News Release
FOR RELEASE - September 12, 2006
Contact: Aaron Ellis, aellis@aapa-ports.org
703-684-5700
American Association of Port Authorities
Phone: (202) 792-4033
www.aapa-ports.org
In partial fulfillment of her PPM program requirements, Ms. Cardenas wrote a thesis titled, “21st Century Challenges for Military Strategic Port Authorities: The Neglected Line in the Army’s Strategic Mobility Plan.”
“Like all recipients of AAPA’s PPM® certification, Ms. Cardenas should be justly proud of the significant achievement she has made in her port management career,” explained Association president Kurt Nagle. He said that each participant is required to already hold a management-level position at a public port or other maritime-related entity, complete a prescribed curriculum of seminars, and participate in one or more of AAPA’s 13 technical committees.
Participants must also write and get approval on a paper that contributes substantially to the body of knowledge concerning public port management.
Currently, 102 individuals are enrolled in AAPA’s PPM® program, which is administered by the association’s Curriculum Committee. Ms. Cardenas’ PPM® achievement brings to 58 the number of port managers who have been certified. Capt. Allen O. Domaas, PPM®, president and CEO of the Fraser River Port Authority in British Columbia and AAPA’s incoming board chairman, will present the PPM® award to Ms. Cardenas.