Past Officers of Big Apple Divers
Many members have worked hard over the years to keep the club running and organize our various activities. This list was complied by Charlene Greco, with assistance from our Historian and Past President Jeanne Chin, as well as Past Presidents Bill Cadden and Mats Stahlkrantz.
President | Vice President | Dive Chair | Membership Secretary | Recording Secretary | Treasurer | Safety Advisor | Historian | Social Events | Sea Breeze Editor | IT | Legal Advisor | Medical Advisor | Social Media | Webmaster | LIDA Representative | NJ Council of Dive Clubs representative | Intro to NE Diving Advisor | |
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2024 | Beth McCrea | Janet Ye | Tracy Cloherty | Anna Svanidze | Wilem Tahon | John Beninati | Jeanne Chin | Kelly Karkoutas | Jeanne Chin | Christopher Drew | Elaine Turley | Michael Rothschild | Virginia Watson | Michael Rothschild | Harris Moore | |||
2023 | Beth McCrea | Tracy Cloherty | Greg Rosengarten | Anna Svanidze | Christopher Drew | John Beninati | Jeanne Chin | Kelly Karkoutas | Stephen Edelstein | Christopher Drew | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Virginia Watson | Michael Rothschild | Rick Hormigo | |||
2022 | Meredith Massey | Adam Riback | Greg Rosengarten | Beth McCrea | Christopher Drew | Joseph Sferrazza | Justin Bates | Jeanne Chin | Kelly Karkoutas | Stephen Edelstein | Christopher Drew | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Virginia Watson | Michael Rothschild | Elliot Bertoni | ||
2021 | Meredith Massey | Adam Riback | Michael Rothschild | Beth McCrea | Andrea Balinson | Greg Rosengarten | Elliot Bertoni | Jeanne Chin | Kelly Karkoutas | Stephen Edelstein | Christopher Drew | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Yuri Dive | Michael Rothschild | Elliot Bertoni | ||
2020 | Meredith Massey | Adam Riback | Michael Rothschild | Mike Fiechter | Beth McCrea | Greg Rosengarten | Antonio Simonini | Jeanne Chin | Beth McCrea | Stephen Edelstein | Christopher Drew | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Yuri Dive | Michael Rothschild | |||
2019 | Joe Sferrazza | Adam Riback | Michael Rothschild | Meredith Massey | Andrea Balinson | Emma Schwartz | Tom McCarthy | Jeanne Chin | Beth McCrea | Stephen Edelstein | Christopher Drew | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Beth McCrea | Michael Rothschild | |||
2018 | Joe Sferrazza | Adam Riback | Michael Rothschild | Meredith Massey | Antonio Simonini | Emma Schwartz | Tom McCarthy | Jeanne Chin | Patty Lee (Jan-Mar), Beth McCrea (Apr-Dec) | Stephen Edelstein | Greg Rosengarten | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Michael Rothschild | ||||
2017 | Renata Rojas | Joe Sferrazza | Michael Rothschild | Meredith Massey | Antonio Simonini | Emma Schwartz | Tom McCarthy | Jeanne Chin | Adam Riback | Stephen Edelstein | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Michael Rothschild | Barry Lipsky* | ||||
2016 | Renata Rojas | Suzanne Ito (Jan-Jun), Jeanne Chin (Jul-Dec) | Gil Elliot (Jan-Jun), Antonio Simonini (Jun-Dec) | Meredith Massey | Joe Sferrazza | Emma Schwartz | Antonio Simonini | Jeanne Chin | Louie Davila | Stephen Edelstein | Fred Rosengarten | Michael Rothschild | Michael Rothschild | Barry Lipsky* | ||||
2015 | Michael Rothschild | Renata Rojas | Suzanne Ito | Adam Riback (Jan-Apr), Gil Elliot (May-Dec) | Meredith Massey | Emma Schwartz | Antonio Simonini | Jeanne Chin | Adam Riback | Stephen Edelstein | Joe Sferazza | Michael Rothschild | Michael Rothschild | Dan Lieb | ||||
2014 | Michael Rothschild | Renata Rojas | Suzanne Ito | Alice Chong | Meredith Massey | Emma Schwartz | Antonio Simonini | Jeanne Chin | Adam Riback | Stephen Edelstein | Joe Sferazza | Michael Rothschild | Alice Chong | Bob Sterner | ||||
2013 | Mats Stahlkrantz | Francis Yom | Michael Rothschild | Suzanne Ito | Meredith Massey | Emma Schwartz | Joe Radomski | Adam Riback | Stephen Edelstein | Robert DeStefano | Michael Rothschild, Howard Sander | "Many Brave Hearts" | Bob Sterner | |||||
