Port People: Lake Charles, Saint John (NB)

Lake Charles Promotes Richert Self to Deputy Executive Director

The board of commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District has appointed Richert L. Self, PPM®, deputy executive director of the Port of Lake Charles. He will serve as deputy to Executive Director Bill Rase.

Mr. Self has been director of finance and administration since joining the port staff in 2003. A native of Lake Charles, he holds a bachelor’s degree in business from McNeese State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Orleans and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Self is an active member and former chairman of the AAPA Finance Committee. He is a 2016 graduate of the association’s Professional Port Manager (PPM®) program. His report on his internship at the Port of Long Beach is posted on the AAPA website. He is also active in the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas and serves as vice president of the Gulf Seaports Marine Terminal Conference.

Mr. Self is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Louisiana and was appointed to the Louisiana Board of International Commerce in 2015 by Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Saint John: David Emerson Appointed to Port Authority Board

The city of Saint John has appointed David Emerson to a three-year term on the board of directors of Port Saint John, effective August 19, 2017.  He succeeds Kathryn Craig, a port authority board member since 2014.

Mr. Emerson has been an employee of the University of New Brunswick since 2001, and currently serves as the Senior Director, Government Relations, in the Office of the President. He is a graduate of Ryerson University's Urban and Regional Planning program. He is certified at the Fellowship level as an economic development professional, and is currently president of the Economic Developers Association of Canada. Mr. Emerson is a former member of the New Brunswick Police Commission and former chair of the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners.

Saint John is one of 18 port authorities established under the Canada Marine Act. The port authority board consists of seven members, including one representative each of the federal, provincial and municipal governments and four appointed by the federal government to represent port users.

The other board members are Chair Philip Brewer, Allen Bodechon, Lisa Keenan, Melanie Bell Hughes, Glenn Cooke, and Donna Gates. 

David Emerson
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