Hank worked many years in Corporate America. Before he moved to the islands, he was Director of Franchise Operations for Red Robin Restaurants. He managed 43 restaurants through out the US and Canada and was responsible for financials, human resources, corporate vision and corporate compliance. He had over 4000 employees under his watch. Hank had a vision to be an entrepreneur and loved the water. He cashed out his stock, bought a 50’ boat and started one of the most successful charter companies in the Virgin Islands. He has been featured in USA Today, multiple All at Sea Magazine publications, the Virgin Islands Newspaper and most recently in the US Virgin Islands Destinations Magazine.

Jill moved to St. Thomas in 2020 and joined the PYM team after living and working her whole life in Dallas, Texas. After 13 years of discussing a major move with her husband, Covid gave them the kick-in-the-butt needed to pull the trigger and say goodbye to everyone and everything they knew. A desire to sail and dive more combined with a passion for travel, food, and nice weather led her to the beautiful USVI. A career in hotel and restaurant sales and management was the perfect springboard to launch a new career in yacht management and sales. Jill spent her first year with PYM learning the ropes in her new industry while assisting the entire management and ownership team along with the crew and guests. Now in her 2nd year as a Charter Concierge, she helps run our clearing house, handles broker inquires, trains crews on broker relations, and ensures the crews are fully prepared to offer a vacation of a lifetime. 

After earning his Masters Degree from the University of Denver, Steve specialized in and managed numerous small businesses. He spent 13 years in the Financial Industry as a partner in a firm managing 100 million dollars. Steve also followed that by partnering in the medical equipment business for 8 years. In 2011 he followed his sailing dream but couldn’t stay away from the business world. He ran a very successful charter yacht in the Virgin Islands.

Stef grew up in South Africa and started his career with Deloitte in the year 2000. A three-month assignment in the USA during his early 20s turned into an international career focused on entrepreneurship, business process improvement and high-growth companies. He comes to PYM with experience stretching from New York to Tokyo in multiple industries, ranging from financial services to hospitality, green economy, sports marketing and venture capital. A perpetual seeker of knowledge, some of his formal qualifications include chartered accountant and six sigma black belt. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys sailing, kite surfing, snowboarding and tennis when not spending time with his wife and kids. He is passionate about people development, conservation and cold beer. In his own words, “There is something really special going on at PYM and I didn’t want to miss out.”

Kimi joined our Paradise Yacht Management team after her travels in a sailboat around the world with her husband Trevor Donnelly. She worked as a licensed CPA for Deloitte before “untying the lines”. She has had many years in the hospitality industry and she recently attained her STCW certification. Kimi is the head of operations for Paradise Yacht Management and helps with all the in-house tasks associated keeping us moving forward efficiently.

Captain Pat grew up in Canada. He has worked in the Civil Engineering field for over 20 years spending most of that time in the booming Oilsands area of Alberta. He had the unique opportunity of managing staff and large commercial marine vessels in the Tailings Engineering research among other areas. As a teenager, he was a competitive swimmer, lifeguard and part of a scuba club. His interest in sailing started as a kid with small sailboats. As an adult, he has always spent the Alberta summers putting in as much time as possible on the water, waterskiing and sailing his Hobie Cat. As well as his sailing capabilities, Pat holds his Advanced PADI diver certificate and knows the ins and outs of snorkeling and freediving. Pat’s love for the water and the boating world, both professionally and personally pushed him towards further education into the Yachting world of the Caribbean. Pursuing this new adventure, expanded his knowledge and certifications by completing the Master of Yacht 200 Ton Limited License and Advanced STCW.

Casey joined the Paradise Yacht Management accounting team in July of 2018. Her passion for completing the “puzzle” makes her meticulous to a fault, striving for the highest standard in everything she does. She has over 15 years of experience in accounting with a fortune 500 Property Management company where she wrapped up her corporate accounting gig after managing the production of 65,000 utility bills, generating income of over 1.7 million dollars monthly. When she’s not working, she enjoys hunting trips and weekends at the bay. She is a true southern girl so don't be surprised if she blesses your heart and calls you y'all.

Nicole has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Western Governors University and over a decade of Accounting experience. With 7 years spent in Property Management where she was responsible for the timely and accurate billing of over 8,000 resident utility bills monthly. Nicole is conscientious and an auditor at heart, she enjoys problem solving and won’t stop until everything is accurate. This determination carries over in her personal life as in her spare time she runs half marathons. In addition to running for fun, Nicole also spends any chance she gets on the water. Growing up on Long Island, New York she has spent every summer she can remember on the water and that is truly her happy place.

A Florida native and Florida State University Alumnus with a B.S. in Accounting. His career began as a yacht charter accountant at The Catamaran Company, where he quickly immersed himself in the ins and outs of yacht closings and service. After gaining experience as an Executive, he came about on his course and dove headfirst back into the charter business where he worked his way into the Financial Controller position for the entire group (Charter, Yacht Sales, Yacht Closings, Service, Marinas) before going into his final (6th year) position into an Executive role with Multitech Marine Services.

Sarah Wong joined Paradise Yacht Management in 2021 as a Yacht Accounting Specialist. She comes with over 13 years of accounting experience accompanying her bachelor’s degree in general business from the University of Houston Downtown. She has always had a love for numbers and problem solving and has worked in the oil and gas industry as well as public safety. When she is not working, she enjoys traveling, running and spending time near the water to get her ready for the next challenge!

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Janessa is a Cuban-American born and raised in Miami, FL. She started her career as an Administrative Assistant at Fort Lauderdale Boatyard and Marina. When the boatyard shut down for construction, she landed a job with The Catamaran Company as an Accounting Specialist, where she gained tons of skills and knowledge about accounting for the yachting industry. She started working for Paradise Yacht Management late 2021. When she isn't working, she's being a mom to her 4-year-old on the autism spectrum and advocating for autism awareness and acceptance.

Alesha joined Paradise Yacht Management in February of 2023 as a Yacht Accounting Specialist. She loves problem solving, working with numbers and has great attention to detail. She is coming from the title industry as Director of Human Resources where she worked 13 ½ years. She also has several years of accounting experience. When Alesha isn’t working, she is spending time with her husband their three daughters.