Provide organizational leadership for professional development training and education to enhance the technical knowledge, managerial skills and leadership capability of members

Develop and implement a conference survey to periodically gain member evaluations of training and education sessions along with their future professional development needs

Facilitate “Call of the Ports” and “Lunch with a PCC Friend” during conferences to nurture member relationships and encourage professional linkages between meetings

Help featured ports to develop effective presentations for conferences, when requested

Assist the Board of Directors to identify biannual conference themes

Identify audio-visual equipment and seating needs for upcoming conferences, sharing this information with the Executive Secretary in a timely way

T&E Committee Co-Chairs will meet with the Board of Directors to integrate functions and collaborate as appropriate

Gather information and present educational programs to assist members in resolving emerging issues and critical problems

Maintain email discussion groups to enable members to quickly sharing ideas, challenges and solutions with each other between conferences

As requested, assist the Board of Directors in redesigning and expanding the Web site to include professional development information

Identify and prioritize funding needed to further training and education objectives, sharing this with the Board of Directors as appropriate

Explore opportunities for expanding professional recognition awards for members and the organization

Eric Olsson, Chair – olssoneh@gmail.com

Mike Loy – manager@falsecreek.com

Kathy Garcia – kathyg@portofbremerton.org

Scott Grindy – scott.grindy@sfgov.org

Aaron Glidden – aglidden@ci.homer.ak.us

Phil Martin – pjm3011@gmail.com

Mike Turkington – turk@falsecreek.com

Anita Yao – anita.yao@sfport.com

Jon Keiser – jkeiser@pndengineers.com

Giuseppe Alvarado – alvarado.g@portseattle.org

Tami Allen – tallen@bainbridgewa.gov

Mark Hamrick – mark@portcw.com

Scott Wilkins – swilkins@desmoineswa.gov

Jeremy Talbott – jtalbott@ci.valdez.ak.us

Shannon Kinsella – skinsella@reidmiddleton.com

Jacob Heeren – jheeren@ci.valdez.ak.us

Miriam House – house@portofcolumbiacounty.org

Krystelle Acob – acob.k@portseattle.org

Sadie Hayes – sadie@portcw.com

Dale Roberts – roberts.dale@portseattle.org

Chris Wiest – cwiest@pndengineers.com