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October 14th, 2019 Meeting: Meredith Neal

by TCTacoma
September 30th, 2019

Meredith Neal | Manufacturing Industrial Council

From the meeting! 

Meredith Neal is the Director for the Manufacturing Industrial Council for the South Sound, which was founded in summer 2018 as a strong voice for industry, advocating for and telling the stories of our manufacturing, industrial and maritime businesses. Under Meredith’s leadership, the MIC has strengthened and built ties between industry and leaders of the community, and increased awareness of these sector’s contributions to our economy. Industry has been facing increasing pressures from the lack of skilled workforce, infrastructure and congestion concerns, to pressures to rezone industrial lands into housing and green spaces.  Meredith has tackled sector-specific issues that have had substantial impact on the overall business community. A few of these include:

  • Predictability in Tacoma’s industrial port area during the Interim Regulations and Tideflats Subarea Planning process which threaten to restrict business growth
  • The accelerated completion of Highway 167 to connect Tacoma’s port with local highway infrastructure to keep trade moving
  • Local roads improvements and expansion of Interstate 5 to relieve extreme traffic congestion
  • Ensuring energy policies respect Washington’s infrastructure and market conditions, and foster reliable, sustainable and affordable fueling options

Meredith grew up in the Washington DC area, has a Bachelors in Urban Planning and a Masters in Organizational Leadership.  Previously she worked as a project manager for a general contractor specializing in residential remodeling, and as an environmental planner focused on transportation and transit projects. She is committed to investing in the Pierce County community where she and her family reside, and serves on many non-profit boards.

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center
          5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424
          (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:45 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets
           ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form
  •  

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.

Future luncheons:

  • November 11th: Michael Fowler, WTC Tacoma
  • December 9th: EFN
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

September 9th, 2019 Meeting: Allen Clifford

by TCTacoma
August 9th, 2019

Allen Clifford | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Born and raised in New York City, Allen attended the University at Buffalo.

Joined Deugro GmbH freight forwarding with particular attention to Middle East and German project cargoes

Joined Containership Agency selling Italian Lines, Neptune Orient Lines and Bottachi Lines

Joined Mediterranean Shipping Company in the United States as first employee. MSC today employees over 1,200 people; specializing in the transport of containerized cargo to and from all regions of the world.

1993 – Appointed Vice President of MSC

2005 – Appointed Executive Vice President of MSC

2010 – Appointed President of Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) promoting the largest scholarship for deserving industry individuals. CII is also the originator of the annual Connie Award in New York and California, which started with containerization in 1957.

Fluent in German and English

Married with three children ages 30,28 and 27

Co-Chairman, Containerization and Intermodal Institute

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center
          5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424
          (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:45 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets
           ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form
  •  

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.

Future luncheons:

  • October 14th: Meredith Neal, Manufacturing Industrial Council
  • November 11th: Michael Fowler, WTC Tacoma
  • December 9th: EFN
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

June 10th, 2019 Meeting: John Wolfe

by TCTacoma
May 24th, 2019

John Wolfe | The Northwest Seaport Alliance

John Wolfe is chief executive officer of The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA). He sets the organization’s vision and strategy, and guides the NWSA’s unique customer-focused culture.

Wolfe also serves as the CEO of the Port of Tacoma, a position he was named to in 2010. Before being named CEO, he had served as the Port of Tacoma’s deputy executive director since June 2005.

Prior to joining the Port of Tacoma, Wolfe served for two years as the executive director of the Port of Olympia, and before that as Olympia’s director of operations and marine terminal general manager.

Wolfe also spent 10 years with Maersk Sealand/APM Terminals in Tacoma, most recently as the terminal’s operations manager.

He is on the boards of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, the Washington State Fair Board, Federal Maritime Commission’s Export Innovation Team and Maritime Innovation Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce. Wolfe is also an executive board member of the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County. Wolfe earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University.

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center
             5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424
         (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:45 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets
         ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form
  •  

  The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.

Future luncheons:

  • September 9th: Allen Clifford, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co.
  • October 14th: Meredith Neal, Manufacturing Industrial Council
  • November 11th: Michael Fowler, WTC Tacoma
  • December 9th: EFN
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

May 6th, 2019 Meeting: John Janson

by TCTacoma
April 9th, 2019

John F. Janson | SanMar

John Janson is the Director of Global Logistics for SanMar. John is experienced and knowledgeable with all aspects of global transportation, distribution, and logistics. 

SanMar is an award-winning supplier of apparel & accessories. Founded in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, SanMar has passionately & successfully served the imprinted sportswear market for 45+ years.

John has 20+ years of experience piloting global logistics for industry leading companies including, MWI Animal Health/AmerisourceBergen, Bodybuilding.com, Micron and Micron PC.

He is known to be a results driven executive, who invests in his team with strong relationship and team building skills. John’s ability to operate both strategically & tactically across multiple facets of company operations has made a difference with customers domestically & internationally. His career has given him quality, experienced knowledge of all aspects of global transportation, distribution & logistics.

He is a graduate from Boise State University and has been married to his wife, Susan, for 37 years with 2 daughters & 3 grandchildren.

