MEET THE AURORA’S CREW
Captain
PHILIPPE MENETRIER – Born and raised near Paris, France, Philippe first found his love of the water on the coast of Brittany, and Club Med in the Caribbean. From there he sailed to BC, and settled in Comox. Since 1988 he has been with Marine Link and on the Aurora Explorer you are safely in his hands.
Captain
RON STEVENSON - CAPTAIN
Mate
COLE ADAMS - MATE
Mate
KEVIN RYAN - From North Vancouver, BC, Kevin started commercial fishing after high school. He and his wife spent 20 years in Prince Rupert where they owned & operated a fishing vessel and started a family. They then moved to the Comox Valley where Kevin received a Watchkeeping Mate Certificate from North Island College and for the past 25 years has been working as Mate on the Aurora.
Engineer
DERRICK MCCUTCHEON - ENGINEER
Engineer
MADI BARHOUM - ENGINEER
Engineer
KRIS OTTER - ENGINEER
Chef
JANET COWAN - CHEF
Chef
LAURA AGNEW - CHEF
Steward
KAREN BEAULIUE - STEWARD
Steward
KIYA HOLLINGSWORTH - Kiya is excited to have recently joined the Marine Link crew for the 2021 season. She was raised on Cortes Island here in the Discovery Islands of Desolation Sound. She is delighted to share her love and knowledge of her home, paired with her years of hospitality experience aboard world traveling yachts to bring you memorable experience's aboard the Aurora
Deck hand
NIK BANAS - DECK HAND
DECK HAND
MADISON ADAMS - DECK HAND
Admin
COLLEEN IKONA REACH - Colleen grew up in the mountains of BC and after an 18-year career on the slopes of Whistler Mountain, she and her husband moved to Campbell River in 2018. She started working at Marine Link in early 2019 and has been learning about the coastal marine world ever since. When you call to book a trip on the Aurora, Colleen will be the one to help you out.
Owner
GUY ADAMS - OWNER/PRESIDENT
Operations Manager
ALBERTO GIROTTO - Alberto has spent 30+ years in the marine transportation business on Vancouver Island. He was first employed aboard the MV Frances Barkley in Barkley Sound. Not long after he became a working partner in Nootka Sound Marine, operators of the MV Uchuck III and the AG Ford. In 2016 he swapped coasts and joined Marine Link Transportation as the Manager of Vessel Operations.