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.

MariAnn has been with the Oregon State Marine Board since March 2006 in the Boating Safety Section. She is the coordinator for several programs including Boating Safety Education, kids/school education, “Let’s Go Boating” Grant Program, Incident and Fatality Data, and the Boating Safety Advocates Program. She was also the Team Leader for the Non-motorized Boat Oregon Advisory Team (BOATs) and was the Project Manager for the Non-Motorized Boating Project linked to the Marine Board’s Strategic Plan. She was also the interim Boating Law Administrator during the first half of 2022.

As training director for the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC), Emily King manages and develops the organization’s on-water powerboating instructor courses, “Essentials of Close-Quarters Boat Control and Open Water Boat Control. Emily retired from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources after serving over 33 years. She was a state watercraft officer and helped to develop Ohio’s River Rescue Program, which was first in the country and a nationally and internationally recognized program. During her career with Ohio DNR, Emily became a nationally recognized expert in boating education and river rescue. She was a member of the NASBLA education committee for 12 years, during which she was instrumental in the development of boater education, testing and paddlesports standards. In 1997, Emily was promoted to Ohio’s Public Information and Education Manager, where she was asked to implement Ohio’s mandatory education program. She has been recognized by many organizations for her work and currently is the only two-time winner of the NASBLA’s Boating Safety Award, which she received in 1998 and 2008.

Dr. Joy Hadley is the director of training for US Sailing, the national governing body for sailing and on-water training experts. She leads a team responsible for training sailboat, keelboat, powerboat and windsurfing instructors and certifying them to teach at yacht clubs, community sailing/boating programs and commercial boating schools. A workforce development and education professional, Dr. Hadley was previously the assistant chancellor of Professional and Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts and the employee development leader for the U.S. Navy. She was introduced to sailing and boating as an adult and enjoys the water cruising and fishing. A longtime race committee member of the Newport Yacht Club, she is currently serving as regatta chair and a board member.