Scheduled Speakers
All meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at Whitby Castle, 330 Boston Post Rd. Rye, NY.
November 12, 2024
Robert and William Blake, Harbor Pilot
Ever wonder what it’s like to pilot a 1200-foot super tanker into New York Harbor? Bill and Bob Blake have done it hundreds of times and in all kinds of weather.
Join us on November 12th as these maritime experts reveal the challenges of steering everything from aircraft carriers to modern cruise ships into one of the busiest ports in the world.
They’ll also share their thoughts about what happened on the bridge the night that the 984-foot-long cargo ship, Dali, crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor.
October 8, 2024
Zachary Iscol, Commissioner, New York City Emergency Management Department
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a select group of leaders was called upon to guide us through this unprecedented event. Zachary "Zach" Iscol was one of them. Zach led over 40 federal, state, and city agencies as the deputy director of Joint New York Medical Station, one of the largest and only successful COVID field hospitals in the country.
Learn how this combat-decorated, former Marine officer steered New York through the pandemic, built the The Headstrong Project—a nonprofit mental healthcare provider that now cares for over 1,000 veterans a week—and the challenges he faces in his current role as Commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Department.