Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE MARINE, NAVAL, AND MARITIME HISTORY OF THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN, INCLUDING ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE. WE DO SO BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, AND EXHIBITING THESE CULTURAL RESOURCES. THE RESOURCES INCLUDE THE WATERCRAFT THEMSELVES, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS.
WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL. THIS EVENT IS HELD EACH YEAR TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HAND CRAFTED WOODEN BOATS OF THE GULF COAST REGION. HUNDREDS OF BOATS LINE THE BANKS OF THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER WHILE THOUSANDS OF WOODEN BOAT ENTHUSIASTS CELEBRATE THE WONDERS OF WOOD AND WATER.
MARITIME RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, TULANE UNIVERSITY, THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND OTHERS WITH AN INTEREST IN HISTORY, MARITIME RELATED SCIENCES AND EDUCATION, THE MUSEUM ACTIVELY PURSUES THE RESEARCH MISSION THAT INITIALLY INSPIRED THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDERS. THIS INCLUDES HISTORICAL RESEARCH, THE COLLECTION OF MARITIME RELATED ORAL HISTORIES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL UNDERWATER ROBOTS (TO INVESTIGATE LOCAL WATERS)TO INSPIRE LOCAL STUDENTS TO PURSUE THIS FASCINATING SCIENTIFIC FIELD. THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS RELATED TO MUSEUM MANAGEMENT AND EXHIBIT CONSTRUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATES IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO MAKE THE EXTREMELY INTERESTING, BUT LITTLE KNOWN, HISTORY OF THE AREA MORE READILY ACCESIBLE TO ALL.
MUSEUM AND EXHIBITS. TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A MARITIME FACILITY THAT SERVES CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND VISITORS AS A REPOSITORY TO PRESERVE THE MARINE, NAVAL AND MARITIME HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND THE GULF COAST BY COLLECTING, EXHIBITING AND INTEPRETING RECORDS,DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL THAT WILL ILLUSTRATE AND EXPLAIN THIS HISTORY AND THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jim Macpherson | EXECUTIVE DI | 2 | $0 |
| John Bell | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Joel Whitehead | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marlene Sobkowich | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Danny Schaus | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Carol Olsen | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bert Murray | AT LARGE BD. | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Milton | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Meehan | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Manda | AT LARGE BD. | 2 | $0 |
| Donald Lynch | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bernard O Knoess | AT LARGE EXE | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bill Kingsmill | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Alexis Hocever | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ed Higgins | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lora Haddox | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lynn Haase | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Samantha Goodwin | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| John Gniady | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Elaine Gardner | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Keith Dennis | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Nicholas Chetta | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| At Skipper Chenault | PAST PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Champagne | AT LARGE BD. | 2 | $0 |
| Joel Champagne | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Myron Bourg | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Sherry Barnett | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Mark Badeaux | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
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