Get to Know the Sea Tow Foundation

Executive Board

KRISTEN FROHNHOEFER

President

Kristen serves as President of the Sea Tow Foundation Board of Directors, serves on the Executive Committee of the Sea Tow Foundation Advisory Council, as well as President of Sea Tow Services International. Kristen is responsible for overseeing all internal operations, including the company’s membership and sales programs, marketing, communications, the Customer Care Center and technology efforts. Prior to joining Sea Tow full-time, Kristen spent a decade in the classroom in Maryland teaching French and Spanish.

PATRIZIA ZANABONI

Treasurer

Patrizia has worked for Sea Tow for over 20 years in the accounting department and has served as Controller since 2019. She was born and raised in Italy, and received her BS in Accounting from the University of Utah and MS in Taxation from the University of Memphis. She moved to Southold, NY in 2003. In her spare time, Patrizia enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors with her family.

Robert Cangemi

Member

Bob is a Managing Director in the Risk Management organization within Citibank and holds a Ph.D. with
concentrations in Finance and Applied Economics as well as an MBA. Bob lives in Tampa where he enjoys
spending time on his sailboat on Tampa Bay or his deck boat on the Hillsborough River.

David ConnOlly

Member

David recently retired from Thomas H. Connolly & Sons where he'd worked since 1979 in multiple roles including as a business and territory manager, ending his career there as a Partner. David is a volunteer at Oasis New Jersey, a safe haven for women and children, and he also volunteers at St. Joseph Regional High School where he attended. He is also heavily engaged with the Manhattan Cup which is an annual event that takes veterans fishing and boating. In his spare time, he enjoys triathlon training, hiking, and driving his 1971 Malibu Convertible.

Joseph Frohnhoefer

Member

Capt. Joseph Frohnhoefer III practically grew up on a boat. His role as Chief Executive Officer of Sea Tow Services International is expansive. He is responsible for overseeing all external operations including legal, franchise development, operations and compliance. He maintains key relationships across the marine industry and still finds time to get out on the water as much as possible with his family.

Ryan Saporito

Member

Ryan serves as the General Manager of Sea Tow Crystal Coast and Sea Tow Wrightsville Beach. Both
franchises are located in North Carolina. Ryan’s love for the water started when he was a child, fishing on
his grandfather's boat on the South Shore of Long Island and he started working on fishing boats in 1998
and has been working in the maritime industry ever since. In 2003, Ryan enlisted in the US Coast Guard
and now has the rank of Chief Boatswains Mate in the reserves. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time
at the beach with his children.

Leslie Zlotnick

Member

Leslie is the Marketing Division Manager for the Yamaha WaterCraft Group, a division of Yamaha Marine. She supports a solid team of marketers skilled at building a brand and promoting premium WaveRunners and Boats - all while adhering to best practices of boating safety. In her spare time, Leslie focuses on her family and reminds herself regularly that sometimes there's nothing wrong with doing nothing.

Foundation Staff

Gail Kulp

Executive Director

Gail has served as the Executive Director for the non-profit Sea Tow Foundation from 2010 to 2015 and returned in January of 2018 where she has continued to work in the same position. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Sea Tow Foundation Advisory Council. Her past professional experience includes working for a local YMCA, a Greenways and Trails Organization and NASBLA where she focused on boating education and water safety alongside other tasks. As a teenager, Gail was a lifeguard and a canoe instructor and also spent time on her uncle’s sailboat, so boating and water safety have been important from a young age. When she isn’t traveling to Boat Shows and Conferences to discuss boating safety, she enjoys gardening, kayaking, hiking, baking, reading, and photography.

Kim Perry

Program Coordinator

Kim came aboard in 2021 as the Program Coordinator to manage the boating safety programs that the Sea Tow Foundation established. With her background as a graphic designer and marketing coordinator she brings a variety of skills, including business administration, to keep the programs running smoothly. She manages the Life Jacket Loaner Program including collecting reports, developing resource materials, and organizing and archiving program data. Kim enjoys boating with her family on lakes in New Hampshire, which helps provide insight into the mission of the Foundation.