Hub Steenbakkers Designated as a Certified Marina Manager

Hub Steenbakkers, the owner of Collins Bay Marina in Kingston, has received his designation as a Certified Marina Manager (CMM) from The Association of Marina Industries (AMI).

The CMM designation is a professional qualification and certification program assuring marina customers, investors, bankers, insurers and the public that marina properties are professionally managed and run.  The award follows his completion of the Advanced Marina Management course, providing training in site planning, marina-development skills, marina-operation techniques, business strategies, risks and liabilities and environmental policies.  Hub becomes only the 4th person in Canada and the 212th person in the world to attain this certification since the programs inception in 1992.

The Association of Marina Industries represents over 1,500 marinas, boatyards, yacht clubs, and public/private moorage basins around the world providing slip space for over 240,000 recreation watercraft.

For more information, you may contact Collins Bay Marina at www.CollinsBayMarina.com or the AMI at www.marinaassociation.org.