The 2017 Maritime Person of the Year is Janiece Longoria, Chair of the Port of Houston Commission.
Longoria’s background:
- 2013 unanimously appointed as Chairman by the City of Houston & Harris County
- 2002 began serving on the Port Commission
- J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1979
Under Longoria’s leadership the Port of Houston has:
- record high loaded container units, exceeding 2 million
- increased revenue
- improved its infrastructure
- improved the ship channel with dredging
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