Supply chain trends and an update on the Port of Tacoma will be two of the major topics at the Port's annual breakfast on Wednesday, April 28. The event is being held at the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

The program will feature remarks from Don Johnson, president of the Port of Tacoma Commission, John Wolfe, the Port's interim executive director, and Scott Mason, president of ILWU Local 23.

In addition, Kate Vitasek, founder of Supply Chain Visions, will provide keynote remarks about new supply chain trends and challenges that are changing how companies operate. She will also moderate a supply chain panel featuring:

  • Rocky Griese, Export and Logistics Manager, Costco Wholesale
  • John Keenan, Senior Vice President and COO, Horizon Lines, Inc.
  • Linda Leary, President, Carlile Transportation Systems, Inc.
  • Dan Wall, Senior Vice President of Ocean Cargo Services, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Attendance at the event is $20. For more information and to register, please contact Mariam Anderson at the World Trade Center Tacoma at 253-396-1022 or manderson@wtcta.org.


Contact: Rod Koon, Port of Tacoma, (253) 383-9462