People Making Waves

KILN, MISS: Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) is excited to  announce the newest member of the HCPHC team Amber Hinton, as Chief Financial  Officer (CFO). Amber will be responsible for the management and supervision of all  financial administration, including budgeting and reporting, supervision of accounting  staff, protection of assets including cash and fixed…

Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi Commission named new officers and announced two new Commissioners who took their oaths of office, administered by Nueces County Judge Connie Scott, at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center during the governing body’s first meeting of the new year. Commissioners Michael Pedrotti and Tony LaMantia…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — January 9, 2024 – Closing out the year on significant milestones, the Port of Brownsville begins 2024 with Port Chief of Police William Dietrich succeeding former Port Director and CEO Eduardo A. Campirano as Interim Port Director. The Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners began a national search for a new port…

Founded in 1990 by David Fennelly, Associated Terminals is acknowledged today as the leading stevedoring and terminal operator on the lower Mississippi River and beyond. This year the Port of South Louisiana is celebrating two men who have fostered that growth for more than two decades: Gary Poirrier and Todd Fuller. “Over the course of…

I am excited to announce my new position as a consultant for Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) as the Career Development Program Director! In this role I will be working to expand IRPT’s career opportunities initiative into a career development program. IRPT’s Career Development Program, We Work the Waterways (WWW) focuses on four things:…

SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER CITY, La. — Retired Judge Stephen V. Callaway was sworn-in as the newest member of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission. Judge Callaway (Ret.) officially took his new seat at the Port Commission’s meeting on November 13. Callaway was selected by the Caddo Parish Commission to serve on the Port Commission to fulfill the rest…

KILN, MISS: Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) is excited to announce Taylor Lee Ladner, as the newest addition to our team, as a Business Development Specialist. Ladner will assist the economic development team with marketing HCPHC and the county, workforce development, business recruitment and retention, site development and research. The business development specialist…

Stephen Sichmeller, PE has joined Horner & Shifrin as Assistant Regional Manager responsible for leading Transportation efforts in Arkansas.  Stephen has more than 12 years of experience in transportation engineering design, with an emphasis on roadway infrastructure.  He has spent the last 12 years at Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), most recently as Assistant Division…

Kiln, Miss: Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission’s Director of Economic Development Lara Bowman, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute (OU EDI) on September 4, 2023. OU EDI is an intensive 117-hour certificate program which provides a broad spectrum of advanced education for the economic development professional. Barry Matherly, CEcD and Dean for…

The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) is pleased to announce its latest class of Inland Maritime Port Executives (IMPE), as well as the very first class of Inland Marine Terminal Operators (IMTO), who completed certifications hosted at University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. The University of Memphis has been an IAMPE Academic…