Port of New Orleans - Louisiana, USA

	Mr. Joseph F. Toomy Chairman
	Mr. Toomy is a self-employed insurance broker who represented District 85 in the Louisiana Legislature from 1984 to 2008. Appointed to the Board: March, 2009.

Mr. Daniel Packer

Vice - Chairman

Former Chief Executive of Entergy New Orleans. Currently President and CEO of Urban Solutions Inc.
Appointed to the Board: January, 2010.

Mr. Gregory R. Rusovich

Secretary - Treasurer

Mr. Rusovich is CEO of Transoceanic Trading and Development Company LLC - an international consulting firm that connects sellers of equipment, technology and services to prospective buyers in the world’s emerging markets. He's the former CEO of Transoceanic Shipping Company, which was purchased by PWC Logistics in 2005 and is now known as Agility Project Logistics. Appointed to the Board: April, 2011.

Mr. Scott Cooper

Board Member

President of Crescent Towing and Executive Vice President of Cooper/ T. Smith. Appointed to the Board: December, 2011.

Mr. William T. Bergeron

Board Member

CEO of Bergeron Resources. Appointed to the Board: November, 2012.

Mr. Michael W. Kearney

Board Member

Mr. Kearney is president and owner of The Kearney Companies Inc., a New Orleans-based third-party logistics company. Appointed to the Board: December, 2012.

Mr. Robert "Rusty" Barkerding Jr.

Board Member

President of Admiral Security Services. Appointed to the Board: February, 2013.

Mr. Gary P. LaGrange

President & CEO

Gary LaGrange has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port of New Orleans since 2001. Under LaGrange’s direction the Port made great expansions in spite of great adversity. During his tenure, the Port opened new, state-of-the art container, cruise and refrigerated terminals. LaGrange’s leadership brought the Port of New Orleans back into operation two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the most extensive natural disaster in U.S. history.

LaGrange serves on the Boards and Executive Committees of the Waterways Council, Inc. and National Waterways Council. He also serves on the Boards of the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas and is past chairman and past president of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association. He serves on the executive committee member of the Transportation Research Board. He has served as Chairman of the American Association of Port Authorities. He is a member of the Committee of 100 Louisiana. He was named the Maritime Person of the Year by the Propeller Club of New Orleans in 2003 and Maritime Person of the Year by the Propeller Club of the Port of Gulfport in 2001. He was named the “Man of Steel” by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), and received the Leadership Award and named to the Hall of Fame by the International Maritime Association at the United Nations in New York. In 2012, the World Trade Center of New Orleans presented LaGrange with the prestigious C. Alvin Bertel Award. He is also a member of the National Rivers Hall of Fame in Dubuque, Iowa. He serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Advisory Council on Trade and Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s Port subcommittee.

Before taking leadership at the Port of New Orleans, LaGrange served as the Executive Director of the Mississippi State Port Authority in Gulfport, Miss., the Port of South Louisiana and the Port of West St. Mary, La.

LaGrange attended Louisiana State University. He received his B.A. in Geography/Economics from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He also completed a Master of Arts in Urban Planning, with honors from USL, in addition to having earned the Professional Port Manager Certification (PPM) from the American Association of Port Authorities.

October 2012