Board of Directors
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, 2007-2008
Chairman of the Board
Gary P. LaGrange
Executive Director
Port of New Orleans
P.O. Box 60046
New Orleans, LA 70160-0046
glagrange@portno.com
Vice Chairman
W. Scott McGeorge
President
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company
P.O. Box 7008
Pine Bluff, AR 71611-7008
phyllish@arkansas.net
President
Amy W. Larson, Esq.
President
National Waterways Conference, Inc.
4650 Washington Blvd., Suite 608
Arlington, VA 22201
Amy@waterways.org
First Vice President
Fred Rickert
Vice President
Cooper Marine & Timberlands
2202 Alliance Road
Quinton, AL 35130
fred.rickert@coopertsmith.com
Vice President
Laurence D. Bory
Vice President, Federal Government Relations
HDR
1101 King Street, Ste. 400
Alexandria, VA 22314-2960
laurence.bory@hdrinc.com
Vice President
Patrick Donovan
Executive Director
West Virginia Public Port Authority
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0440
pdonovan@dot.state.wv.us
Vice President
Brian R. Frennea
Director of Special Projects
Logistic Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 2188
Mobile, AL 36652-2188
bfrennea@ssofa.com
Secretary and Counsel
William H. Satterfield, Esq.
Senior Partner
Balch and Bingham LLP,
Representing Alabama Power Company
P.O. Box 306
Birmingham, AL 35201-0306
wsatterf@balch.com
Treasurer
James M. Haussener
Executive Director
California Marine Affairs & Navigation Conference, Inc.
7172 Regional Street, PMB 299
Dublin, CA 94568-2324
cmanc2@aol.com
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Shiv Batra
President
INCA Engineers, Inc.
400 112th Avenue, Northeast, #400
Bellevue, WA 98004-5540
s.batra@incainc.com
Richard F. Brontoli
Executive Director
Red River Valley Association
P.O. Box 709
Shreveport, LA 71162-0709
redriverva@hotmail.com
W. R. (Ron) Coles
Vice President
W. R. Coles and Associates, a division of Hanson Professional Services
Nashville, TN 37212-1684
rcoles@hanson-inc.com
Tracy V. Drake
Executive Director
Columbiana County Port Authority
1250 St. George Street
East Liverpool, OH 43920-3471
ccpa@mtn-state.com
David B. (Brant) Harper
Manager, Marine Division
Bunge North America, Inc.
P.O. Box 28500
St. Louis, MO 63146-1000
bharper@bunge.com
Howard Hawthorne
Executive Director
Port of Victoria
1934 FM 1432
Victoria, TX, 19345-1849
ofc@portofvictoria.com
Mark Hommrich
President
Volunteer Barge & Transport
P.O. Box 1563
Brentwood, TN 37024-1563 markh@volunteerbarge.com
Terah Huckabee
Vice President
Parker Towing Company
P.O. Box 20908
Tuscaloosa, AL 35402-0908
thuckabee@parkertowing.com
Timmie Lynn Hunter
Executive Director
New Madrid County Port Authority
435 Main Street
New Madrid, MO 63869
nmcopa@sheltonbbs.com
John Janoush
Vice President
Jantran, Inc.
P.O. Box 397
Rosedale, MS 38769-0397
john@jantran.com
Janice Jones
Executive Director
Tennessee River Valley Association
P.O. Box 1745
Decatur, AL
trvassoc@hiwaay.net
Sharon M. Kvak
Supply Chain Manager
Garick Corporation
13600 Broadway Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44125-1963
sharon.kvak@garick.com
Paul Latture
Executive Director
Little Rock Port Authority
7500 Lindsey Road
Little Rock, AR 72206-3830
paul@littlerockport.com
Kim Robinson
Executive Director
Upper Mississippi, Illinois & Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA)
300 West Edwards
Springfield, IL 62704
kimrobinson@umimra.org
Jerry Sailors
Executive Director
Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association
300-A Water Street, #307
Montgomery, AL 36104-2558
cariainc@bellsouth.net
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Representing ASSOCIATIONS, Term ending in September 2008:
Richard F. Brontoli
Executive Director
Red River Valley Association
PO Box 709
Shreveport, LA71162-0709
redriverva@hotmail.com
Daniel C. Furhman
Manager
Missouri Arkansas River Basin Association (MO-ARK)
3001 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108-3616
d_fuhrman@schuttelumber.com
Rosemary Lynch
Executive Director
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
PO Box 30324
Alexandria, VA 27622-0324
rosemary@atlintracoastal.org
James R. (Randy) Richardson
Deputy Director
Port of Memphis
1115 Riverside Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38106-2504
randy@portofmemphis.com
Donald G. Waldon
Consultant
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council
PO Box 671
Columbus, MS 39703
tenntom@ebicom.net
Representing ASSOCIATIONS, Term ending in September 2009:
Glen L. Cheatham Jr.