2012 | Mats Stahlkrantz | Scott McCool | Michael Rothschild | Suzanne Ito | Meredith Massey | Emma Schwartz | Joe Radomski | Pritpal (Pepi) Kochhar | Stephen Edelstein | Robert DeStefano | Michael Rothschild, Howard Sander | "Many Brave Hearts" | Bob Sterner | |||||
2011 | Polina Reznikov | Mats Stahlkrantz | Michael Rothschild | Jeanne Chin | Rich Lowe | Emma Schwarz | Open | Dr. John Loret | Renata Rojas | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Michael Rothschild, Howard Sander | "Many Brave Hearts" | Bill Pfeiffer | Bob Sterner | |||
2010 | Polina Reznikov | Erin Boyajian | Antonio Simonini | Jeanne Chin | Rich Lowe | Emma Schwarz | Amos Elberg | Dr. John Loret | Renata Rojas | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Michael Rothschild, Howard Sander | Steven DeCastro | Bob Sterner | ||||
2009 | Larry Cohen | Polina Reznikov | Ken Hendra | Jeanne Chin | Eva Haas | Emma Schwarz | Dan Kelly | Dr. John Loret | Erin Boyajian | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Howard Sander | Ken Hendra | Steven Eisen | Bob Sterner | |||
2008 | Jeanne Chin | Polina Reznikov | David Tilzer | Ging Medina | Eva Haas | John Matuszewski | Dan Kelly | Dr. John Loret | Beth Robertson, Bob Cowen, Erin Boyajian | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Howard Sander | Susan Jones | Bob Sterner | ||||
2007 | Jeanne Chin | Stephen Belth | David Tilzer | Ging Medina | Eva Haas, Emma Schwarz | John Matuszewski | Patty Scanlon, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | David Rosenthal (Jan-Feb), Beth Robertson & Bob Cowin (Mar-Dec) | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Howard Sander | Susan Jones | Bob Sterner | ||||
2006 | Bill Cadden | Stephen Belth | John Matuszewski | Ging Medina, Backup: Kim Jenkins | Cheryl Richer | Jeanne Chin, Backup: John Matuszewski | Patty Scanlon, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | David Rosenthal/ Backup: Emma Schwarz | Stephen Edelstein | Gary Nester | Vivian Roston, Howard Sander | Susan Jones | Bob Sterner | ||||
2005 | David Rosenthal | Bob Murray | John Matuszewski | Ben Berry | Cheryl Richer | Jeanne Chin, Backup: John Matuszewski | Patty Scanlon, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler, Emma Schwartz | Stephen Edelstein | Harry White | Vivian Roston, Howard Sander | Bob Sterner | |||||
2004 | David Rosenthal | Bob Murray | John Matuszewski | Kim Jenkins | Ben Berry | Jeanne Chin | Patty Scanlon, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler, Emma Schwartz | Stephen Edelstein | Harry White | Vivian Roston, Howard Sander | ||||||
2003 | Patricia Scanlon | David Rosenthal | David Tilzer, Harry White | Kim Jenkins | Ben Berry | Jeanne Chin | Fred Kaplan, Larry Cohen | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler, Emma Schwartz | Stephen Edelstein | Kaen & William Cooney | Vivian Roston | Lawrence Harty | |||||
2002 | Patricia Scanlon | David Rosenthal | David Tilzer, Harry White | Anna Papayanis | Ben Berry | Jeanne Chin | Larry Cohen | Dr. John Loret | Emma Schwartz, Merrilee Fiedler, Veronica Gagliardi | Stephen Edelstein | Kaen & William Cooney | Dr. Scott Gorenstein | Lawrence Harty | |||||
2001 | Eileen Hecht | Sean Holland | Christopher Gregory, Harry White | Jeanne Chin | Ben Berry | Melinda Kingsley-Nester | Fred Kaplan, Larry Cohen | Dr. John Loret | Patricia Scanlon | Stephen Edelstein | John Beninati | Dr. Scott Gorenstein | Chip Toll, II | |||||
2000 | Eileen Hecht | Sean Holland | Harry White, Larry Cohen | Jeanne Chin | Merrilee Fiedler | Melinda Kingsley-Nester | Fred Kaplan, Larry Cohen | Dr. John Loret | Patricia Scanlon | Stephen Edelstein | John Beninati | Dr. Samuel Shelansky | Chip Toll, II | |||||
1999 | Patricia Scanlon | Anthony Smith | Anthony Thomas | Jeanne Chin | Veronica Gagliardi, Joseph W. Laraia | Emma Schwartz | Fred Kaplan, Larry Cohen | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler | Christopher O'Rourke | Harry White | Dr. Samuel Shelansky | Chip Toll, II, Ben Berry, Elaine Casey | |||||
1998 | Patricia Scanlon | Pritpal (Pepi) Kochhar | Eileen Hecht, Flix Lam | Jeanne Chin | Veronica Gagliardi | Emma Schwartz | Anthony Smith, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler | Elaine Casey | Harry White | Dr. Samuel Shelansky | Ben Berry, Elaine Casey | |||||
