Photo: AMO at Women on the Water Conference

Among those attending and participating in the 2017 Women on the Water Conference October 26 to 28 were (standing: left to right) American Maritime Officers West Coast Representative Willie Barrere, National Maritime Center Commanding Officer Captain Kirsten Martin, Maureen Johnson and Kathy Elinski with American Steamship Company, Third Mate and First Class Pilot Raina Barnes, AMO Senior National Assistant Vice President Brian Krus and (front) AMO National Vice President, Great Lakes, John Clemons. The ninth annual Women on the Water Conference was hosted by the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in partnership with the Maritime Administration. Cadets from all six state maritime academies and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, as well as Georgian Maritime College, were encouraged to participate. The conference provides cadets with opportunities to network and learn from professional mariners and representatives of maritime industry and labor.