People

BOARD MEMBERS

Mr. Thomas D. Westfeldt -
Chairman

Mr. A. J. Gibbs

Mr. John F. Fay, Jr. -
Vice Chariman

Mr. James O. Campbell

Mr. J. Wayne Mumphrey -
Secretary - Treasurer

Ms. Valerie S. Cahill

   
 

 

Mr. Joseph F. Toomy

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Mr. Gary LaGrange
President & CEO

Telephone: (504) 528-3203
Fax: (504) 528-3397
Email:
glagrange@portno.com

Mr. Ted Knight
Executive Assistant - Operations

Telephone: (504) 528-3339
Fax: (504) 528-3397
Email:
knightt@portno.com

Mr. Pat Gallwey
Chief Operating Officer

Telephone: (504) 528-3305
Fax: (504) 528-3397
Email:
patg@portno.com

Mr. Christopher W. Richard
Executive Assistant for Special Projects

Telephone: (504) 528-3403
Fax: (504) 310-9403
Email:
richardc@portno.com

Mr. Mark P. Williams
Director of Internal Audits

Telephone: (504) 528-3404
Fax: (504) 310-9404
Email:
williamsm@portno.com
Ms. Linda B. Combel
Special Assistant to the President & CEO

Telephone: (504) 528-3201
Fax: (504) 528-3397
Email:
combell@portno.com

MARKETING

Customer Service Unit.
Telephone:
1-800-776-6652

Mr. Robert M. Landry; Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3262
Fax: (504) 528-3390
Email:
landryb@portno.com

Ms. Elida I. Abadie, Administrative Coordinator
Telephone: (504) 528-3235
Email:
elida@portno.com

Market Research Unit.
Mr. Harold Wilbert
, Manager
Telephone: 504-528-3571
Email: harold@portno.com

Ms. Jacinta Noel
Telephone: 504-528-3369
Email: noelj@portno.com

 

 

Mr. Bill Connor
Telephone: (201) 940-7256

Fax: (201) 940-7101
Email:
connorb@portno.com

Ms. Peggy Grandpre
Telephone: (504) 528-3377

Email:
grandprep@portno.com

Ms. Ana Menes
Telephone: (504) 528-3248

Email:
menesa@portno.com

Mr. Jim Reese
Telephone: (504) 528-3264

Email:
jim@portno.com


 

Containers Ocean Carriers
Bill Connor
Telephone: (201) 940-7256
Fax: (201) 940-7101 
Email:
connorb@portno.com

Budget/Economic Development
Local Ocean Carriers/New Cargos

Peggy Grandpre

Telephone: (504)
528-3377
Email: grandprep@portno.com

N. Europe
Bill Connor
Telephone: (201)
940-7256
Fax: (201) 940-7101  
Email:
connorb@portno.com

Iron/Steel Products
Robert Landry
Telephone: (504) 528-3262
Email: landryb@portno.com

Forest/Rubber/Non-ferrous
Peggy Grandpre

Telephone: (504)
528-3319
Email:
grandprep@portno.com

Latin America
Celso Camargo

Telephone: (5511) 3766 7322

Email: camargoc@portno.com

Project Cargos/Intermodal
Jim Reese

Telephone:
(504) 528-3264
Email: jim@portno.com

Central America/Caribbean
Ana Menes
Telephone: (504) 528-3248
Email: menesa@portno.com

Special Events
Peggy Grandpre
Telephone: (504) 528-3377
Email:
grandprep@portno.com

Sao Paulo Brazil Office
Celso Camargo
Telephones:
(5511) 3766 7322
Fax  : (5511) 3768 6534 
Emails: camargoc@portno.com 
ribeiroa@portno.com

Tokyo Office/Pacific Rim
Tanaka
011-81-3-3435-5381
Email:
tanaka@portno.jp

Communications  Unit. 
Mr. Chris Bonura,
Manager;
Media Relations, Press Releases
Telephone: (504) 528-3222
Email:
bonurac@portno.com

Mr. Matt Gresham, Public Information Officer;
Telephone: (504) 528-3255
Email:
greshamm@portno.com


Ms. Sandy Byrd,
Advertising;
Telephone: (504) 528-3363
Email:
byrds@portno.com

Ms. Christy McBrayer, Protocol;
Telephone: (504) 528-3533

Email:
mcbrayerc@portno.com


PORT OPERATIONS

Mr. Paul Zimmermann; Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3406
Fax: (504) 528-3487
Email:
zimmermannp@portno.com

Berthing Unit.
Mr. Jimmy Hankins
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3216
Fax: (504) 528-3521
Email:
hankinsj@portno.com

Dredge Unit.
Mr. Chris Wyckoff
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3414
Fax: (504) 528-3278
Email:
wyckoffc@portno.com

