A Baltimore native, Thomas has combined a passion for flavor in the culinary world with the science of chemistry, getting his start in Maryland based seafood restaurants. Thomas developed a…

James King is the CEO of an Anne Arundel County-based restaurant holding company that owns and manages seven restaurants in the Virginia/Maryland/Delaware region.  The restaurants include The Blackwall Barn & Lodge…

Fifth generation Chesapeake Bay Waterman received Captain’s License in 1983. Member of various Fishery Groups (MD Waterman’s Assoc since 1981, Talbot County Oyster Shell Committee since 1986, Talbot Waterman’s Assoc…

Harold Graul has worked in his family’s business, Graul’s Markets, for over 60 years. He has experience in all phases of running supermarkets. Seafood has always been a part of…

William (Bill) Gibbons-Fly is Executive Director of the American Tunaboat Association (ATA), representing the owners and operators of the U.S. Pacific tuna purse seine fleet, the last true distant-water fishing…

After retiring from the tech industry in 2015, Bill co-founded Legacy Reef Foundation in Kailua-Kona Hawaii, a coral preservation and restoration non-profit foundation. Bill’s love of the ocean and desire…

Tighe owns and manages Marriner Marketing Communications, a successful marketing communications firm that specializes in the food and hospitality industries. He is intimately involved with and oversees strategic planning and…