MIASF Announces New Board and Award Recipients

The Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) has elected its 2018-2019 Board of Directors. MIASF members re-elected Dean DuToit of National Marine Suppliers and Walter Duke of Walter Duke + Partners for a term that began on July 1. Newly elected members, each serving a two-year term, are Andrew Doole of Informa, Aaron Leatherwood of RMK Merrill-Stevens, and Garnett Byrd of Marquipt, Inc. Bert Fowles of IGY Marinas and Gail Ellis of Land N Sea retired from the Board.

MIASF also handed out several annual awards. The annual Golden Anchor Award was presented to Andrew Cilla of Luke Brown Yachts for his more than 45 years of dedicated experience in the marine industry as both a yacht broker and owner of a major yacht brokerage firm. Karen Reese, Business Outreach and FTZ Administrator for the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, was a recipient of an Award of Excellence for her diligence in partnering with MIASF to secure the first recreational marine Foreign Trade Zone in the country. An Award of Excellence was also presented to Bill Walker of the Water Taxi for his community and industry support and sharing his vast knowledge and expertise to educate the next generation. The member companies that joined MIASF in sponsoring a second home build with Habitat for Humanity Broward were each recognized and awarded with the Project of Excellence. They are: High Seas Yacht Services, Frank & Jimmie’s Propeller, Ward’s Marine Electric, Advanced Mechanical Enterprises, Maritime Professional Training and Neptune Boat Lifts.