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Bangor Sea Dogs
Panama Canal
John Burns III '85
Juan Molino '89
Florida
TheTSStateofMainereturnedtothePortof
Tampa, May 26-30, during her annual 90-day
training cruise. Thanks to the Florida Alumni
51 Ash Lane
jcmolino@gmail.com
Chapter
Chapter and the Tampa Bay Propeller Club mem-
Hermon, ME 04401
bership (providing in-kind services), the port visit
207-973-1201
Penobscot Bay
was wel organized and proved to be a tremendous
john.burns@dynergy.com
John Metcalfe '64
405 Town Hil Road
success. In return, the training ship and the MMA
Bay State
Appleton, ME 04862
Alumni Association hosted a reception, attended by
To Be Announced
207-785-4531
more than 100 local MMA alumni, Propeller Club
metcalfe@tidewater.com
members, the Tampa Port Authority leadership,
Casco Bay
local high school teachers and administrators, and
Troy Malbon '89
Puget Sound
the ship's complement.
69 Anthony Avenue
Capt. Joe Curtis '97
During the Port of Tampa visit, the Regiment and the Commandant Nathan
Topsham, ME 04086
joe.curtis@westernbulk.com
Gandy `92, visited two local maritime high schools to discuss the TS State of
207-522-9257
206-601-9360
Maine, MMA, and opportunities within the maritime industry. Many of the
troy.malbon@ubs.com
students and their parents visited the ship the next day for a tour and to get a first-
Seacoast
Connecticut
Mike Grigware '87
hand look at life aboard.
Rich Slack '93
30 Riverview Drive
The Florida Alumni Chapter would like to thank Eric Smith '88 and David
32 Joy Lane
Biddeford, ME 04005
Knapp '86 for their efforts in coordinating the logistics of this Port of Tampa visit.
Uncasville, CT 06382
207-284-8630
rslack@gdeb.com
mikegrigware@gmail.com
Delaware Valley
Southeast
Capt. John Gazzola '82
Norman Laskay '62
543 West Centre Street
402 Mariners Island
Northern
DirectorofAlumniRelations,JeffWright,
checked in with the members of the Northern
California Chapter on April 30 for dinner at
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Mandeville, LA 70448
California
Buon Gusto in San Francisco. (From left to right)
captaingazzola@gmail.com
504-382-6023
Mike Chambers '80, David Lipsky '79, Cheryl
nlaskay@portlite.com
Chapter
Florida
Lipsky, Capt. Charles Viebrock '64, Maureen
David Knapp '86
Southern California
Bitoff, Adm. John Bitoff '58, Rebecca Viebrock,
5008 Longfellow Avenue
Ralph Staples '71
Elizabeth Chambers and Jeff. The chapter tries to
Tampa, FL 33629
7312 Arroyo Grande Road
get together a couple of times a year and encourages
813-228-4554
San Diego, CA 92129
al alumni in the area to participate. Contact Mike
drknapp@tecoenergy.com
619-733-1942
Chambers at mcham31153@aol.com.
rstaples@epsilonsystems.com
Kennebec Valley
Jon Fortier '86
Texas
5 West Baker Street
Scott Futcher '87
Winslow, ME 04901
22136 Westheimer Road
207-649-2724
Box 407
jon.fortier@gmail.com
Katy, TX 77450-8296
281-394-7080
Ned Andrews
henlopen87@gmail.com
Alton Leeman '92
12 Steamboat Road
Tidewater
Bailey Island, ME 04003
Chip Cal an '88
al.leeman@gdbiw.com
1600 River Rock Reach
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Northern California
757-673-6157
Michael Chambers '80
john.cal an.ctr@navy.mil
2233 21st Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Washington, DC
mcham31153@aol.com
Todd LaPointe '87
2002 E. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-914-1830
tnlapointe@gmail.com
mainemaritime.edu
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