{"id":720,"date":"2020-06-24T14:42:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T14:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/?p=720"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:39:17","slug":"namma-membership-meets-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/index.php\/2020\/06\/24\/namma-membership-meets-online\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMMA Membership Meets Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On June 17, NAMMA\u2019s membership gathered via GoToWebinar for\nthe first online Annual General Meeting in its history. The meeting had to be\ntaken online because of Coronavirus; earlier in the year the NAMMA Board had\ncancelled the 2020 annual conference, where in-person AGMs had traditionally\nheld. At the same time all other in-person meetings were cancelled until\nfurther notice.&nbsp; The conference was to have&nbsp;been held in Ottawa during\nthe month of April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outgoing Board President Rev. Marsh L Drege (New York)\nwelcomed participants to the meeting, and Rev. Gary Roosma (Vancouver) serving\nas Chair of NAMMA\u2019s Ecumenical Committee, opened the meeting in prayer.\nOutgoing Secretary Sharon Emerson (Corpus Christi) presented her minutes which\nwere reviewed and approved, and then Treasurer Rev. Stephen Cushing (Boston)\npresented on finances. NAMMA can be deeply thankful to have stable finances\nduring the present pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voting for the meeting had happened in the previous 48 hours\nvia the SurveyMonkey online system, which allowed a secure way to give every\nmember an equal and anonymous vote.&nbsp; Dcn. Paul Rosenblum (Charleston) was\nelected the new President and Dana Blume (Houston) the new Secretary. Board positions\nwent to Rev. Eric Phinney (Saint John) and Sharon Emerson. We expressed thanks\nto Rev. Daniel Phannenhour (Hamilton) for running in the election as well.\nHearing the about&nbsp;the importance of NAMMA from each candidate&#8217;s own voice\nand experience&nbsp;was one of the&nbsp;meeting&#8217;s greatest highlights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Director Dr. Jason Zuidema then gave updates on\nvarious NAMMA programs, especially developments in using new technologies for\nonline meetings and professional development. He drew attention to the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maretraining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maretraining.com<\/a>&nbsp;initiative\nthat began last year and has grown in size this present year. Jason spoke about\nthe renewed link with the Houston School, which NAMMA has now managed for the\npast two years. In an important development for our Canadian members, he shared\nthat regular online meetings were taking place in Canada to organize seafarers\u2019\nwelfare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the business portion of the meeting, we had\nseveral important program updates. Rev. Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General\nof the Mission to Seafarers, joined the call from his home in Oxford, UK to\ngive greetings on behalf of the International Christian Maritime Association\n(ICMA). As Chair of ICMA, Andrew expressed thanks to NAMMA for its continuing\nrelationship with ICMA and for sharing Dr. Zuidema&#8217;s time as General Secretary\nof ICMA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-722\" width=\"204\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-600x443.png 600w, https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1.png 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><figcaption>NAMMA Challenge Coin for <em>Distinguished Service Award<\/em> recipients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NAMMA also had a chance to honor some of those who have given significant support to seafarers and the NAMMA network. This year, the&nbsp;<em>Distinguished Service Awards<\/em>&nbsp;were presented to Karen M. Parsons OFS and to Kathleen \u201cKate\u201d Hunt. Karen is Stella Maris chaplain in Galveston, Texas, having served now over 35 years in seafarers\u2019 ministry. Kate served as a seafarer and has been deeply involved in seafarers\u2019 labor representation for most of her career. Since 2014 Kate has also served as the Labor Representative on the Board of NAMMA.&nbsp; Both award recipients will receive a certificate and the special NAMMA Challenge Coin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting ended with a word from the incoming Board President, Dcn. 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