IAMPE CONGRATULATES RECENT INLAND MARITIME PORT MANAGER GRADUATES

The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) is pleased to announce its latest class of Inland Maritime Port Managers (IMPM), who completed their certifications in Granite City, IL, USA November 18-19,2025. Teaching the 2-day program was IAMPE Faculty member, Dale Murray, AMPE, CME. The class was hosted by America’s Central Port, which is also an education and training center partner of the IAMPE. The program covered an in-depth overview of port management, current maritime issues, and multiple case studies, specifically tailored to the inland river system.

Earning the Inland Maritime Port Manager (IMPM) was Christian Tresoldi, IMPM – Business Data Analyst; America’s Central Port; Christie Voelker, IMPM – Director of Planning, America’s Central Port; Shawn Ward, IMPM – Commercial Property Manager, America’s Central Port; Lisa Brown, IMPM – Commissioner, America’s Central Port; Dennis Wilmsmeyer, IMPM – Executive Director, America’s Central Port; Aaron Halcomb, IMPM – President, Middle River Marine; Chris Feeney, IMPM - Executive Director NEMO Port Transportation Planner, Northeast Missouri Regional Port Authority of Clark County (NEMO Port); Stephen Randolph, IMPM – Associate Vice President, Horner & Shifrin, Inc.; Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway, IMPM – Executive Director, Jefferson County Port Authority; Kenneth Bowen, IMPM – Port Infrastructure Division Manager, Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Consulting; and Randal H. Carmichael, IMPM – Vice President, Upper Mississippi Fleeting.

The IAMPE is proud to have 37 Education Partners including the Connecticut Port Authority; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Georgia Ports Authority; Port of Alaska; Bruce Oakley, Inc.; Maine Port Authority; Little Rock Port Authority ; Port Milwaukee; the British Virgin Islands Port Authority; Port of South Louisiana; Port of Morgan City (LA); America’s Central Port; the United States Coast Guard; the US Environmental Protection Agency; Port Tampa Bay; Jacksonville Port Authority; South Carolina Ports Authority; Maher Terminals; The Port of Virginia; The Mississippi State Port Authority; New Hampshire Port Authority; the World Trade Center New Orleans; Ports Association of Louisiana (PAL); Kean Miller; Parker Towing, Port of Decatur; A. Ayala Colón Sucrs Inc.; the Ponce Port Authority; Halifax Port Authority; The Port of New Orleans; Port Liberty NY; Hawaii Department of Transportation; Ports of Indiana – Jeffersonville; The Port of Long Beach; Marine Exchange of Southern California; Maryland Port Administration – Port of Baltimore; North Carolina State Ports Authority; and University of Memphis.

The IAMPE is a non-profit industry association that provides professional development and certification for professionals at every level of their careers working in and around the maritime port industry. Programs are reviewed and approved for certification by the IAMPE’s Board of Advisors, comprised of 19 industry professionals. The Association offers professional and accredited programs in Coastal and Inland Port Management and Executive Management, as well as certification programs for Marine Terminal Operator and IMDG/Hazardous Awareness.