Staff

International Yacht Restoration School
449 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-848-5777
Fax: 401-842-0669

Terry Nathan
tnathan@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x211
President

Lydia Bergeron
lydia@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x208
Vice President,
Finance & General Manager

James Russell
jrussell@iyrs.org
401-848-5777, x202
Vice President, Development

Susan Daly
sdaly@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x220 
Vice President, Marketing

Clark Poston
clark@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x210 
Program Director

Warren Barker
warren@iyrs.org
Senior Instructor

Lew Davies
lew@iyrs.org
Managing Instructor

Jennifer McNally
jenniferm@iyrs.org
Instructor

Geoff Almeida
galmeida@iyrs.org
401-253-4111 
Systems Instructor

John Freer
jfreer@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x203
Director of Admissions

Debra Huntington
dhuntington@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x205 
Academic Services Coordinator

Maureen Coleman
mcoleman@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x209 
Director of Development

Deirdre Opp
dopp@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x217
Events Manager

Cathy Francazio
cfrancazio@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x201 
Administrative Assistant

Jeffrey McMillen
jmcmiller@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x219
Facilities Manager

Jim Gauch
jgauch@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x219
Maintenance

Kathy Johnson
kathy@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x218
Accounting Manager

Cyndi Wood
cwood@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x207
Accounting Associate

Geri Carr
gcarr@iyrs.org
401-848-5777,  x206
Accounting Associate

Jay Picotte
jpicotte@iyrs.org
401-847-1018, x11
Curator, MoY

Mike Sylvia
Gallery Assistant