COBALT 2023
Thank you for joining us at  "Columbia Basin Leadership Training" (COBALT)!

COBALT 2023 Agenda
COBALT 2023 Speaker Bios

Presentations

COBALT Day 1:
COBALT Program Overview and Columbia River Steamship Operators’ Association (CRSOA) - Ms. Kate Mickelson, Executive Director 

A Day in the Life of an Agent - Mr. Cale Karrick, Southport Agencies, Inc. 

Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) - Mr. Neil Maunu, Executive Director

Columbia River Towboat Association -
Mr. Jon Hellberg, Shaver Transportation
Ms. Jennifer Riddle, Tidewater Transportation and Terminals
Mr. Carl Obermeier, FOSS

Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots (OBMP) - Mr. Tom Griffitts, Executive Director

Columbia River Bar Pilots (CRBP) - Captain Dan Jordan

Columbia River Pilots (COLRIP) - Captain Dustin Johnson

Columbia River Launch Service - Mr. Brett Bybee, Owner/Operator

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District - (combined presentations)
Ms. Elizabeth Wells, P.E., Deputy District Engineer for Project Management  
Ms. Kym Anderson, Chief, Operations Division 

COBALT Day 2:
Merchants Exchange - Mr. Curtis Cannizzaro, Executive Director, Mr. Carl Bertapelle, Marine Operations Services Manager

Maritime Fire and Safety Association (MFSA) & Fire Protection Agencies Advisory Council - Mr. Curtis Cannizzaro, Executive Director

Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Committee - Mr. Larry Landgraver, Port of Longview, Chair

Clean Rivers Cooperative Presentation & Tour - Mr. Curtis Cannizzaro, General Manager and Mr. Carl Boelter, Operations Manager

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Mr. Don Pettit, Senior

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Mr. Joshua Emerson, Ballast Water Program Coordinator

Washington Department of Ecology - Mr. Matt Bissell, Preparedness Section Manager

NOAA’s Northwest River Forecast Center (NWRFC) - Mr. Henry Pai, Hydrologist  

Port of Portland
Mr. Fred Myer, Terminal 6 and Waterways Manager, Marine Operations
Mr. Don Tjostolvson, Navigation Director, Dredge Oregon - Navigation Division
Mr. Kelly Madalinski, Harbor Environmental Manager

COBALT Day 3:
Port of Vancouver USA - Mr. Kent Cash, P.E., Chief Operations Officer

United Grain Corporation Presentation & Tour - Mr. John Lindgren, Operations Logistics Manager

TEMCO (TEMCO Kalama, TEMCO Portland) - Mr. Tom Rodman, Plant Manager

EGT - Mr. Matthew Kerrigan, Operations Manager

National Cargo Bureau - Captain Joel Atillo, Staff Surveyor, Port of Portland

NOAA Office of Coast Survey - Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson, CA Navigation Manager NOAA Office of Coast Survey

COBALT Day 4:
Sector Columbia River Port Coordination Team - Mr. Jim Merten, Port Security Specialist (Recovery/Salvage) 

Cyber Security - Mr. Sean Morrison, Marine Transportation System Cybersecurity Advisor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Mr. Ian Bow, Assistant Area Port Director Tactical, Area Port of Portland, OR

Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation - Mr. Travis Black, Maritime Administration

Port of Kalama - Mr. Mark Wilson, Executive Director

Port of Longview Presentation and Tour - Mr. Mark Price, Director of Marine Terminals

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