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Mentor Spotlight

Category: Mentor Spotlight

Monday, March 6, 2023

Mentor Spotlight by Tracy Fischer

They say that as a parent, you meet your best friends because of your children, that is how I met Mary Waldheim. Mary's son Louis and my son Eric went to school together and became best of friends. It makes sense that Mary and I would soon follow.  For years play dates became chats and laughs. Then we began “our lunches”. Mary and I started a tradition of lunch once, if not twice a month. We shared stories of family, friends, and our passions. Mary would spend a lot of time ... Read More
Posted by Hope Sears at Monday, March 6, 2023
Mentor Monday Mentor Spotlight

Monday, February 6, 2023

Mentor Spotlight-by Jacob Crist

The concepts needed to transfer institutional knowledge: As opposed to having a designated mentor, I was hired into a succession program, which brought in 5 individuals in their early 20s and cycled each through various departments with a sponsored graduate school track. Port Authorities are complex organizations, so a mix of institutional knowledge of executive management with practical knowledge of staff, then apply across a range of departments - from operations to legal and from real e... Read More
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Monday, December 5, 2022

Mentor Spotlight- by Matt Lagarde

There have been many key people I’ve worked with over my career that shaped the way I see the world, the industry, and other people. Each phase of my career was influenced by some very special people.  I started as a deckhand in the fleets of New Orleans and later in Alabama.  I began running smaller boats on the Tombigbee, Intracoastal, Tennessee, and other tributary rivers.  I moved from the smaller boats to line haul on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.  In 2005 I... Read More
Posted by Hope Sears at Monday, December 5, 2022
Mentor Monday Mentor Spotlight

Monday, November 7, 2022

Mentor Spotlight--by Michael Breslin

When I joined the maritime industry in 2009, I did not know what I wanted out of this job. I wasn’t sure if this was a viable career, and I never would have guessed I’d end up as the Director of Safety and Sustainability for AWO. Like many of us, I ‘fell’ into this line of work.  Now, after nearly 15 years of service to the maritime community, I understand how lucky I am to have this opportunity, and I know my success is dependent on the people around me, includi... Read More
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Jim Harrington Mentor Monday Mentor Spotlight Mike Breslin

Honor Your Mentor!

Mentoring is a longstanding tradition of the river. Sharing your journey with a mentor may encourage others to follow your lead by walking in your footsteps or stepping up and becoming a mentor to another crew member wishing to advance. Please sn personal experiences of mentoring with RiverWorks Discovery, so that we may use them in our social media Mentor Monday posts.

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