Associate Vice Chancellor -TBF
Administrative Assistants
Jessica Garcia, Executive Administrative Assistant
Jessica.Garcia@sjcd.edu
281-998-6150 ext. 6458
Lucy Flores, Sr. Administrative Assistant
Lucy.Flores@sjcd.edu
281-459-5483
Coordinator
Krissy Murray, Coordinator, Education/Workforce
Krissy.Murray@sjcd.edu
281-459-5486
Ms. Krissy Murray works on the credit side of Maritime assisting, providing resources to, and guiding students through the program from entry to completion.
Krissy, daughter of a US NAVY Veteran, is a Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Alumna who graduated with a B.A. degree in Psychology. She started her professional career at San Jac Central in 2007 with the Enrollment Services office. Since then, she has gained experience in many different areas of higher education ranging from recruiting, international student advising, retention, compliance and transfer coordination. She has always been fascinated by the various technical, hands-on programs San Jac offers. Thus, she enjoys educating the community about the amazing career opportunities available to them when they pursue the Maritime Transportation Associate of Applied Science degree. Krissy is passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion and empowering people to take active roles in achieving their personal goals. Contact Krissy if you're interested in learning more about the AAS program.
Directors
Captain Amy Arrowood, Director of Maritime Credit Program
Amy.Arrowood@sjcd.edu
281-998-6391
Arrowood oversees all aspects of the credit program, which awards the Associate of Applied Science in Maritime Transportation.
Amy is a graduate of Texas A&M University Galveston and has over 20 years experience in the maritime industry. She currently holds a 2nd Mate Unlimited tonnage, Oceans license, as well as 1600 Master. She also holds a Tankership PIC endorsement. Capt. Arrowood has sailed US flag vessels both coastwide and internationally. She completed three years of active duty as a commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard and was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal. She is approved to teach over 30 maritime courses at San Jacinto College.
Edward Horton, Director of Maritime Commercial Program
Edward.Horton@sjcd.edu
281-998-6390
Mr. Edward C Horton oversees all aspects of the Commercial Maritime Program and is responsible for instruction of all United States Coast Guard-approved courses at the San Jacinto College Maritime Campus and with the Continuing Professional Development program. Mr. Horton comes to San Jacinto College by way of teaching Mariners at Mid Atlantic Maritime Academy in Norfolk, Virginia for the past 8 years where he was the Deck Department Head and Lead Instructor of all Deck courses. He served in the United States Navy for 30 years and retired in 2010 as a Master Chief Quartermaster. He holds a U.S. Coast Guard 3rd Mate Unlimited License and a 100 Ton Masters license.
Over the course of his military service in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Horton deployed multiple times to the Caribbean, North Sea, Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Iraqi freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and multiple service and campaign medals. Mr. Horton enlisted in the Navy in 1980 from upstate New York.
In addition to his military career, Mr. Horton holds an associate degree from Excelsior college in Administrative/Management studies. His mission at San Jacinto College is to raise awareness of the Maritime Program and demonstrate to the Gulf Coast Region the value of training and educating the professional mariner right here in our own backyard!
Bryan Elliott, Director of Maritime Simulations
Bryan.Elliott@sjcd.edu
281-459-5482
Elliott oversees maritime simulations that meet industry needs and United States Coast Guard (USCG) requirements.
Mr. Elliott retired from the Navy in 2007. Bryan has over 20 years of successful management, leadership and training experience with a reputation of meeting the most challenging organizational goals and objectives. A pragmatic and focused individual recognized for making seemingly impossible situations work. Some of his duties and experience include Navy Instructor, LCAC Loadmaster where he managed and trained 60 personnel in loading and discharge of vessels and deck maintenance. On October 2009, Mr. Elliott became a licensed United States Coast Guard 3rd Mate Unlimited. He also worked for Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy as a Deck Instructor and IT Manager until 2010, where he became a San Jacinto College Maritime faculty member and Simulation Operator, and now Director of Maritime Simulations.
TBF, Director of Maritime Credentialing
Instructors
Captain Robert "Mark" Lloyd
Robert “Mark” Lloyd is a graduate of Texas A&M University at Galveston and has over 10 years experience in the maritime industry. He currently holds a 3rd Mate Unlimited tonnage, Oceans license, as well as 100 ton Master. Mark has been master of passenger and private vessels traveling the Gulf of Mexico and east coast. Still currently sailing as Master of the Boardwalk Fantasea, Landry Corp. 117’ motor yacht.
Captain John "JP" Fuller
John.Fuller@sjcd.edu
“JP” Fuller has 31 years of maritime experience, working his way up from an entry level position (Ordinary Seaman) with G & H Towing to Chief Mate/Relief Captain with Moran Towing/Port Arthur, TX. and Crowley Marine/Lake Charles, LA. Retiring in 2005 with a 1600 T Mate upon Oceans license and 3000 T Master of Towing. He graduated from San Jacinto College in May of 2015 with Associates Arts of Applied Science degree in Business Management and began working as Adjunct for San Jacinto Maritime at that time, becoming a full time instructor in July of 2016.
Captain Richard Garcia
Richard.Garcia@sjcd.edu
Richard is an instructor for the Maritime Transportation Associate degree program. Originally from Galveston, TX, he is a Navy Veteran and a graduate of Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan. He currently holds a 3rd Mate Unlimited tonnage license with First class Pilotage of the Great Lakes and rivers. He also holds a Mate of Towing endorsement. He has over 13 years experience in the maritime working aboard Navy vessels, Great Lakes freighters, and Harbor assist Tugs on the Houston ship channel.
Captain Andrew "Andy" Martin
Andrew.Martin@sjcd.edu
Andrew “Andy” Martin has 12+ years of experience in the maritime industry, all on inland towboats. He started as a green deckhand in 2009 and worked up from the deck (deckhand & Tankerman) to the wheelhouse. Andy currently holds a Tankerman PIC Dangerous Liquids (Barge), Master of Towing Vessel, 1600 Ton Master Upon Inland Waters as well as a Radar Observer Unlimited. He has pushed one, two and three oil barge tows all along the Intercoastal Waterway and the Lower Mississippi River and acted as Master of Towing Vessel for the last 8 years of his towboat career. He began as an Instructor at the San Jacinto Maritime College in December 2021 and he looks forward to being able to teach and train the mariners of today and of the future to be better equipped for the ever-changing maritime industry standard.
Captain John Gregg
John.Gregg@sjcd.edu