C-PORT Chairman Appointed

02-Dec-2016

C-PORT (Conference of Professional Operators for Response Towing) held its 30^th Membership Meeting on November 14, 2016 at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL.  Along with committee reports and industry issue discussions, the membership elected its 2017 C-PORT Board of Directors and the 2017 C-PORT Executive Board was named.

Newly elected to the C-PORT Board of Directors were Phil LeBlanc and Gregory Dreischmeyer.  Elected by the board in leadership positions are:

• John Ward, Chairman:  Ward owns and operates Aquanaut Towing & Salvage/Sea Tow Pensacola and Destin. While presenting anniversary awards to the 30-year honorees, Ward remarked he recently discovered his grandfather was one of the original companies from 1987 and commented how proud he is to be a part of this organization.

• Phil LeBlanc, Vice-chairman:  LeBlanc is co-owner of Safe Sea/TowBoatU.S. Narragansett Bay and has worked diligently for the association for years. He commented that he was moved to see his mentor and C-PORT’s original chairman, John Andrews, receive his 30-year award to a standing ovation.

• Jon Gridley, Treasurer:  Gridley owns and operates a number of Sea Tow lake franchises, including his company Lake Tow Inc. operating as Sea Tow Clarks Hill Lake.  Gridley received the AFRAS C-PORT Lifesaving Award in 2011 and has served on the board since 2013.

• Dale Plummer, Secretary:  Plummer owns and operates Baltimore Marine Recovery/TowBoatU.S. Baltimore and serves as president of Chesapeake Marine Towing and Assistance Association, a regional chapter of C-PORT. 

Read the entire story here: C-PORT Chairman Appointed-2017 Board of Directors Elected

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