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center
          5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424
      (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:45 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets
      ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting!
All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.

Future luncheons:

  • June 10th: John Wolfe, Northwest Seaport Alliance
  • September 9th: Allen Clifford, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co.
  • October 14th: Meredith Neal, Manufacturing Industrial Council
  • November 11th: Michael Fowler, WTC Tacoma
  • December 9th: EFN
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

2019 Lower Columbia Transportation Association Golf Tournament

by TCTacoma
April 8th, 2019

Categories Events, Golf

April 3rd, 2019 Meeting: Joint Meeting w/ Seattle

by TCTacoma
March 15th, 2019

TCT’s April meeting is in coordination with the Transportation Club of Seattle and hosted by them at the Rainier Golf & Country Club.

  Speaker: Patrick Boss, Port of Quincy
  Topic: Washington Inland Port
  Date: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
  Time: 11:30 am Reception / 12:00 pm Lunch
  Location: Rainier Golf & Country Club
  Cost: $30 per person / $40 at the door

Register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eg69ta8xe778b6fd&llr=tszwbh7ab

Patrick Boss | Port of Quincy

Director of Business Development and Public Affairs

Located in the center of Washington State, the Port of Quincy is ranked as one of the top low-cost rural
locations in the United States for business and economic development with state-of-the-art industrial
infrastructure including abundant low-cost hydropower electricity, high-capacity bandwidth dark fiber,
an ample supply of natural gas, a key cross-country rail mainline (from Seattle to Chicago), a modern
intermodal terminal, a major interstate freeway (I-90), a new water treatment system, close proximity to
the Columbia River and plenty of water, a skilled workforce, an active foreign trade zone, nearby
commercial air service, and affordable industrial and commercial properties.

Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

March 11th, 2019 Meeting: John Felitto

by TCTacoma
February 22nd, 2019

John Felitto | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

John J. Felitto is Senior Vice President of WWL Vehicle Services Americas based in Parsippany, New Jersey since 2011.

For the past seven years, Mr. Felitto has been responsible for all aspects of VSA’s processing and logistics operations in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Today, VSA employs 5,500 people at 31 locations handling over 6 million vehicles annually.

Mr. Felitto joined Wallenius Wilhelmsen in 2001 and for the past eighteen years has held various key commercial and executive management roles in sales and logistics.

Mr. Felitto is a graduate of Pace University in New York, and has over twenty-seven years of experience in the logistics industry. His professional background includes management positions with Hapag-Lloyd, Crowley American Transport and Hamburg Sud.

He is also the Past President of the National Freight Transportation Association; an organization comprised of the top executives of the North American Transportation Industry.

John resides in New Jersey and is married with two children.

Further information about Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics and their new auto processing facility in Tacoma.

Carla Martin Drive for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital

Our annual Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital drive is this month!  Items needed are non-latex bandages, movies, fine point markers, Play-Doh, card games and more to our luncheon event.  Please bring All items must be new non-toxic and free of sharp objects or pieces.  More information available here.  If you have any questions or need to have items shipped elsewhere or picked up, please contact Stephanie Ticknor at VicePresident1@tctacoma.org. Thank you ahead of time for your donations!

 

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center 5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424 (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:45 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings

(CANCELLED) February 11th, 2019 Meeting: Michael Fowler

by TCTacoma
February 10th, 2019

MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Unfortunately due to the 1st round of storms on Friday and the possibility of another storm or two, we have to cancel the TCT luncheon on February 11th, 2019.  We are working with EQC on re-scheduling this luncheon for the next couple of weeks.  

If we end up cancelling this months meeting, we will issue refunds for the luncheon or apply to next months luncheon if you wish.  

Michael Fowler | World Trade Center Tacoma

Mike Fowler serves as Senior Trade Consultant at the World Trade Center Tacoma. Mike is fluent in Chinese and Japanese and has extensive experience as a consultant assisting US firms access Asian markets. Chair Emeritus of the Pacific Northwest International Trade Alliance, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of World Affairs Council in Tacoma. A former Senior Editor of Business Tokyo magazine, Mike holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Sophia University Graduate School of Comparative Culture in Tokyo and a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Mr. Fowler will cover topics related to China trade and the WTC Tacoma’s new Export Store.  The Export Store is a Business-to-Business Cross-Border e-commerce store, a partnership between WTC Tacoma and Alibaba. With the services provided by Alibaba, businesses can now easily export their products!

 

Registration & Event Information:

  • Emerald Queen Casino Ballroom & Conference Center 5580 Pacific Hwy East, Fife, WA 98424 (The Ballroom & Conference Center is located West of the Casino across the parking lot)
  • 11:15 am  Registration/networking
  • 11:30 am  Lunch served
  • Cost is $25 prepaid 3 days prior to the event, drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets ** Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members
  • Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form

The TCT meets September through June on the second Monday of every month for networking, lunch and dynamic speakers on important issues to the transportation industry. Members, their guests and others are invited.

Thank you to all who contributed door prizes at our last meeting! All proceeds go toward TCT’s Scholarship Program.
Categories Events, Luncheon Meetings
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