Ashley Slater moved from Anchorage to Palm Beach for a ‘change of scenery.’ By Hilary Reeves Ashley Slater began her career at TOTE Maritime Alaska in Anchorage. After four years, she decided she needed a “change of scenery.” “(In Alaska), ...
Ivette Rivera is known in the Jacksonville logistics community for her ability to find timely solutions to any problem that comes her way. By Hilary Reeves It’s common for Ivette Rivera to quickly (and gracefully) resolve any disputes or concerns ...
Annette Brophy moved from Detroit to Florida in 1981 By Hilary Reeves Annette Brophy was a Midwestern tomboy, a recent high school grad working at a steamship agency, when she was offered a job in Florida. “I jumped at the ...
A career-ending knee injury set Will Lewis, Jr. on the path to becoming a logistics pro By Hilary Reeves Will Lewis, Jr. grew up in Valdosta, Georgia, a town near the state’s southern border well known for its high school ...
Ed Severino chose sunny Florida over snowy Connecticut almost 30 years ago and has watched the company grow from the inside out. By Hilary Reeves In 1989, Ed Severino received a call that would change his life forever. “It was ...
Marisol Schmidt reflects on her early years spent on the island and her four decades in the shipping industry By Hilary Reeves Marisol Schmidt was born in the Bronx. Her mother, a native New Yorker, and her father, raised in ...
Connie Foureman’s career is a lesson on the power of learning something new By Hilary Reeves Growing up, Connie Foureman’s career options were limited. The youngest of three children living in Sidney, Ohio, a small manufacturing town north of Dayton, ...
Chair Patti Hammitt hopes to expand program to neighboring Bahamas By Hilary Reeves Patti Hammitt is quick to share: “This is not about me.” Ninety miles southeast of Hammitt’s Palm Beach, Florida office lies Nassau, Bahamas, where 50 percent of ...
