Mr. Eric Osen
of Vallejo, has been appointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun. He has worked for the Chevron Shipping Company since 2000, where he currently serves as a team leader of standards, compliance assurance and advocacy. In this position, Osen manages the company's safety and environmental management system. Previously, he held the positions of operations coordinator and clearance specialist. Prior to that, Osen served as chief mate for Coastal Tankerships USA and held the same position with Maritrans.

Mr. Ben Tate
of Oakland, has been appointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun. He has served as an advisor to Drake, Beam, Morin: DBM Career Services Center for Executive Options since 2005. Tate previously was a managing consultant for the Walnut Creek office of DBM from 2001 to 2004 and human resource leader for Kaiser Permanente from 2000 to 2001. He is a member of the Board of Pilot Commissioners' Ad Hoc Pilot Power Committee.

RAdm Francis J. Johnston, USMS (Ret)
of San Rafael, has served at the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) since 1990, most recently as emergency preparedness coordinator until his retirement in 2008. Johnston previously held the positions of western region director from 1992 to 2007 and liaison officer to the U.S. Coast Guard from 1990 to 1992 at MARAD. Prior to that, he served as head of maritime affairs for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations from 1984 to 1990.

Mr. Scott C. Winn
of Contra Costa County, has been serving as Manager of Marine Operations, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (America) Inc. since 1991. Prior to that, he served as stowage coordinator and boarding agent for Williams, Diamond and Co. in Long Beach and Seattle. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Winn was Chief Officer for the Digicon Geophysical Corporation.

Mr. Winn is a licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer and a member of the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the California Maritime Academy.

Mr. Knute Michael Miller
of San Francisco is currently a government affairs advisor in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Previously, Miller served as senior vice president of government and industry affairs at ACE INA Insurance. He headed the Washington D.C. government affairs office from 1999 to 2004. He is a member of the Commonwealth Club of California and the Marines' Memorial Association.

Mr. Michael Sitts
of San Ramon currently serves as manager of the International Mooring Group for the Chevron Shipping Company. Previously, Sitts served 19 years with Chevron USA Marine where he ended his tenure as Third Officer to Master serving on petroleum tankers including piloting on the waters of the San Francisco Bay. He is a member of the Council of American Master Mariners.

Captain David Wainwright
of Alameda Since 1991, he has been a pilot with the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association. Previously, he was a trainee pilot with the State of California as well as chief officer of the American President Lines. He is a member of the American Pilot Association and International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots.

Captain Nancy Wagner
of San Franciso, entered the San Francisco Bar Pilot training program in 1987 and was licensed in 1990. Prior to that, she was with Exxon Shipping Company (Ship Officer - Oil Tanker) from 1978 to 1987.

Captain Wagner holds licenses for State Pilot, U.S. Coast Guard Unlimited Master, and First Class fleet/SF Bay and Tributaries. She is a member of the San Francisco National Maritime Museum Association, Women in Transportation, St. Francis Yacht Club, Council of American Master Mariners, American Pilots Association, Women's Propeller Club and the USMMA Alumni Association.

Captain Wagner earned a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Acadamy.

Captain Julio Soares
of Danville, has been appointed to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun. He has served as Director of Marine Operations in the Americas region for American President Lines, a fleet management company, since 1995.

Prior to that, Captain Soares served in several capacities with American President Lines, including manager of fleet and logistics in Hong Kong from 1990 to 1995, country manager of India Operations from 1988 to 1990, country manager of Sri Lanka Operations from 1986 to 1988 and manager of West Asia Operations from 1983 to 1986.