Our Team

L to R Charles Ladoulis [NMHA President]; Ricardo Seidner [President of Access Boats USA]; Tiaa and Tono Miakoda [founders of Sailability New Jersey]; Paul Coward [ Trustee Sailability NJ]; Dr. Drew F. Seibert [Chairman Ocean County College Sailing Advisory Board]; Debra Frenkel [President of Freedom Waters Foundation,]; Roy J Wilkins Director of Sailing Operations Ocean County College, Monmouth University]; Scott Whitman [2008 Paralympics Hopeful].

This husband and wife team shares a long and productive history of working together. In 1996 they founded The W Music Group, one of the music industries premier artist management/ music production firms. Over the recent years their client roster has written and produced for some of the music industries premier recording artist including single-song releases for the following artists:

Whitney Houston – Destiny’s Child - Michael Jackson – Jessica Simpson - Bonnie Raitt and Kelly Roland.

www.wmusicgroup.com

Tono Miakoda

Chairman 

Tono is a member of both the US Sailing Association and the American Sailing Association. Tono holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance with a Minor in Business Administration. After a motorcycle accident in 1998, Tono was left with limited strength and mobility in his upper body. He was unable to perform many of the recreational activities that he once loved. His passion for boating led him to the amazing world of Sailing. After researching and concluding that the accessibility of disabled sailing programs in the state of New Jersey was extremely limited. He and his wife decided to incorporate an accessible community sailing program that would benefit the entire community including seniors, the disadvantaged, and both children and adults with disability

Tiaa Miakoda

Vice Chairman

Tiaa is a member of the US Sailing Association and the American Sailing Association. Tiaa is an entrepreneur at heart with a great compassion for humanity, love for people, music, physical fitness and boating. She’s a Gold and Platinum selling songwriter/producer with many great credits to her name. She has spent many years as a volunteer teaching disadvantaged kids how to read and play music.

Paul Coward

Trustee

Paul Coward began sailing at four years old when his father built his first boat and shoved him off. He have been a sailor ever since. He started racing at eight. He was in his first Nationals in Sailfish when he was 15. He has been a Mariner national champion in 1989, 1999, and 2004. He also sails in the Laser Masters class, with varying success.

He has always had an active interest in youth sailing. Paul have been LBIYRA Commodore, BBYC Trustee and current Vice Commodore, Fleet Captain, Regatta Chairman, youth sailing programs director, Southern Regional High School sailing team coach, (MASSA Champs), and the Mariner Association Vice President. Paul has been the Race Committee chairman for numerous local youth events as well as several regional and national championships. Most recently, this years Laser ACCs, last years Club 420 North Americans and 2002s Laser North Americans

All of which means I like to fool around with sailboats, and I like other people who do too.

Jay Mereigh

Trustee

Jay also known as “Grande“ (not only for his stature but also his heart.) has been part of the W Music Group family for almost 4 years now. Jay was a drummer for local jazz, rock, and blues bands in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Yonkers area between 1994 and 1999. After Studying Music at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus his dream to be a music producer took off. He has collaborated with many established and aspiring artist, musicians and writers. Many years of hard work and determination with God’s blessings leaded him to where he is today. He felt it was only right to lend his skill and talents to help with Salability New Jersey. “My parents always told me never hesitate to help someone else if you can, and if you do help someone else, God will bless you for it.”

Alice Miller

Secretary

Volunteerism is an integral part of Alice’s makeup. She was the founding president of Habitat for Humanity Southern Ocean County. The American Association of University Women recognized her as Woman of the Year for taking a vision (establishing a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity) and making it into a reality. This was accomplished with many volunteers working together under her direction. She has a big heart, remembers to count her blessings and strives to help others.

Advisory Board

Larry Fuchs

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