Annual Convention, Mario Cordero, Chairman of the Board of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - the voice of the seaport industry in the Americas - and Chris Connor, AAPA President and CEO, presented the annual Lighthouse Awards. These awards recognize excellence for innovative port projects across the Western Hemisphere in the areas of communications, environmental improvement, facilities engineering, and information technology.
Lighthouse Award winning ports and their projects include:
Communications: Overall Awards of Excellence
Category 1 - Port of Grays Harbor, Westport's Fresh Catch (Community/Education Outreach)
Category 2 - Port of Everett, Port of Everett Overall Crane Campaign (Overall Campaign) and the Port of Vancouver USA, Port of Vancouver USA Digital Holiday Greeting (Miscellaneous)
Category 3 - Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports Authority FY2020 Annual Report (Annual Reports)
Environmental Improvement: Awards of Excellence
Comprehensive Management
The Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, Northwest Seaport Alliance and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
Environmental Enhancement
Port Tampa Bay, Port Tampa Bay's Great Port Clean-Up
Mitigation
The Port of Long Beach, Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program
Stakeholder Involvement
The Port of New Orleans, Port Inner Harbor Revitalization Plan (PIER Plan)
Facilities Engineering: Award of Excellence
The Port of Virginia, Port of Virginia Innovative Operational Technology Solutions
Information Technology: Award of Excellence
Montreal Port Authority, CargoO2ai
To see the full list of winners and more information on all of their projects, please click the link here.
A special thank you to our expert panel of judges this year:
Gretchen Barrera: Environmental Manager, Alabama State Port Authority
Todd Blecher: Communications Director, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Patty Boyden: Director of Environmental Services, Port of Vancouver USA
Debra Calhoun: Senior Vice President, Waterways Council Inc.
Aaron Ellis: Public Affairs Director, Fellow PRSA (Retired)
Michael Fink: Director of IT, Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
Shawn Flaherty: President, Creative Strategies Public Relations
John Foglesong: Director, Seaports Engineering & Construction Division at Broward County Government, Port Everglades/Public Works Dept.
Jaclyn Goddette: Communications Coordinator, National School Boards Assoc.
Lorelei Harloe: Principle, LKH Communication, LLC
Maggie Kasperski: AASHTO Marketing and Communications Manager
Anna Larsson: Communications Director, World Shipping Council
Randy Lewis: Director of Health, Safety, and Environment, Port of Grays Harbor
Mitchell Marovitz: Director & Professor, Communications, Journalism, and Speech Program, University of Maryland
Christa Montgomery: SmithGroup JJR
Chris Novack: Director of Engineering and Facilities Maintenance, Georgia Ports Authority
Lisa Ochsner: Environment policies developer, Port of Los Angeles
Susan O'Hora: Director of Marketing, Henninger Media Services
Giles Pettifor: Environmental Manager, Port of Hueneme
Christie Phillips: Blue Tree Communications
Brian Turmail: Sr. Exec. Director, Public Affairs, AGC
Henk Voogt: Asset Manager, Port Infrastructure, Port of Rotterdam Authority
Marjorie Weisskohl: CEO, All Seasons PR, LLC
Scott Whitehurst: Environmental Director, Port of Virginia
Amy Wilk: AW Design Studios
