APP welcomes Kimberlyn King-Hinds as new president

Kimberlyn King-Hinds

The Association of Pacific Ports is very pleased to welcome Kimberlyn King-Hinds as our newly elected president.

Representing the Commonwealth Ports Authority in the Northern Mariana Islands, King-Hinds assumes the role following the tenure of Ian Marr from the Port of Nanaimo.

“I’m looking forward to leading the APP and working with everyone to improve our port community through sharing knowledge and resources to benefit the communities we serve,” she said in accepting the position at the APP’s annual general meeting on July 29, 2021.

As chair of the CPA board of directors, King-Hinds has had a distinguished career balancing the practice of law in the CNMI and serving the public in various capacities. Currently in private practice addressing areas of family law, probate law and general civil litigation, King-Hinds is also currently the conflict counsel for the NMI Settlement Fund and legal counsel for the Tinian Mayor’s Office. King-Hinds also currently devotes numerous hours serving the people of the CNMI on various government advisory boards and non-profit organizations.

CPA was created in 1981 and tasked with managing and operating all the airports and seaports throughout the Northern Marianas. CPA is responsible for three airports (Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport, Tinian International Airport, and Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport) and three seaports (Port of Saipan, Port of Tinian, and Rota West Harbor) on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

King-Hinds is joined by both new and returning port members to the executive committee. Before welcoming new members, the executive committee said farewell to Patsy Martin, who will be retiring as executive director of the Port of Skagit at the end of September; and Joe Stuveysant, president and CEO, Port of San Diego, who has stepped down to focus on priorities at the port.

New to the committee this year is Stephen Ribuffo, director, Port of Alaska; Doug Hayes, executive director, Port of Columbia County; and Zoran Knezevic, president and CEO, Port Alberni Port Authority.

The full executive committee now consists of King-Hinds, president; Frank Colonna, Port of Long Beach, first vice president/treasurer; Shao-Liang Chen, Taiwan International Ports Corp., second vice president; Kim Puzey, Port of Umatilla, third vice president; Ian Marr, Port of Nanaimo, past president.

The regional representatives are Dick Dodge, Port of Redwood City; Ying-Feng Chung, Taiwan International Ports Corp.; Bob Larson, Port of Benton; Steve Ribuffo, Port of Alaska; Doug Hayes, Port of Columbia County; Dorothy Harris, Port of Guam.

AT LARGE: James Bing II, Republic of Marshall Islands Port Authority; Chris King, American Samoa Port Administration; and Zoran Knezevic, Port Alberni Port Authority. (PR)