Waterways Branch Manager
Oklahoma Waterway Advisory Board
PO Box 660
Tulsa, OK 74101
gcheatham@odot.org
Janice Jones
Executive Director
Tennessee River Valley Association
P.O. Box 1745
Decatur, AL
trvassoc@hiwaay.net
James Rausch
Executive Director
Dredging Contractors of America
503 D Street, NW #150
Washington, DC 20001
jimrausch@dredgingcontractors.org
Kim Robinson
Executive Director
Upper Mississippi, Illinois & Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA)
300 West Edwards
Springfield, IL 62704
kimrobinson@umimra.org
Harvey Joe Sanner
President
Arkansas Waterways Association
P.O. Box 950
Des Arc, AR 72040-0950
hjsanner@aol.com
Representing ASSOCIATIONS, Term ending in September 2010:
Billy Houston
Executive Director
Tri Rivers Waterways Development Association
630 East Bend St.
Eufaula, AL 36302-2232
bhoustonacf@bellsouth.net
Mindy Larson-Poldberg
Director of Government Relations
Iowa Corn Growers Association
5505 NW 88th Street #100
Johnston, IA 50131-2948
mpoldberg@iowacorn.org
Kristen Meira
Government Relations Director
Pacific Northwest Waterway Association (PNWA)
9115 SW Oleson Road, #101
Portland, OR 97223
kristin.meira@pnwa.net
David Mohre
Executive Director, Energy and Environment
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203
dave.mohre@nreca.coop
Jerry L. Sailors
President
Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association
300-A Water Street, Suite 307
Montgomery, AL 36104-2558
cariainc@bellsouth.com
Representing CARRIERS, term ending in September 2008:
Edward F.T. Hatfield
General Manager
River Trading Company
559 Liberty Hill
Catlettsburg, KY 41129-0325
ehatfield@rivertradingcompany.com
Terah Huckabee
Vice President Terminal Services
Parker Towing Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 20908
Tuscaloosa, AL 35402-0908
thuckabee@parkertowing.com
Rex Smith
President
Jim Smith Contracting
1108 Dover Road
Grand Rivers, KY 42045-9117
rex@jimsmithcontracting.com
Representing CARRIERS, term ending in September 2009:
Bob E. Brannon
Operations Manager
Augusta Barge Company
100 Campbell Street
Augusta, AR 72006
brannonll@aol.com
Mark Hommrich
President
Volunteer Barge & Transport
P.O. Box 1563
Nashville, TN 37024-1563
mark@volunteerbarge.com
John Janoush
Vice President
Jantran, Inc.
P.O. Box 397
Rosedale, MS 38769-0397
john@jantran.com
Representing CARRIERS, term ending in September 2010:
Guy Boudreaux
President
Broussard Brothers, Inc.
