Kristina Hebert is COO of Ward’s Marine Electric and a third generation member of the family owned and operated business. Ward’s Marine was established in 1950 and has earned a world renowned reputation for quality marine electric service, sales and engineering. After being elected, to the board of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) in 2001, Kristina headed the legislative reform, and was successful in removing, the American recreational yachting industry from the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act. As the advocacy co-chair for the US Superyacht Association (USSA), the government relations chair for MIASF and the incoming president of MIASF, Kristina will insure that regulatory and legislative initiatives for the yachting industry remain a top priority. Kristina graduated from the University of South Florida with a major in Political Science and is the proud mother of two sons.