredible resources to help you navigate the waters like the book, "Sticky Note Leadership: 5 Simple Steps to DO LESS and LEAD MORE." Tune in...
VINEETA DHILLON SPEAKS ABOUT THE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, EPISODE 192
Join us on today's podcast as Christine MacMillan engages in a heartfelt conversation with Vineeta Dhillon, a remarkable woman whose journey from India to the USA in 1986 is a testament to resilience and determination. Currently calling California home, Vineeta has...
CASSIDY PATTON AND THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, EPISODE 191
On today's episode, Christine gets to speak with Cassidy Patton from Ketchikan, Alaska, who grew up in a fishing community that inspired her to seek out a career at sea. She shares all about the Alaska Marine Highway System, along with diving into her interesting...
NAVIGATING WAVES: RENA NAVARRO’S JOURNEY FROM EDUCATOR TO CAPTAIN, EPISODE 190
Set sail with us on another captivating journey in the Women Offshore community! Today, we're thrilled to introduce Rena Navarro, a mariner whose passion for the sea knows no bounds. Join us as Rena, a USCG Certified Instructor, Captain, and Old Boat Enthusiast, takes...
CONFRONTING SKEPTICISM AT WOMEN OFFSHORE, EPISODE 189
Dive into an inspiring tale of resilience and determination with today's episode of the Women Offshore podcast! President Ally Cedeno takes us behind the scenes, revealing the untold challenges she encountered while laying the foundation of this remarkable...
Podcast
Leading the Wave: Ana Čalić’s Vision for a Sustainable Boating Industry
By Christine MacMillan | Women Offshore Blog | Podcast Episode 239 In Episode 239 of the Women Offshore Podcast, Christine MacMillan sits down with Ana Čalić—a dynamic leader in the boating industry, and a passionate advocate for sustainability, diversity, and...
Navigating the Depths: Hayley Adlam’s Uncharted Path in Offshore Engineering
Navigating the Depths: Hayley Adlam’s Uncharted Path in Offshore Engineering
Fraser Flight and the Global Solo Challenge
Fraser Flight, a Zimbabwean-born Sailor, is on his way to become the first person from this small landlocked country to sail around the world, alone, with no outside assistance and without stopping. With 11 years in the professional maritime industry and a lifetime of...
Steady Success of Christalove Agyin-Ayetse
What looks like steady successes compounding over time can feel like a long, slow climb during the process. Christalove Agyin-Ayetse is a proud Ghanaian from the Fante tribe who helped fulfill her father's dream of becoming a merchant mariner. During this interview,...
Episode 235: Catching Up With Miriam Anthony
Miriam "Mimi" Anthony is no stranger to the Women Offshore Podcast. She joins Christine behind the mic for a chat about the latest initiatives around the globe focused on the mental health and wellbeing of mariners. After witnessing the need in the industry, she...
The How-To of Healing: Maritime Mental Health with Pam Kern, LCSW
At Women Offshore, we’re committed to highlighting conversations that support the health, safety, and success of women in the maritime industry. In our latest podcast episode, The How-To of Healing, we welcome Pam Kern, MS, LCSW—an expert whose career bridges the gap...
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Offshore Lifestyle
Growing Up in a Maritime Family: Lessons and Inspiration
Hello, my name is Coronado. When I introduce my name, I normally hear a multitude of questions, such as, “Wow, that is so unique. Where did it come from?” “What nationality is that?” And, “Okay, but what is your first name?” Typically, most people think that I’m...
Walking for a Cure While Offshore
I work on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico as a camp boss. That sentence usually entices looks full of “Are you kidding me?” This conversation happens mostly when I am in Michigan where I was born and raised (and still live when my hitches are done). Up there, not a...
How You Can Empower Women at Sea
Ways to Empower Women Working at Sea: A Guide for Allies Empower women by maintaining an inclusive environment on your vessel. Today, countries and organizations around the world celebrate World Maritime Day. Under the theme, "Empowering Women in the Maritime...
What to Expect During Your First Time Working Offshore
Are you heading offshore soon for the first time? Below, learn what to expect when you depart for your vessel! Over the course of my offshore career, I have bounced around to almost ten different offshore drilling rigs. Each one became home for a period of time in my...
Redefining Safety Offshore: Ensuring Women’s Wellbeing at Sea
Safety, the s-word; it is everywhere in our industry. Just add the s-word and things will be good to go, right? Wrong. This methodology, using “safety” everywhere without understanding what it truly means for keeping people safe is dangerous, in itself. I want to...
A Day in the Life of a Puget Sound Pilot
Below, read a day in the life of Captain Peter Giese, a Puget Sound Pilot, and get ready for the upcoming Pilot Exam from the Washington State Board of Pilot Commissioners! "It all starts with a call from dispatch with my job assignment details. Let's say I'm...
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