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MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY NAR- oceans, the atmosphere and maritime issues. tion Services North America at the Coast Guard.
ROWS PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH He has served as the Assistant Secretary of MacDonnell Group of Halifax, Nova Scotia, The two candidates seek to fill the antici-
CASTINE - The Maine Maritime Academy the U.S. Department of Commerce for Oceans Canada, and a Senior Transportation Con- pated vacancy of president at Maine Mari-
(MMA) presidential search committee has and Atmosphere, as Administrator of the sultant with HDR of Boston. Monroe is the time Academy following the nearly 15 year
announced that it has selected two top con- U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric former Director of the Department of Ports tenure of current MMA President Leonard
tenders for the executive post at the Castine Administration (NOAA), a $4 billion federal and Transportation for the City of Portland, Tyler. Tyler formally notified the Board of
college. William J. Brennan and Jeffrey W. agency with 12,500 employees, and as Com- Maine, where he supervised the develop- Trustees at their regular quarterly meeting
Monroe have been invited to visit the cam- missioner of the Maine Department of Marine ment and operations of the Port of Portland, held on February 13, 2009, of his intention to
pus to explore their potential new role by Resources, a cabinet-level state agency. In Portland International Jetport and Greater retire prior to the start of the 2010-2011 aca-
participating in forums with various constitu- addition, Brennan served for several years as Portland surface transportation programs. demic year and of his willingness to serve at
ent groups. the Director of the U. S. Climate Change Prior to joining the City he was Deputy Port the Board’s pleasure until a successor is in
Brennan and Monroe, both Maine resi- Science Program, managing the government- Director for the Massachusetts Port Author- place. He said that his formal announcement
dents, were selected from a candidate pool of supported research of 13 federal agencies ity, Director of the Center for Maritime Train- came well in advance of his actual retirement
more than 50 applicants resulting from a na- and White House Offices. He began his ca- ing and Associate Professor at the Massa- as a courtesy to the Board, providing them
tionwide executive search. The search was reer at sea in the merchant marine, working in chusetts Maritime Academy, Executive Di- with the time necessary to conduct an execu-
conducted by a 9-member team appointed by both the deck and engine departments, and rector of the Governor’s Commission on tive search.
the college’s Board of Trustees following the as a fisherman in Maine’s commercial fisher- Commonwealth Port Development under Tyler has been president of the Castine-
mid-February 2009 retirement announcement ies. Governor Weld of Massachusetts, and As- based maritime college since March of 1995.
of long-time president, Leonard H. Tyler. The Brennan earned a Ph.D. degree in Ecol- sistant Professor and first director of the He currently holds the second longest term
presidential search team consisted of college ogy and Environmental Sciences at the Uni- Center for Simulated Marine Operations at as president in the college’s history, placing
Trustee, alumni, faculty, staff and student versity of Maine, an M.A. degree in Marine the State University of New York Maritime immediately behind the 20-year presidency
representatives. The Board of Trustees Affairs from the University of Rhode Island, College. His professional experience also of Rear Adm. Edward A. Rodgers who served
hopes to name their presidential appointee and a B.S. degree in Marine Biology from the includes positions as Director of Marine from 1964 to 1984.In Tyler’s announcement
later this year. William J. Brennan is an University of Maine. He is also the recipient Operations for Oceanic Marine Management he noted his career commitment to the col-
authority on environmental policy relating to of an honorary Doctor of Science degree from and all capacities as deck officer, including lege, having served MMA for nearly 40
the University of Rhode Island. He is a Senior master, in the U.S. Merchant Marine. years, and said he has a fond sentimental
Fellow at the University of Massachusetts/ Monroe is a 1976 graduate of Maine attachment to the college. He emphasized his
Boston McCormack Graduate School of Maritime Academy. He earned a master’s firm intention to turn the college over to a new
Policy Studies, a Senior Scholar at the Univer- degree at the State University of New York in president with its current strong enrollment,
sity of Maine School of Law, and a Presiden- transportation management. He also holds an international reputation for excellence,
tial Professor of Environmental Policy with an Unlimited Master Mariner’s license and and multiple prospects for growth and matu-
joint appointment at the University of has numerous professional certifications. ration in academic and research areas. As
Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and the Monroe serves as an advisor to the Secretary president, his administration has been high-
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. He has of the Department of Homeland Security on lighted by the acquisition of a state-of-the-art
served as the Sawyer Professor of Ocean the national committee responsible for mari- training ship, by record enrollment, and by
Studies at Maine Maritime Academy. time security (NMSAC). Until recently, he the completion of a $22 million capital cam-
Jeffrey W. Monroe is a maritime, avia- was the chairman of the Secretary’s Naviga- paign, the most extensive ever conducted by
tion, transportation, and port consultant en- tion Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) a maritime college.
gaged in transportation planning and devel- reporting to the Commandant of the U.S.
opment. He is Vice President of Transporta-
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