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GSI Advisors
Implementation Support

Technical Advisors
Funders To Date

GSI Advisors

A GSI Advisory Committee, comprising top-level officials of key stakeholder groups, helps steer the GSI providing crucial assistance to the NEMWI in making GSI award decisions and fund-raising.

GSI Advisory Committee members include:

Mr. Adolph Ojard


Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Mr. Anthony Ianello


Illinois International Port District

Ms. Rose Ann DeLeon
Mr. Eric Reinelt
Mr. Ray Schreckengost
Mr. Jody Peacock
Mr. Warren McCrimmon
Mr. Georges Robichon

Fednav Ltd.
Ms. Jennifer Nalbone
Mr. Tim Eder
Hon. James Doyle (designee: Charles Ledine)
Hon. Dave Ross
Hon. Richard M. Daley (designee: Patrick Carey)

Ex-Officio committee members include:

Ms. Marilyn Baxter
Ms. Lisa Raitt
Mr. Terry Johnson
Mr. Dick Corfe
Mr. Dorn Carlson
Ms. Carolyn Junemann

U.S. Maritime Administration

Implementation Support

The GSI is managed by the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Ms. Allegra Cangelosi of the Institute is responsible for overall GSI leadership; GSI design, management and reporting; and GSI communication and interface.

Mr. Steve Fisher, Executive Director of the American Great Lakes Ports Association is responsible for developing the GSI's relationships with the maritime industry; assuring that the GSI is meeting the needs of the maritime industry; and coordinating maritime industry and supply chain outreach.


Technical Advisors

Expert Panels and a binational Federal Panel provide input to the GSI on protocol development, project review, and analysis of findings and next steps for system incubation recommendations. Panel members include:

Federal Agencies
Professional Societies
Classification Societies
International Experts
     -  Process Enginnering
     -  Biological Sciences
     -  Marine Engineering/Naval Architecture

Funders To Date

Funds to support the GSI have been assembled from the private sector, federal grants, Congressional appropriations, foundations, and states, and include contributions from:

Canadian and U.S. Great Lakes ports
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.
U.S. Maritime Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
University of Wisconsin-Superior (in-kind)
University of Minnesota-Duluth (in-kind)
Great Lakes carrier companies (in-kind)
Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute

 




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