Port Canaveral announced that its CEO John Walsh has been elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the 2015-2016 Florida Ports Council (FPC), a nonprofit corporation serving as the professional association for Florida’s 15 public seaports and their management.
Headquartered in Tallahassee, the FPC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the 15 port directors along with staff support. They provide advocacy and information on seaport-related issues before the legislative and executive branches of state and federal government.
Rounding out the board will be Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson as Chairman and Steve Cernak of Port Everglades who will serve as Vice-Chairman.
“I am honored to be given this opportunity to serve and look forward to working with the rest of the Board as we continue to strengthen and advance the role of seaports as a major economic driver for the State of Florida,” Walsh said. “The Florida Ports Council is such a vital organization providing leadership and support to all of Florida’s seaports.”
Since joining Port Canaveral in 2011, Walsh has directed the planning, engineering, design, construction and development of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects. With more than 32 years of construction, design-build and real estate development experience, Walsh began his tenure with the Port as Deputy Executive Director of Infrastructure before being unanimously approved as CEO in June 2013. He holds a MBA from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a Graduate Management Certificate from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management from Drexel University.