DIRECTORS
USSA Board of Directors
Bert Fowles
Bert Fowles is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Tom McGowan
Tom McGowan is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Diane M Byrne
Diane M Byrne is the Past Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Diane M. Byrne is one of the best-known and highly respected yachting journalists worldwide. Among her nearly 30 years of overall reporting and editing, nearly 25 of them have been in yachting. She founded MegayachtNews.com in 2007 and continues to operate the site today, overseeing all aspects of content creation and design.
Diane has been covering megayachts since 1993 and is closely involved with the leading professional organizations not just in the yachting field, but also in journalism and entrepreneurship. She has been a member of the U.S. Superyacht Association since 2009, serving as chair the annual Superyacht Summit since 2015 and becoming Chair of the Board of Directors in 2021.
Joe Dargavage
Joe Dargavage is an Advocacy Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Monique Webber
Monique Webber is an Advocacy Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Dan Cowens
Dan Cowens is a Marketing Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Julie Perry
Julie Perry is a Marketing Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Zack Savage
Zack Savage is a Membership Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Julie Berry
Julie Berry is a Membership Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Scott Walter
Scott Walter is the Mid-Atlantic Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
George Whitehouse
Marty Marchant
Marty Marchant is the Northwest Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Jim Ruffolo
Jim Ruffolo is the Great Lakes Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Mike Yorston
Mike Yorston is the Northeast Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald is the Treasurer of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Chuck Levert
Chuck Levert is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
James Maitland
James Maitland is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Ted McCumber
Ted McCumber is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
Kate Pearson
Kate Pearson is the Past Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here
JB Turner
JB Turner is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here