By Karen Robes Meeks
Terry Khile has been named the Port of Port Townsend’s new operations manager, replacing business manager T.J. Quandt, who left earlier this year to work for the Port of Olympia.
In the newly created role, Khile will be tasked with overseeing all port facility operations, including three marinas, upland shipyard and the Jefferson County International Airport, as well as 17 port employees.
“This is a great move for the port and for Terry,” said Executive Director Jim Pivarnik. “Terry knows the operations of the port forwards and backwards. He’s held just about every job here over his almost 32 years at the port.”
Khile is a Port Townsend native who attended the local high school and grew up around his father’s boat building business. His first job at the port was in his early 20s checking the docks before being a laborer in the shipyard. He worked as the port’s environmental compliance officer, assistant harbormaster, and hoist and yard manager.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Port Seeks Development Director
By Mark Edward Nero
The Port of Port Townsend said Aug. 23 that it’s accepting applications for the newly-created position of Director of Operations & Business Development, a job in which the person hired would be responsible for the port’s business operations, property management and business development.
As part of the port’s executive team, the development director would provide input and analysis for strategic planning and implementation. Among the listed duties: attending Port Commission meetings and workshops; carrying out policies set forth by the Executive Director and the Commission; and acting on behalf of the port’s executive director, when required.
Minimum qualifications include a BA or BS degree in business administration, public administration, marketing, engineering, economics, or related area. Applicants must also have a minimum of five years of senior management of industrial operations, marine facilities, property management and development, and business development required.
Excellent negotiating skills and the ability to work in a team environment, are also desired, as well as experience and familiarity with public sector management comparable to the port’s business, operations, and maintenance functions.
The complete job description, job requirements and application are available online at https://portofpt.com/dobd or at the Port of Port Townsend Administration Office, 2701 Jefferson St., Port Townsend between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. First review of applications is set for Sept. 2.
The Port of Port Townsend, located in Jefferson County, Wash., on the northeast corner of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, owns and operate a diverse group of facilities, including three marinas; a marine trades industrial area; boat launches at several sites around eastern Jefferson County; and Union Wharf and City Dock in downtown Port Townsend.
The Port of Port Townsend said Aug. 23 that it’s accepting applications for the newly-created position of Director of Operations & Business Development, a job in which the person hired would be responsible for the port’s business operations, property management and business development.
As part of the port’s executive team, the development director would provide input and analysis for strategic planning and implementation. Among the listed duties: attending Port Commission meetings and workshops; carrying out policies set forth by the Executive Director and the Commission; and acting on behalf of the port’s executive director, when required.
Minimum qualifications include a BA or BS degree in business administration, public administration, marketing, engineering, economics, or related area. Applicants must also have a minimum of five years of senior management of industrial operations, marine facilities, property management and development, and business development required.
Excellent negotiating skills and the ability to work in a team environment, are also desired, as well as experience and familiarity with public sector management comparable to the port’s business, operations, and maintenance functions.
The complete job description, job requirements and application are available online at https://portofpt.com/dobd or at the Port of Port Townsend Administration Office, 2701 Jefferson St., Port Townsend between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. First review of applications is set for Sept. 2.
The Port of Port Townsend, located in Jefferson County, Wash., on the northeast corner of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, owns and operate a diverse group of facilities, including three marinas; a marine trades industrial area; boat launches at several sites around eastern Jefferson County; and Union Wharf and City Dock in downtown Port Townsend.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Port of Port Townsend Picks New Leader
By Mark Edward Nero
During a special May 9 meeting, the Port of Port Townsend’s three-member port commission unanimously selected Sam Gibboney, the director of environmental resources/deputy director of public works for San Juan County, Wash. as the port’s next executive director.
She will replace Larry Crockett, 68, who is retiring at the end of May after 17 years in the position. Crockett, who has served as executive director since April 1999, announced his retirement in January.
“I’ll be 69 this summer, and I have some other adventures I want to try while I am still in good health,” he said at the time.
Gibboney, who beat out two other finalists for the job, has a BS in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University, and a Masters of Public Administration at the University of Washington. She had been San Juan County’s deputy public works director, a newly-created position, since late 2015. Prior to that, she was the county’s community development and planning department director.
As the port’s executive director, she will be responsible for all operations and lease negotiations with over 175 tenants/businesses, leading a staff of 26 people that oversees operations of three marinas, boat yards, industrial parks and the Jefferson County International Airport.
During a special May 9 meeting, the Port of Port Townsend’s three-member port commission unanimously selected Sam Gibboney, the director of environmental resources/deputy director of public works for San Juan County, Wash. as the port’s next executive director.
She will replace Larry Crockett, 68, who is retiring at the end of May after 17 years in the position. Crockett, who has served as executive director since April 1999, announced his retirement in January.
“I’ll be 69 this summer, and I have some other adventures I want to try while I am still in good health,” he said at the time.
Gibboney, who beat out two other finalists for the job, has a BS in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University, and a Masters of Public Administration at the University of Washington. She had been San Juan County’s deputy public works director, a newly-created position, since late 2015. Prior to that, she was the county’s community development and planning department director.
As the port’s executive director, she will be responsible for all operations and lease negotiations with over 175 tenants/businesses, leading a staff of 26 people that oversees operations of three marinas, boat yards, industrial parks and the Jefferson County International Airport.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Port of Port Townsend Head Retiring
By Mark Edward Nero
Larry Crockett, who’s been the executive director of the Port of Port Townsend in Jefferson County, Wash. for nearly 17 years, has announced his retirement from the port, effective June 1.
“The time is right for me to step away,” he said in a Jan. 13 statement. “We have a stable commission in place, current port projects are well in hand, and we have sufficient time before the next budget cycle begins. This is a window of opportunity that I hope will allow the port to move forward with minimal impact. I’ll be 69 this summer, and I have some other adventures I want to try while I am still in good health.”
Commission President Peter Hanke noted that Crockett’s tenure was highly successful. “When Larry was hired in 1999, the port couldn’t pay its bills, and had to secure a line of credit just to meet cashflow,” Hanke said. “He and his staff have done an outstanding job of placing the Port on sound financial footing, which enables more than 400 marine trades jobs to flourish in an environment where other ports are struggling.”
The port’s executive director is responsible for all operations and lease negotiations with over 175 tenants and businesses, and leads a staff of 26 people that oversees operations of three marinas, boat yards, industrial parks and the Jefferson County International Airport.
Hanke said that the port commission will begin immediate discussions on a process to replace Crockett, who’s been the executive director of the port since April 1999.
Prior to that, Crockett served 30 years in the United States Army, retiring in February 1999 as a Colonel.
“The thing I miss most about the military was the fact that in 30 years of service, I felt that I was part of something larger than myself,” Crockett said. “I never thought I would get that feeling again after retiring. But I found that again at the Port of Port Townsend.”
