Stacey Brown is currently the Boating Division Director for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. She has worked for the agency for sixteen years. In this role, she represents the Commonwealth on a state, regional, and national basis to ensure Virginia's collaboration and participation with boating safety laws and educational measures across the U. S. During her time at the agency, she managed the implementation of the mandatory boating education requirement, compiled boat incident reports, provides oversight of the agency’s waterways management program, oversees the boat registration and titling section, and serves the primary cheerleader for boating safety and boating programs in the agency.

Pam is a Certified Association Executive currently serving as Paddlesports Trade Coalition staff under a service agreement with NASBLA. Pamela Dillon previously staffed the National Boating Education Standards Panel and the Education Committee. She co-authored the Third Edition of “The Guide for Multiple Use Waterway Management.” With her husband, Virgil Chambers, she is Program Co-Manager of the Inland Boat Operation and Marine Patrol Fundamentals Train-the-Trainer course and Methods of Instructor course under NASBLA’s Boat Operation and Training (BOAT) program.

Previously, Dillon served as boating law administrator for the state of Ohio, retiring in 2011 as chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft. Dillon served as executive director of the American Canoe Association from 2002-2007. In addition, Dillon served two terms as an appointed member of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council is a recipient of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Distinguished Public Service Award.