Port of Bellingham, Wash., Names Marine Director

By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.

Dec. 13–Dan Stahl, executive director of the Port of Anacortes the past five years, will be the Port of Bellingham’s new director of marine services. He will take over the $96,000-a-year post early in 2006 after he develops a transition plan with Anacortes officials.

Stahl will replace Stephan Jilk, who is leaving the post to become general manager of Whatcom County Public Utility District No. 1, a position held by the retiring Tom Anderson.

As marine services director, Stahl will oversee 2,100 marina slips in Bellingham and Blaine, the deep-water shipping terminal, and Bellingham Cruise Terminal. He will also spearhead port plans to develop a new marina in the wastewater treatment lagoon that the port acquired last January from Georgia-Pacific West Inc.

Stahl has a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation from Maine Maritime Academy and a master of science degree in ocean systems management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also completed the University of Washington’s Public Executive Program.

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