OCC Officers

To contact a Club Officer, in the first instance please contact the Club Secretary secretary@oceancruisingclub.org who will provide you with the relvant contact details. Please keep in mind that we are a global club with members in all parts of the world. Please take the time differences into account when contacting Committee Members.

Committee & Directors


Officer Current Incumbent
Commodore / Director Simon Currin
Vice Commodore / Director Phil Heaton
Vice Commodore / Director Fi Jones
Rear Commodore / Director Reg Barker
Rear Commodore / Director Zdenka Griswold
Treasurer / Director Charles Griffiths
Company / Club Secretary Rachelle Turk
Administrative Support Emily Winter
Commitee Member Eoin Robson
Commitee Member Guy Chester
Commitee Member Joerg Esdorn
Commitee Member Judith Jacobsen
Commitee Member Steve Siguaw
Commitee Member Derrick Thorrington
Governance Committee Joerg Esdorn
Governance Committee Phil Heaton
Governance Committee Derrick Thorrington
Remuneration Committee Charles Griffiths
Members Support Coordinator - Global Fi Jones
Members Support Coordinator - Americas Joerg Esdorn
Members Support Coordinator - Europe Eoin Robson
Members Support Coordinator - Indo-Pacific Guy Chester
Membership Zdenka Griswold
Publications Zdenka Griswold
Editor - Flying Fish Anne Hammick
Editor - Newsletter Emily Winter
Editor - e-Bulletin Emily Winter
Press Officer Karen Soule
Web Editor Simon Currin
Marketing Strategy Reg Barker
Promotion Officer (Europe) Mike Westin
Promotion Officer (N America) Karen Soule
IT Development Tim Buckley
IT Development Bill Weigel
Social Media Steve Siguaw
Roving RC Co-ordinator Fi Jones
Youth Sponsorship Programme Fi Jones
Challenge Grants Derrick Thorrington
Awards Eoin Robson
Club Archivist Anne Hammick
Social Fund Administrator Rachelle Turk
Regalia - UK & Rest of World Rachelle Turk
Regalia - North America Greta Gustavson

Regional and Roving Rear Commodores


Officer Current Incumbent
Regional Rear Commodore - Brazil Silvio Ramos
Regional Rear Commodore - New Zealand & Pacific SW Viki Moore
Regional Rear Commodore - Australia SE Scot Wheelhouse
Regional Rear Commodore - Europe NW Hans Hansell
Regional Rear Commodore - Great Britain Carol Dutton
Regional Rear Commodore - Ireland Alex Blackwell
Regional Rear Commodore - USA NW & Canada W Liza Copeland
Regional Rear Commodore - Hawaii, California, Mexico Jonathan Ganz
Regional Rear Commodore - USA NE & Canada E Janet Garnier
Regional Rear Commodore - USA NE & Canada E Henry DiPietro
Regional Rear Commodore - USA SE Doug Selden
Regional Rear Commodore - South Africa John Franklin
Roving Rear Commodore Andrew Curtain
Roving Rear Commodore Lars Hellman
Roving Rear Commodore Susanne Hellman
Roving Rear Commodore Thierry Courvoisier
Roving Rear Commodore Camila De Conto
Roving Rear Commodore Jurriaan Kloek
Roving Rear Commodore Anne Hartshorn
Roving Rear Commodore Michael Hartshorn
Roving Rear Commodore Simon Phillips
Roving Rear Commodore Pamela MacBrayne
Roving Rear Commodore Denis Moonan
Roving Rear Commodore Anne Letton
Roving Rear Commodore Stuart Letton
Roving Rear Commodore Phil Tadd
Roving Rear Commodore Sarah Tadd
Roving Rear Commodore Bill Heaton
Roving Rear Commodore Grace Arnison
Roving Rear Commodore Guy Chester
Specialist Roving RC: Environmental Steve Brown