Our National Governing Council Members and Program Mentors are public safety and education leaders in the United States, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand.

Anchorage
Alan Loken, Director and Educator, Fire and EMS Programs, King Career Center and University of Alaska; Cofounder and Past President, Alaska Medical Support Team

Evelyne Tunley-Daymude, PhD, Program Manager III, Southcentral Foundation; Educator and Volunteer Medic, State of Alaska

Aniak, Alaska
Chief Pete Brown, Aniak Volunteer Fire Department; Founder and Leader, Aniak Dragon Slayers

Auckland, New Zealand
Jan Battaerd, Businessman; Masters Champion and Youth Leader, Mairangi Bay Surf Club

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Sheriff Jack Stephens, St. Bernard Sheriff
Col. Harold Hughes, St. Bernard Sheriff
Capt. Darlene Poché, St. Bernard Sheriff

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
William Breaux, Multimedia Producer; Volunteer, St. Bernard Parish Fire Department

Robert Mann, Manship Chair and Senior Fellow, Manship School of Mass Communication, LSU; Former State Director for U.S. Senator John Breaux

Chicago, Illinois
Joe Pecoraro, Legendary Leader and Educator, Chicago Lifeguard Department and Public Schools

Mary O’Connor, Veteran Director and Educator, Chicago Junior Lifeguard Programs and Public Schools; Former Chicago Lifeguard

Robert O’Connor, Homeland Security Director, Chicago Water System; Patron, Leone Park Beach Junior Lifeguard Program; Former Chicago Lifeguard

Alderman Patrick J. O’Connor, Ward 40, Chair of Chicago City Council’s Education Commission; Patron, Leone Park Beach Junior Lifeguard Program; Former Chicago Lifeguard

Galveston, Texas
Major Vic Maceo, Legendary Leader and Educator, Galveston Beach Patrol and Public Schools

Gretchen Tyson, Senior Training Officer and Director, Junior Lifeguard Program; Latin American Training Officer

Honolulu, Hawai`i
Ralph Goto, Ocean Safety Administrator, EMS and Lifeguard Services Division, City and County of Honolulu

Lt. Matt Miller, Senior Training Officer and Director, Junior Lifeguard Program, City and County of Honolulu

Shannon Clancy, Senior Lifeguard and Program Director, Junior Lifeguard Program, City and Country of Honolulu

Island Bay, New Zealand
Peter Parussini, Senior Executive, New Zealand Telecom; Councilman for the City of Wellington (ret.)

Long Beach / Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California
Captain Louis Martinet, City of Long Beach Fire Department, Marine Safety Division

Richard Miller, Legendary Leader and Educator, Long Beach Lifeguard Department and Public Schools

Don Rorher, Legendary Leader and Educator, Los Angeles County Lifeguard Department and Public Schools

Andy Seymour, Legendary Leader and Educator, City of Seal Beach Lifeguard Department; Public Schools of Long Beach and Pacific Palisades

Long Beach, New York
Captain Tom Daly, Legendary Leader and Educator, City of Long Beach Lifeguard Department and Public Schools

Ro Daly, Director, Long Beach Junior Lifeguards; Educator, Long Beach Public Schools

Nashua, New Hampshire
Norman Bouthilette, Chief Professional Officer, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua

Tracey Jackson, Education Director, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua

Eric Landry, Aquatics Director, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua

Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Jose Trevino, Legendary Leader and Educator, Monterrey TEC University Virtual University and Prepa System

Jose Trevino, Jr., Multimedia Producer, Creative Consulting of Mexico

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Duke Brown, Director and Educator, Horry County Beach Patrol and Public Schools; Founder and Director, Seaside Elementary School Junior Lifeguard Program

Julie Sing, Owner, Eternal Wave Surf; Patron, Seaside Elementary School Junior Lifeguard Program

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Chief William H. Lindsay, U.S. Coast Guard, Station Portsmouth Harbor

Assistant Chief Steven Achilles, Portsmouth Fire Department

Mary Ann Cuddihee, Seacoast Family YMCA

Perrin Cothran Chick, Education Director, Seacoast Science Center

Santiago, Chile
Cristian Becker, Program Manager

Washington, DC
John Mein, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC

Jean Berube, Director and Educator, Project Discovery, Gallaudet University

The Honorable Bill Cobey, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Michael O’Connor, Global Business and Public Affairs; Former Chicago Lifeguard

Noel Gould, Cofounder and President, GO-FIRST Foundation; Ocean Lifeguard, City of Long Beach Fire Department, Marine Safety Division (CA)

DuWayne Scott, Director and Educator, Washington Sports Clubs; Parks and Recreation Department, Washington, DC

Terry Lynch, Director, The Downtown Cluster of Congregations

GO-FIRST National Camp
City of Alexandria Fire Department

Alexandria City Manager Jim Hartmann, Former U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer

Captain Rodney Masser, Alexandria Fire Department and Marine Operations

Dr. James Peake, Surgeon General, U.S. Army (ret.), Special Advisor, Project HOPE

Captain Don Grant, Director for Port Safety, U.S. Coast Guard; Former City of Long Beach Lifeguard (CA)

Captain Albert Shimkus, Commanding Officer, USNS COMFORT (Hospital Ship)

Elmer Tippett, Vice President for Public Safety, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Legendary Leader, Maryland State Police

George Lewis, National Training Leader, Rescue 3; Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department (ret.)

A Special Thank You to the Founding Patron of GO-FIRST
Mrs. June Mayne Gould, Australia and the USA; Former Surf Lifesaver, Port Melbourne, Australia