John D. Worth

master at Maine Maritime Academy, serving to captain the college's historic schooner Bowdoin to Newfoundland and other northerly locations, while instructing students in the care and operations of a traditional sail vessel.

A former professional tug boat captain, Mr. Worth also served to teach classroom and experiential tug and barge operations, and hands-on workboat operations as part of the college's working waterfront programs. Mr. Worth is responsible for overall management of the college's career services department which liaisons between current students and alumni, and the greater maritime industry to facilitate employment opportunities, networking, and industry relations.

Given the college's diversification in academic offerings, the Career Services department links the college and its graduates to a variety of industry employers well beyond the maritime transportation and engineering fields. The department also works to promote the skills of MMA graduates within the power generation, marine sciences, and international business and logistics arenas.

A professional mariner prior to joining the staff at Maine Maritime Academy, Mr. Worth served as president and owner-operator of the Belfast, Maine-based Maineport Towboats, Inc., from 1989 to 2002. Mr. Worth currently serves as commissioner of the Maine State Pilotage Commission, a division of the Maine Department of Transportation. He is a founder and past president of the Propeller Club Ports of Searsport & Bucksport, is a member of the Portland Marine Society, and serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Waldo County General Hospital, Belfast, Maine.

Mr. Worth holds a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine. He holds a license from the U.S. Coast Guard as a master of 1600-ton steam and motor vessels with towing endorsement, and as a master of 100-ton auxiliary sail vessels for near coastal waters.