Port People: Boston, Portland (OR)

Boston: John Nucci Appointed to Massport Board of Directors

The Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee (Massport CAC) has unanimously approved the appointment of East Boston resident and Suffolk University official John A. Nucci to the port authority’s board of directors.

Created by the state Legislature in 2013, the Massport CAC represents the 35 communities that surround Massport facilities, as far north as Salem and as far west as Worcester. The duties of the Massport CAC members include making recommendations to Massport, the Governor of Massachusetts and the state Legislature regarding Massport’s programs, budget and annual report, and to appoint a member to the Massport Board.

Mr. Nucci, who was appointed to the CAC by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, is senior vice president for external affairs at Suffolk University and has more than 40 years of experience in Boston government and community relations.

He is a former Boston City Councilor, a former Suffolk County Clerk, and a former Boston School Committee member and president. Since 1992 he has taught at Suffolk University as an adjunct professor of public management. He is a board member of both the Boston Business Improvement District and the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. His degrees include a B.A. from Boston College and a master’s in public administration from Suffolk University.

The Massport Board is a seven-member group that oversees the financially independent authority, which owns and operates Boston Logan International Airport, the public container and cruise terminals in the Port of Boston, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport as well as real estate holdings and public parks in South Boston and East Boston. Board members are not paid for their service.

 "We are thrilled to have John join the Massport board, and we expect him to quickly become a valuable member, making extraordinary contributions as an engaged participant," said Massport Board Chairman Michael Angelini.  "His experience and insight in community and government relations will serve as invaluable assets."

 
John A. Nucci
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Portland Welcomes New Port Commissioner Patricia McDonald

Patricia McDonald was recently appointed to the Port of Portland Commission. 
 
Ms. McDonald is vice president of human resources and director of the Intel Talent Organization at Intel Corporation. Since joining Intel in 1986 as a summer intern, she has held a range of engineering, manufacturing and management positions, including vice president and plant manager of Fab 20 in Hillsboro (OR), leading 1,800 employees. She has also served as director of the ATMx organization, director of the Product Health Enhancement Organization, and pioneered Intel's Healthcare Marketplace Collaborative, an alliance of Portland health care providers, a health plan, and the Virginia Mason Institute. She earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State University.

Ms. McDonald replaces Commissioner Diana Daggett on the nine-member board. The other commissioners are: Jim Carter, commission president; Tom Chamberlain, commission vice president and president, Oregon AFL- CIO; Linda Pearce, commission treasurer and CFO of Tillamook County Creamery Association; Robert Levy, commission secretary and self-employed farmer; Peter Bragdon, vice president and general counsel, Columbia Sportswear Company; Alice Cuprill-Comas, legal counsel at Oregon Health & Science University; Tom Tsuruta, adjunct professor at Marylhurst University; and Gary Young, business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48.

The commission sets port policy and appoints the port’s executive director At least two commissioners must each live in one of the three counties in the port district (Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties). The remaining members may live in any part of the state. Commissioners are unpaid volunteers who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. They serve four-year terms and can be reappointed for an additional term. 

Patricia McDonald
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