In real life Charles Ladoulis is a semi retired medical doctor, who moved to the area in 1997. Charles' medical career has been a combination of practice, research, education and teaching facility management. One of his prime motivations for moving to the Navesink area was the physical beauty of the Navesink River and its unique interaction of heavily urbanized areas, parks, tidal ecology and historical significance. He immediately joined Monmouth Boat Club and became active in community outreach, which led to Charles' leadership in founding NMHA. His specific interests are sailing, wooden boat construction and community outreach.

Rik van Hemmen, is Vice President of Martin, Ottaway, van Hemmen & Dolan, Inc., a Red Bank based maritime engineering firm that specializes in the technical, economic and operational resolution of marine disasters on a world wide basis. Rik is a third generation maritime engineer whose family moved to the Navesink area in 1976. Rik has designed, built and sailed small craft all his life and through his business is deeply involved in environmental issues. Mr. van Hemmen's special interests are educational methods, man/nature interaction and sustainable design.

Gayle Horvath moved to the area in 1990. Ms. Horvath is a freelance technical writer and educational consultant. As a former mathematics and computer science teacher, she has a deep interest in education and educational techniques, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Red Bank Charter School and was a founding member of NMHA. Gayle's specific interests are wooden boat construction as a teaching tool, educational opportunities for children and adults, history and community outreach.

Pat Treacy, is a long time area resident and is recently retired from the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium at Sandy Hook. Pat is now continuing her environmental involvement at NMHA. Her specific interests are outreach and history.

Vince Campbell, native of Staten Island, former marine: 1958..1964, forty two year member of local one elevator constructors union, resident of River Plaza since 1974, working on wooden boats since 1952.

Tom Gibson is a retired Bell Labs engineer and independent software consultant who has lived in the area since 1962. He learned sailing racing a Jet 14 on the Navesink River. Tom has been associated with the Clearwater organization for many years and is a skipper of the "Adam Hyler", a traditional clamming garvey that is operated as a historical vessel on the Navesink river. Tom's specific interests are traditional craft operation, boat building and environmental awareness. Tom also does this website.

Bob Nogueira is a US Coast Guard veteran and a long time resident of the Navesink river watershed. Bob is an engineer by undergraduate training, but became an educator in 1965, when he became the electronics instructor at Red Bank Regional High School. During his tenure at Red Bank Regional High School he earned a doctorate at Rutgers and rose to become Principal of the school. In 1998, at the time of his retirement, Red Bank Regional High School had become one of the most innovative and highly regarded high schools in the state. Bob has continued to stay active in education and was a major force in the establishment of the Red Bank Charter School in 1997. Bob's specific interests are fine woodworking, antique clock repair, educational outreach and area history.

Walt Treacy is the industrial arts instructor at Rumson Country Day School in Rumson, NJ. Walt was born and raised in the area and has deep ties and involvement with the Navesink River communities. Walt's special interest is the relationship between theoretical and practical training and education. He tests this relationship both at Rumson Country Day and in the various NMHA programs, but also just likes to build things with kids.

A co-founder of the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, Ken has a variety of artistic and educational interests. He is a charter member of the "Barnburners" playing backup Celtic Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo in the NJ area for the past 15 years and co-hosts 90.5 FM The Night's Bluegrass Jam on Sundays 9am - 11pm. He's currently building a carved Lloyd Loar Gibson F5 Mandolin which he hopes to be playing in a few months. He teaches banjo, and counsels the Wood Carving Merit Badge for the Scouts. "Teaching is a two way street and an activity which I get just as much of enjoyment out of as my students hopefully do"! Ken's web site is: www.jewellsnwood.com