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Maritime High School aboard the Schooner Adventuress. Credit: Jeremy Johnson.

Foss, TOTE, NorthStar Energy gift $500,000 to new Maritime High School

March 31, 2022April 8, 2022 3 min read

The money will support start-up costs for the first four years of the school and allow the school to grow to 400 students by 2025. Saltchuk companies Foss Maritime, TOTE, and NorthStar Energy have together pledged $500,000 to support the

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Erika Vega, TMPR

2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Erika Vega, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 3 min read

In the fourth of a nine-part Q&A series, TOTE PR Risk Management Generalist Erika Vega answers questions about her life, career, and nomination for this year’s awards. In 2019, TOTE received its 45001 ISO certification for safety. Erika Vega led

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Zack Midles

2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Zack Midles, TOTE Maritime Alaska

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 5 min read

In the second of a nine-part Q&A series, TOTE Maritime Alaska Sr. Operations Analyst Zack Midles answers questions about his life, career, and nomination for this year’s awards. TOTE Maritime Alaska Senior Operations Analyst Zack Midles’s nomination for a Safety

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Milena Sevigny, TOTE Alaska

TOTE Community Relations Program Manager works to give back to Alaskans

March 11, 2021March 19, 2021 11 min read

Leveraging TOTE and NAC’s resources, Milena Sevigny’s latest project put 30,000 books into the hands of children in Alaska’s most remote villages. TOTE Alaska Community Relations Program Manager Milena Sevigny was born in Houston, Texas, where she lived until, at 18,

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Nic and Marjorie Zoretic

Complementary careers key to couple’s early success

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 11 min read

Nic and Marjorie Zoretic spent the past decade navigating parallel sailing careers and now shoreside positions with Foss, TOTE. Nic and Marjorie Zoretic first crossed paths at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Nic, born

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TOTE Maritime Alaska Terminal Operator wins Saltchuk Safety Award

October 25, 2019November 12, 2019 5 min read

Billy Godwin is the 2018 winner of Saltchuk’s Mike Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in Safety. By Hilary Reeves TOTE Maritime Alaska Terminal Operations Manager Billy Godwin is the 2018 winner of Saltchuk’s Mike Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in

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JP Marcantonio, VP of Marine Services for TOTE Services in Jacksonville, Florida.

Former Foss Director relishes new role at TOTE Services

September 27, 2019November 7, 2019 8 min read

Georgia native JP Marcantonio accepted the position of VP of Marine Services in February. By Hilary Reeves During his 13 years at Foss Maritime, JP Marcantonio’s motto was, “Happy to be here. Proud to serve.” “I never had a bad

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Safety is the name of the game for TOTE invoicing specialist

September 18, 2019November 7, 2019 3 min read

Carmen Bird: ‘I wanted to create a game with a creative spin on safety awareness.’ By Hilary Reeves Almost a year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake sent Anchorage rocking, TOTE Maritime Alaska Invoicing Specialist Carmen Bird’s unique approach to earthquake safety

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Joy Mizushima’s monthly poems add whimsy to reminders of common workplace hazards for TOTE Maritime Alaska.

TOTE invoicing specialist’s poetry inspires Safety Award nomination

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 4 min read

Joy Mizushima’s monthly poems add whimsy to reminders of common workplace hazards. By Hilary Reeves TOTE Maritime Alaska’s Joy Mizushima is a born artist. “I grew up in Okinawa, in a military environment,” she said, of the Japanese island first

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Bradley Bishop, Director of Safety, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico.

Safety Award nominee promoted to TMPR Director of Safety

July 17, 2019November 7, 2019 4 min read

Bradley Bishop has worked on the Jacksonville waterfront since the age of 18. By Hilary Reeves Last month, Bradley Bishop shed his role as TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico’s Jacksonville Terminal Operations Manager in favor of a new position: Director of

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Ashley Slater joined Tropical Shipping six months ago after four years with TOTE Maritime in Alaska.

Former TOTE Alaska supervisor learning the ropes at Tropical

March 1, 2019 3 min read

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),

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Original shareholder Ev Trout died on Nov. 20, 2018.

Remembering Saltchuk original shareholder Ev Trout

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 5 min read

Trout died Nov. 20; remaining original shareholders remember his ‘grateful heart.’ By Hilary Reeves Whenever Everett “Ev” Trout told the well-worn story of his initial April 1, 1976 meeting with the group of men responsible for the burgeoning startup Totem

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TOTE and Tropical raise funds and pack meals for those impacted by the hurricanes, Saltchuk companies come together to support colleagues

October 20, 2017March 4, 2020 3 min read

TOTE Maritime partners with Hunger Fight to send emergency meals This week, 36 stateside TOTE Maritime employees in Jacksonville, Florida spent two hours packing meals for their fellow employees in Puerto Rico. In partnership with the local charity Hunger Fight,

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ABOUT THE MAGAZINE

People of Saltchuk was created in 2014 to highlight the hard working people dedicated to making Saltchuk companies the best in their industries. We think the transportation industry is fascinating, and hope you find the stories here interesting, inspiring and enlightening as you learn about the companies and people that make up the Saltchuk family. If you have a suggestion for a feature, please > contact Emily Reiter

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HILARY REEVES

Hilary Reeves spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before joining the Saltchuk family of companies as a consultant. Since People of Saltchuk launched in 2014, Reeves has interviewed more than 200 Saltchuk employees from operating companies all over the world. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Reeves is a former president of both the collegiate and local professional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, a graduate of the Society’s Ted Scripps Leadership Institute, and a Toastmaster. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, ski, and practice the piano. She lives in West Seattle with her husband and two young daughters.

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