IAMPE CONGRATULATES RECENT BALTIMORE MARITIME PORT EXECUTIVE GRADUATES

The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) is pleased to announce its latest class of Maritime Port Executives (MPE), who completed their certifications in Baltimore, MD, USA the week of 12-16 August 2024. The course had 20 members from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and teaching the week-long program was Dale Murray, AMPE, CME. The course was hosted on the Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS) which is a registered National Historic Landmark and the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship.

Graduates of the MPE program received graduate-level academic and continuing education credits from the IAMPE’s Academic Partners which includes Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, State University of New York Maritime College, Texas Southern University, The University of Memphis, and the Australian Maritime College. Earning the Maritime Port Executive (MPE) was LT Daniel Massey, MPE - Investigative Officer, USCG; CDR Ryan Gomez, MPE – Chief, Investigations Division, USCG; MSTC Christopher Cauble, MPE – Facility Inspector Supervisor, USCG; Charles Bullock, MPE – Waterways Management Specialist, USCG; CDR Brandon Link, MPE – Office of Port & Facility Compliance, USCG; LCDR Jeff Bender, MPE – Branch Chief, USCG; LCDR Samuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez, MPE – Facility Safety, USCG; LT Andrew Mandley, MPE – Maritime Safety Officer, USCG; Kevin McDonald, MPE - IT-RFMC, USCG; Casey Johnson, MPE – Program Manager & Analyst, USCG; MSTC Daniel O’leary, MPE – Facility Safety, USCG; LCDR Wade Mendenhall, MPE – Chief, Facility & Container Safety, USCG; Brian McGee, MPE – MTS – Cyber Specialist, USCG; LCDR Kayla Schultz, MPE – CG-NAV-1 Division Chief, USCG; LCDR David T. Bourbeau, MPE – Staff Officer, Office of Waterways & Ocean Policy, USCG; LT Ryan Burk, MPE – Deputy Division Chief, Navigation Technology and Risk Management Division, USCG; LCDR Carlos Ortega Perez, MPE – Waterways Management Division Chief; CAPT Loan T. O’Brien, MPE – Chief, Office of Navigation Systems, USCG; LCDR Mateusz Lemanski, MPE – Navigation Center Division Officer, USCG; and CDR Chris Briggs, MPE – Chief of Prevention, USCG. Congratulations to our newest Maritime Port Executive Graduates!

The IAMPE is proud to have 30 Education Partners including the Connecticut Port Authority; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Georgia Ports Authority; Port of Alaska; Bruce Oakley, Inc.; Maine Port Authority; Little Rock Port Authority ; Port Milwaukee; Port of South Louisiana; Port of Morgan City (LA); America’s Central Port; the United States Coast Guard; the US Environmental Protection Agency; Port Tampa Bay; Jacksonville Port Authority; South Carolina Ports Authority; Maher Terminals; The Port of Virginia; The Mississippi State Port Authority; New Hampshire Port Authority; the World Trade Center New Orleans; Ports Association of Louisiana (PAL); Kean Miller; Parker Towing, Port of Decatur; A. Ayala Colón Sucrs Inc.; the Ponce Port Authority; Halifax Port Authority; The Port of New Orleans; Port Liberty NY; and the British Virgin Islands Port Authority.

The IAMPE is a non-profit industry association that provides professional development and certification for professionals at every level of their careers working in and around the maritime port industry. Programs are reviewed and approved for certification by the IAMPE’s Board of Advisors, comprised of 19 industry professionals. The Association offers professional and accredited programs in Coastal and Inland Port Management and Executive Management, as well as certification programs for Marine Terminal Operator and IMDG/Hazardous Awareness.