25817 Louisiana Highway 333
Abbeville, LA 70510-9523
guyb@broussardbrothers.com
Don Miller
President
Mt. Vernon Barge Services
PO Box 607
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-0607
d.miller@mvbarge.com
John Eckstein
President
Marquette Transportation Company
150 Ballard Circle
Paducah, KY 42001
jeckstein@marquettetrans.com
David O'Neill
President
TECO Transport
100 Scott Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
david.oneill@tecoenergy.com
Mona Phegley
Vice President
Celtic Marine Corporation
3888 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
mphegley@celticmarine.com
Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, Term ending in September 2008:
George Andres
General Manager
Kaskaskia Regional Port District
154 S. Main Street
Red Bud, IL 62278-1103
krpdport@htc.net
Tracy V. Drake
Executive Director
Columbiana County Port Authority
1250 St. George Street
East Liverpool, OH 43920-3471
ccpa@ccpa-ohioriver.com
Howard Hawthorne
Executive Officer
Port of Victoria
1934 FM 1432
Victoria, TX 77905-1849
ofc@portofvictoria.com
Sherrie Martin
Waterway Program Manager
Missouri Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0270
sherrie.martin@modot.mo.gov
Jimmie Mills
Executive Director
Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District
P.O. Box 616
Tupelo, MS 38802-0616
jdmills@cgdsl.net
Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, Term ending in September 2009:
Keith E. Garrison
Executive Director
Arkansas Waterways Commission
101 East Capitol, #370
Little Rock, AR 72201-3811
Keith.garrison@arkansas.gov
Timmie Lynn Hunter
Executive Director
New Madrid County Port Authority
435 Main Street
New Madrid, MO 63869
nmcopa@sheltonbbs.com
C. James Kruse
Director, Center for Ports and Waterways
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University, Galveston, P.O. Box 1675
Houston, TX 77024-3827
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
Paul Latture
Executive Director
Little Rock Port Authority
7500 Lindsey Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72206-3830
paul@littlerockport.com
B. Sykes Sturdivant
President
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board
P.O. Drawer 610
Clarksdale, MS 38614
ymdlb@bellsouth.net
Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, Term ending in September 2010:
Rich Cooper
Executive Director
Ports of Indiana
150 West Market Street, #100
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2812
rcooper@portsofindiana.com
Tom Eagar
Chief Executive Officer
North Carolina State Ports
P.O. Box 9002
Wilmington, NC 28402-9002
tom_eagar@ncports.com
Eric England
Port Director
Port of Shreveport-Bossier
P.O. Box 52071
Shreveport, LA 71135-2071
port@portsb.com
Gary LaGrange
President & CEO
Port of New Orleans
P.O. Box 60046
New Orleans, LA 70160-0046
glagrange@portno.com
James McCarville
Executive Director
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
425 Sixth Avenue, #2990
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1819
jim@port.pittsburgh.pa.us
Representing SHIPPERS, term ending in September 2008:
Jim Bareksten
Senior Vice President
CHS, Inc.
5500 Cenex Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55077-1733
jim.bareksten@chsinc.com
Chris Brescia
Vice President, Government Affairs
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
Six CityPlace Drive
St. Louis, MO 63141
cbrescia@smurfit.com
Joseph L. (Lew) Meibergen
President & CEO
Johnston’s Port 33
P.O. Box 1307
Enid, OK 73702-1307
lew@wbjohnstongrain.com
M. Damon Morgan
Vice President
Alabama Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 550
Andalusia, AL 36420
damon.morgan@powersouth.com
Fred Rickert
Vice President
Cooper Marine & Timberlands
2202 Alliance Road
Quinton, AL 35130
fred.rickert@coopertsmith.com
Representing SHIPPERS, term ending in September 2009:
Kevin Dean
Director
Terra Nitrogen Company
P.O. Box 6000
Sioux City, IA 51102-6000
kdean@terraindustries.com
Sharon M. Kvak
Supply Chain Manager
Garick Corporation
13600 Broadway Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44125-1963
sharon.kvak@garick.com
Brian D. Rude
Director, External Affairs
Dairyland Power Cooperative
P.O. Box 817
La Crosse, WI 54602-0817
bdr@dairynet.com
Robert Stone
Manager, Logistics
Merichem Corporation
5455 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77023-5013
rstone@merichem.com
Robert A. Wittenborn
Manager of Distribution
Buzzi Unicem
P.O. Box 520
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-0520
robert.wittenborn@buzziunicemusa.com
Representing SHIPPERS, term ending in September 2010:
Perry Davis
Vice President – Operations
Mississippi Limestone Corporation
P.O. Box 252
Friars Point, MS 38631-0252
cpd1@bellsouth.net
Andy Knutson
President
ConAgra Trade Group
Eleven ConAgra Drive, Suite 5022
Omaha, NE 68102
andy.knutson@conagrafoods.com
W. Scott McGeorge
President
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company
P.O. Box 7008
Pine Bluff, AR 71611-7008
phyllish@arkansas.net
Bonnie Robbins
Director – Logistics
North American Salt Company
9900 W. 109th Street, Suite 600
Overland Park, KS 66210
robbins@compassminerals.com
William H. Satterfield, Esq.
