Board Members

Matt(Matthias) Schulz

President and Founder

Matt is a popular lecturer, instructor and consultant in the Marine Industry. He crossed the Atlantic 1980 in a 29′ sailboat. Matt served in the German Navy and has been a licensed skipper since 1974. Matt is the owner of Schulz Surveyors, a premier marine surveying company established in 1987. He is a craftsman with a vast and varied European & American experience, and has served many technical and nautical apprenticeships.

Jim Oates

Board Chairman, Vice President

Jim Oates Business owner, Pilot, Sailor, Non-Profit Experience, Boat owner

Cynthia Diaz

CFO

Zach Tinker

Secretary - Program Director Ventura County

Businessman, Public Defender, Sailor and Coach.

Duke Vasquez

Board Member

Boat Owner, Commodore of PMYC

Alexis Alvarado

Board Member

Non Profit Specialist, Business Owner, Married to Marine.

Steven Schulz

Program Director

Head Coach of LifeSail.

Advisory Board

Dave Ullman

David Ulman is an international yachtsman, and Olympic coach of the year (2016). Founded Ulman Sails.

Carl Forsander

Ocean Sailor/ Circumnavigator 100 Ton Captain

Richard Bojorquez

Veterans coordinator, Sheriff Sergeant, Counselor, Founder of VMET

Mark Dill

Local Sailor, Loves racing.

Hartmut Eggert

Multiple business owner, Sailing Instructor, Life Coach, Notary 100 Ton Captain

Sandy Poole

Volunteer