WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Thursday the appointments of the chairman and seven members to serve on the 21-member National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC).
Dr. L. Daniel Maxim will serve as chairman of the NBSAC. Maxim has been a member of the NBSAC since 2011 and is also a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is the former assistant national commodore, recreational boating safety.
The seven other individuals appointed or reappointed to serve as NBSAC members include:
Mr. Richard Jepsen, California
Ms. Marion Irving deCruz, California
Mr. Pete Chisholm, Wisconsin
Mr. Bruce Rowe, Arizona
Mr. Ernie Marshburn, North Carolina
Mr. Jeff Johnson, Alaska
Mr. Toby Velasquez, New Mexico
Each member holds office for a term of up to three years. One-third of the NBSAC membership expires each year.
"I look forward to the contributions of the new members and the continued hard work of those who were reappointed," said Capt. Verne Gifford, director of prevention policy and sponsor of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council. "The NBSAC plays an important role in the Coast Guard's prevention program and the National Recreational Boating Safety program. Those who serve on the council are to be commended for their willingness to volunteer their time to make our nations' waters safer for recreational boaters."
NBSAC was established by Congress in 1971 to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of issues related to boating safety to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the assistant commandant for prevention policy.
For more information, please visit http://www.uscgboating.org/NBSAC/index.php.