Crane Unit.
Mr. Danny Perkins
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3415
Fax: (504) 528-3303
Email:
perkinsd@portno.com

Fendering Unit.
Mr. Joey Winn
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3314
Fax: (504) 528-3357
Email:
winnj@portno.com

Terminal Operations Unit.
Ms. Andree Fant
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3321
Fax: (504) 528-3487
Email:
fanta@portno.com

Harbor Police/Safety Vessel Unit

Mr. Robert Hecker, Chief
Telephone: (504) 528-3371
Fax: (504) 528-3374
Email:
heckerr@portno.com

Foreign Trade Zone - FTZ No. 2

Mr. Jim Reese
Telephone: (504) 528-3264
Fax: (504) 528-3390
Email:
jim@portno.com

 

PORT DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Deborah D. Keller; Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3297
Fax: (504) 528-3475
Email:
kellerd@portno.com

Ms. Catherine Dunn
Deputy Director of Port Development
Telephone: (504) 528-3215,
Fax: (504) 528-3475
Email:
dunnc@portno.com

Technical Services Dept.
Mr. Kevin Colburn
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3301
Fax: (504) 528-3474
Email:
colburnk@portno.com

Engineering Dept.  
Mr. Bill Cromartie
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3309,
Fax: (504) 528-3278
Email:
cromartieb@portno.com

Construction Administration Dept. 
Mr. Jay Meliet
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3293,
Fax: (504) 528-3278
Email:
melietj@portno.com

Facilities Dept.
Mr. Dave Guarino
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3501,
Fax: (504) 528-3323
Email:
daveg@portno.com

Bridge Operations Dept. 
Mr. Charles Johnson
, Superintendant
Telephone: (504) 528-3543,
Fax: (504) 891-3879
Email:
johnsonc@portno.com


CRUISE AND TOURISM

Mr. Robert Jumonville, Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3230,
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email:
jumonviller@portno.com

Mr. Johnny Cefalu,
Deputy Director of Cruise and Tourism

Telephone: (504) 528-3219,
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email:
cefaluj@portno.com


LEGAL SERVICES

Mr. Gerald O. Gussoni, Jr.; Director
Legal Services, Insurance, Claims and Risk-Safety.
Telephone: (504) 528-3228, Fax: (504) 528-3209
Email:
gussonib@portno.com

Mr. J. Michael Orlesh, Jr.; Special Counsel
Telephone: (504) 528-3448,
Fax: (504) 528-3209
Email:
orleshm@portno.com

FINANCE

Mr. Jim Ruckert; Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3346
Fax: (504) 528-3582
Email:
ruckertj@portno.com

Accounting Services Unit.
Mr. Saed Abu Naser
, Manager
Investments, Accounts Payable
and Receivable, and Collections.
Telephone: (504) 528-3355
Fax: (504) 528-3582
Email:
abunasers@portno.com

Financial Services Unit.
Mr. Mike Sigur
, Manager
Financial Reporting, Analysis,
Budgets and Asset Management.
Telephone: (504) 528-3361
Fax: (504) 528-3582
Email:
mike@portno.com

Information Services Unit.
Mr. Sidney J. Fauria
, Manager;
Systems Support and Business Research, Internet, CRESCENT and remote access.
Telephone: (504) 528-3565
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email:
faurias@portno.com

PC/Network Support Unit.
Ms. Karen O' Brien
, Manager;
Telecommunication Services,
Telephone: (504) 528-3567
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email:
karen@portno.com

ADMINISTRATION

Ms. Cynthia Swain; Director;
Telephone: (504) 528-3367
Fax: (504) 528-3209
Email:
swainc@portno.com

Building Services Unit.
Mr. Troy Stone
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3383
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email:
stonet@portno.com

Office Services/Purchasing Unit.
Mr. Terry Martin
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3345
Fax: (504) 524-4156
Email:
martint@portno.com

Records Unit.
Ms. Pamela Couste'
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3239
Fax: (504) 524-4156
Email:
coustep@portno.com

Contract Administration Unit.
Mr. Fred Brown
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3244
Fax: (504) 528-3445
Email:
brownf@portno.com  

Human Resource Unit.
Ms. Gwen Hager
, Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3268
Fax: (504) 528-3399
Email:
hagerg@portno.com

BUSINESS PLANNING & COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Clay Miller, Director
Telephone: (504) 528-3324
Fax: (504) 528-3490
Email:
millerc@portno.com

Mr. Joseph G. Cocchiara, Jr.; Project Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3208
Fax: (504) 528-3460
Email: joe
@portno.com

Real Estate Unit.
Ms. Lisa Richardson
,
Industrial Marketing Manager
Telephone: (504) 528-3319
Fax: (504) 528-3490

Email:
richardsonl@portno.com


 

Port of New Orleans
P.O. Box 60046 • New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: 504-522-2551 • FAX: 504-524-4156