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Our Mission

500 Sails is a CNMI nonprofit organization dedicated to reviving, promoting, and preserving the maritime cultural traditions of the Mariana Islands through community engagement in canoe cultural values and activities. 500 Sails' vision is a healthy thriving native community that has successfully integrated traditional cultural values into modern life.

5-Year Strategic Plan


500 Sails Strategic Plan 2022-2027

Leadership Team

Our leadership team and staff are representative of the cultural diversity of our island community here in the Marianas and the diaspora.

  • Jun Coleman — Executive Director

Board of Directors

  • Geraldine Babauta Sasamoto— Acting Board President, Board Treasurer (Saipan)
  • Emma Perez — Board Secretary (Saipan)
  • Nadine Rose C. Deleon Guerrero — Board Member (Saipan)
  • Cecilio Raiukiulipiy — Board Member (Saipan)
  • Salina Sapp — Board Member (Saipan)
  • Mario Borja — Board Member Emeritus (San Diego, California)
  • Pete Perez — Board Member Emeritus (Saipan)

Advisory Council

  • Luella Marciano — Resident Executive, Indigenous Affairs Office
  • Felix Nogis — Executive Assistant, Carolinian Affairs Office

Contact Us

500 Sails is headquarted in the 500 Sails Boatyard adjacent to the CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources on Santa Remedios Drive in Lower Base. Our administrative office is open from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. Come by or reach us at (670) 323-7245 or via email to info@500Sails.org.

Mailing Address

500 Sails
P.O. Box 10001 PMB 326
Saipan, MP 96950