2024 Annual Meeting & CLE Presentations
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Tuesday, DECEMBER 10
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) SEMINAR:
Building Performance Standards and Leases
Erik Jennings, Pacifica Law Group and Nicole DeNamur, Climate Aligned Law
Lease Condemnation, Insurance, and Indemnity Provisions
Kelly Walsh and Milt Reimers, Schwabe
Changes to Public Works and Small Works Roster
Seth Woolson, CSD Attorneys at Law
Public Meetings/Public Records Update
Adrian Winder, Foster Garvey
Wednesday, DECEMBER 11
COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Legal Committee - Agenda
Chevron Case – Loper Bright Decision
Devon McCurdy, Lane Powell
DALI Collision in Maryland
Adam Murray, Schwabe
Trade & Transportation Committee - Agenda
Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
Brandy DeLange, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
Study Update: Lower Snake River Dam Transportation Alternatives
Jim Mayhugh, Washington State Department of Transportation
WPPA’s Marine Cargo Forecast
Heather Haugland, McKinley Research & Spencer Cohen, High Peak Strategy
Marina Committee - Marina Agenda
Problematic Pinnipeds: How Ports Can Manage Issues at their Facilities
Robert Anderson, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources
Navigating the Process: RCO Funding for Marina Projects
Karen Edwards, Washington State Recreation & Conservation Offices
Environmental Committees - Agenda
US-Korea Green Corridors Project
Steve Nicholas, Senior Manager, Air Quality and Sustainable Practices, The Northwest Seaport Alliance/Port of Tacoma
Case Study: Electrifying the Port of Anacortes
Brenda Treadwell, Director of Planning, Properties & Environmental, Port of Anacortes
Port Resiliency: overview, examples, and lessons learned
Daniele Spirandelli, Senior Associate Climate Resilience Specialist, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Aviation Committee - Agenda
Communications Committee - Agenda
Economic Development Committee - Agenda
Funding Infrastructure: Private Capital in the Age of Impact Investment
Margaret Towle, Yakima River Partners
Green Farms to Green Ports Initiative: Washington’s Trade-Driven Strategy
Stephanie Bowman, Washington Department of Commerce
Lunchtime Keynote Speaker:
Allison Camden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy
A More Robust Federal Approach to Supply Chains
General Session:
State of the Industry Update: Boat Building & Repair in Washington State
Bailey Shewchuk- President, Mavrik Marine
Mike Nelson- CEO, Dakota Creek
Opportunities in Regional Air Mobility
Yolanka Wulff, Community Air Mobility Initiative
Ann Richart, WSDOT
Suzanne Bremski, Harbour Air
Brandon Rakes, Airport Director, Chehalis Centralia Airport
Associate Member Reception Display Tables:
Thursday, DECEMBER 12
Legislative Report - 2025 Priorities
Mark Wilson, Port of Kalama Executive Director & Legislative Committee Chair
WPPA Legislative Staff
General Session:
Port of Seattle Cyber Attack: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Steve Metruck, Executive Director, Port of Seattle
Ralph Johnson, Chief Information Security Officer, Washington State (WaTech)
Overview of Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest
Austin Rohr, Deputy Executive Director, Northwest River Partners
Lunchtime Keynote Speaker Panel:
Lori Otto-Punke, Executive Director, Washington Council on International Trade
John Hannah, President, Pacific Valley Foods
Alex Perkins, Principal, Mehlman Consulting CONFIRMED
Trade Policy in Two Washingtons: Partner Update from the Washington Council on International Trade
Port Reports:
Port of Wahkiakum No. 1 - Todd Souvenir
Port of Everett - Lisa Lefeber
Port of Ridgefield - Randy Mueller
Roundtable Discussions 2.0:
First Amendment Auditors
Frank Chmelik & Tim Schermetzler, CSD Attorneys at Law
State Clean Building Initiatives
Dillon Ackerman, Clean Buildings Unit, Washington Department of Commerce
Promoting Small and Micro Businesses through Partnership
Lisa Smith, Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA)
2025 Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP)
Ross Dunning, Kennedy Jenks, Mindi Kellar, Northwest Seaport Alliance, Brad Doll, Foster Garvey,
& Carly Michiels, WPPASupply Chains – Resilient and Green
Bruce Agnew and Tom Lange, PNWER Regional Infrastructure AcceleratorCommercial Fishing, State of the Industry
Lori Steele, Executive Director, West Coast Seafood Processors Association