1997 | Dr. Barbara L. Krooss | Patricia Scanlon | Sean Hollnd, Eileen Hecht, Mason Logie, Air Yehezkely | Heini Nuutinen, Susan Brillhart | Emma Schwartz, Idell S. Conaway | Pritpal (Pepi) Kochhar | Anthony W. Smith | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler | Elaine Casey | Mike Friedman | Dr. Marc Spero | ||||||
1996 | Dr. Barbara L. Krooss | Patricia Scanlon | Larry Cohen, Joseph F. O'Donnell, Maon R. Logie, Jr., Harry E. White | Heini Nuutinen, Melinda Kingsley, Jeanne Chin | Emma Schwartz, Idell S. Conaway | Pritpal (Pepi) Kochhar | Anthony W. Smith | Dr. John Loret | Merrilee Fiedler | Robert Sterner | Karen B. Sinniger | Dr. Marc Spero | ||||||
1995 | Bernard Chowdhury | John Harding | Larry Cohen, Joseph F. O'Donnell, Dr. Barbara L. Krooss | Eileen A. Hecht, Melinda Kingley | Idell S. Conaway, Connie Pagano | Neal M. Epstein | Dennis E. Anacker, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Pritpal (Pepi) Kochhar | Robert Sterner | Mike Friedman | Dr. Marc Spero | ||||||
1994 | Bernard Chowdhury | John Harding | Anthony W. Smith, Harry E. White, Dr. Barbara L. Krooss | Larry Cohen, Eileen A. Hecht | Susan Lee Bennett, Lorena Blandy | Neal M. Epstein | Dennis E. Anacker, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Kendra L. Brown | Susan L. Jones | Mike Friedman | Dr. Marc Spero | ||||||
1993 | Larry Cohen | Eileen A. Hecht | Anthony W. Smith, Steve Bloom | Lucy Maret, John Harding | Jennifer Arnold, Susan Bennett | Joe O'Donnell | Dennis E. Anacker, Fred Kaplan | Dr. John Loret | Kendra L. Brown | Bernard Chowdhury | Harry White | |||||||
1992 | Steven Bloom | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Steven Bloom | |||||||||||||||||
1990 | John Harding | Karen Dean | Boat Dive Chair: Mason Logie; Land Dive Chair: Dennis Anacker | Membership Secretary: Bradlee White | Patty Kurjan | Steven Bloom | Harry White | Bill Lynch | ||||||||||
1989 | John Harding | Karen Dean | Boat Dive Chair: Lee Ann Van Wyck; Land Dive Chair: Bruce Dearborn | Membership Chair: Virginia Gillikin; Membership Secretary: Bradlee White | Ruth Geelan | Robert Valkavich | Bob Lindner | Harry White | Bill Lynch | Bill Lynch | Edith Hoffman | |||||||
1985 | Joe Bogarty | Bruce Dearborn | Lee Ann Van Wyck | Mary Fazzini | Michael Friedman | |||||||||||||
1984 | Bob Gochfeld | Naomi Stern | Ruth Jacobson | Colleen Aurori | Lesley Avery / Susan Bogarty | Michael Friedman | ||||||||||||
1983 | Peter Levins | Gerard Montgomery | Ruth Jacobson | Colleen Aurori | Sandy Pine | Bob Gochfeld | ||||||||||||
1982 | Eugene Fazzini | Lesley Avery | Eric Schwarz / Colleen Aurori / Bruce Dearborn | Bob Gochfeld | Sue Darlington | Cathy Schwarz | ||||||||||||
1981 | Eugene Fazzini | Joe Bogaty | Eric Schwarz / Cathy Schwarz | Elaine Smay | Steve Michel | John Speck | Cathy Schwarz | Bob Gochfeld | ||||||||||
1980 | Robin Masters | Gene Fazzini | Peter Van Nuys & Roberto Varga | SueDarlington | Ruth Jacobson | Steve Michel | Chris Anderson | Ruth Jacobson | Ron Drumheller | |||||||||
1979 | Peter Levins, (Alan Iscoe - Advisor) | Bruce Dearborn | Dennis O'Neil, Steve Michel and Roberto Varga | Sue Darlington | Ruth Jacobson | Chris Frost | Mike Meierruth | Ruth Jacobson | Ron Drumheller | |||||||||
1978 | Chris Anderson | Elaine Smay | Steve Michael | Adrienne Kmiecik | Peter Parsons | Mike Meierruth | Adrienne Kmecik | Ron Drumheller | ||||||||||
1977 | Pamela Peper | Tom McGinnis | Elliott Potter | Peter Parsons, Elliott Potter | Denise LeVien | Peter Parsons | Mike Meierruth | Adrienne Kmecik | Ron Drumheller | |||||||||
1976 | Peter McDowell | Bob Pierce | Roberto Varga | Laura Liscum | Zoilita Aponte | Pam Peper | Anne Iscoe | Peter Van Nuys | ||||||||||
1975 | John Dowdell | Pam Peper, Charles Fedor, Bruce Dearborn | Jim Stranges | Anne Sutcliffe Iscoe | Neal Klemens | Pam Peper | Anne Iscoe | |||||||||||
1974 | Eric Cropper | John Dowdell | Mark Babst | Jim Stranges | Anne Sutcliffe | Neal Klemens | Pam Peper | Jim Stranges | ||||||||||
1973 | Alan Iscoe | Jim Stranges | Anne Sutcliffe | Neal Klemens | Alan Iscoe | Jim Stranges |