Board Members
Standing (left to right): Bethann Rooney, Commissioner; William M. Rowland, Commissioner; Kyle A. Weist, Executive Director; Jennifer K. Gillooley, Office Administrator; Jeffrey C. Loechner, Commissioner.
Sitting (left to right): Richard J. Hendrick Sr. Commissioner; James E. Mercante, President; Joseph F. Ahlstrom, Commissioner.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
JAMES E. MERCANTE, Commissioner and President
B.Sc., United States Merchant Marine Academy
J.D. University of Bridgeport, School of Law; Tulane University School of Law
Captain, United States Navy (Retired)
Admiralty Attorney (New York)
RICHARD J. HENDRICK, SR., Commissioner
Chief Executive Officer, Albany Port District Commission
JOSEPH F. AHLSTROM, Commissioner
B.Sc. & M.S., SUNY Maritime College
Captain, United States Navy (Retired)
Master Mariner, US Merchant Marine
Professor, SUNY Maritime College
WILLIAM M. ROWLAND, Commissioner
B.Sc., United States Merchant Marine Academy
Senior Vice President, Ocean Marine, Sompo
JEFFREY C. LOECHNER, Commissioner
B.Sc., United States Merchant Marine Academy
Vice President, Ocean Marine, Sompo
BETHANN ROONEY, Commissioner
B.Sc. & M.Sc., SUNY Maritime College
Director, Port Department at The Port Authority of New York, and New Jersey
KYLE A. WEIST, Secretary/Executive Director
B.Sc., United States Coast Guard Academy
M.Sc. Boise State University
Commander, United States Coast Guard (Retired)
JENNIFER GILLOOLEY, Office Administrator
Board of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York