Senior Partner
Balch and Bingham LLP,
Representing Alabama Power Company
P.O. Box 306
Birmingham, AL 35201-0306
wsatterf@balch.com
Representing WATERWAYS SERVICES, term ending in September 2008:
Grady Bryant
Chief Executive Officer
Gahagan and Bryant
P.O. Box 18505
Tampa, FL 33679-8505
gbryant@gba-inc.com
Slade Hooks
President
Waterways Towing & Offshore Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1821
Mobile, AL 36633-1821
sshooks43@yahoo.com
David A. Marmillion
Vice President
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
615 Destrahan Avenue
Lockport, LA 70058-2739
davem@bollingershipyards.com
H. Nelson Spencer
Publisher
The Waterways Journal
319 N. Fourth Street, Ste 650
St. Louis, MO 63102-1994
hnspencer@waterwaysjournal.net
Rob Vining
Vice President
HNTB
2900 South Quincy Street, #200
Arlington, VA 22206
rvining@hntb.com
Representing WATERWAYS SERVICES, term ending in September 2009:
Shiv Batra
President
INCA Engineers, Inc.
400 112th Avenue, Northeast, #400
Bellevue, WA 98004-5540
s.batra@incainc.com
W. R. (Ron) Coles
President
W. R. Coles and Associates, a division of Hanson Professional Services
One Burton Hills Blvd., Suite 360
Nashville, TN 37212-1684
rcoles@hanson-inc.com
Ben Cottrell, V
President
Cottrell Contracting, Inc.
328 North Battlefield Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320-3916
ben@cottrellcontracting.com
T.L. McDonald
President
Tuloma Stevedoring, Inc.
P.O. Box 1650
Catoosa, OK 74015-1650
terry@tuloma.com
Tim Reid
President
Moffatt & Nichol
1616 East Millbrook Road, # 160
Raleigh, NC 27609-4909
treid@moffattnichol.com
Representing WATERWAYS SERVICES, term ending in September 2010:
Fred Caver
Consultant
CDM
One Cambridge Place, 50 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
fredcaver@caverandassociates.com
J. Russell Flowers Jr.
Vice President
J. Russell Flowers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1439
Greenville, MS 38702-1439
jrfinc1@aol.com
William Hanson
Vice President
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
2122 York Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1981
whhanson@gldd.com
Jeffery Johnson
President
Johnson Machine Works, Inc.
318 N. 11th Street
Chariton, IA 50049-0251
jjohnson@jmworks.com
Mike McQuillen
President
DiMatter & Associates
P.O. Box 16154
Sugar Land, TX 77496-6154
dimatter@aol.com
Member Classifications
Membership is divided into five classifications:
(a) Shipper Members consisting of persons, firms or corporations which ship or receive commodities by vessel on the waterways of the United States;
(b) Carrier Members consisting of persons, firms or corporations engaged in operating one or more vessels on the waterways of the United States;
(c) Waterway Service Members consisting of terminal operators, shipyards, shipbuilders, chandlers, salvage, construction and dredging firms, engineering and other professional service providers, and other persons, firms or corporations engaged in furnishing equipment, services or supplies in connection with the objects and purposes of the corporation;
(d) Association Members consisting of regional development or improvement associations or trade associations; and
(e) Public Members consisting of all persons, firms, corporations, associations or other types of organizations including, without limitation, cities, towns, port authorities and chambers of commerce not belonging to any other classification of membership.