Marisol Schmidt reflects on her early years spent in Puerto Rico 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
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With scheduled air cargo service and twice weekly sailings from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico, Saltchuk companies deliver everything from fresh food to construction supplies needed for life and business on the island. Serving Puerto Rico: TOTE Maritime StratAir Shoreside Logistics
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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,
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TOTE Maritime Director Hartleigh Caine found new niche serving Alaska By Hilary Reeves After graduating from the military’s West Point in 2000, Hartleigh Caine took a long, hard look at her options. “I wanted to go somewhere women were encouraged
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Eunice Cadorette Young’s maritime career was a dream worth pursuing By Hilary Reeves Boston-native Eunice Cadorette Young’s dream of a career spent at sea sailed to the forefront of her imagination in high school. She never met her grandfather, a
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Lee shepherded the Marlins, the first NASSCO-built commercial containerships in 20 years, from concept to service. By Hilary Reeves Botanist, child occupational therapist, foreign correspondent – Shari Lee grew up wanting to be “everything.” Her father, born and raised in
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Sean McGlamery, Journeyman machinist lead: “There are times I feel we are unstoppable.” By Hilary Reeves Sean McGlamery clocked some serious hours last winter. The vessel maintenance crew at TOTE Maritime Alaska had just four weeks to rebuild two of
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Jamaican-born Waynette Harris took her career at TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico from temporary to team lead. By Hilary Reeves Waynette Harris gives great advice. “You can’t always control your circumstances, but if you learn to choose the right attitude, it
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Lisa Peterman credits her rise to a “culture of collaboration” By Hilary Reeves Lisa Peterman began her career at Totem Ocean on a whim. “My friend told me this great company was hiring down at the Port of Anchorage, and
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU This article first appeared in Totem Ocean News There is no one better suited to handle Totem Ocean’s Fairbanks office than Amy Cook. One look at her and you know she is the right person to
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Ben Christian took career risks on the road to the spring project launch of the world’s first LNG containerships By Hilary Reeves To sea, or not to sea – that was the question for Ben Christian. Raised in Des Moines,
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Wyle Norman’s career has blossomed in sunny Florida By Hilary Reeves Opening up a tour business in Costa Rica might seem like a risky career move for most people especially if it’s their first career move. Fortunately for Florida-based Sea
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Intertwined with the pioneering spirit of Alaska from the beginning, the company continues to invest in all the last frontier has to offer. By Hilary Reeves – This article first appeared in the December 2013 issue of Totem Ocean News.
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