The American Boat & Yacht Council announced that Lisa Van Gruisen is the new coordinator of the Marine Trades Accreditation Program. Van Gruisen takes over for Sarah Devlin, who is retiring after helping guide the program’s growth and supporting marine trades schools through the accreditation process.
“Lisa has exactly the background and perspective the ABYC Foundation needs as we continue supporting schools and strengthening the industry’s workforce pipeline,” ABYC president John Adey said in a statement. “We are deeply grateful to Sarah Devlin for her leadership and dedication.”
Van Gruisen is a graduate of the Marine Systems program at IYRS School of Technology & Trades, and previously was the school’s dean of education. She is an ABYC-certified master technician, as well as an advanced NMEA-certified electronics installer.
ABYC’s Marine Trades Accreditation Program provides secondary and postsecondary school marine service technology programs with a third-party review of curriculum, supplies and instruction, as well as support on topics and techniques.
