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Ms. Whalen, a Delaware labor leader and community activist, has worked for General Motors for the past three decades and has been the United Auto Workers (UAW) Corporate Communications Coordinator at the automaker’s Wilmington plant since 1992. She is the Chairperson of Community Services for UAW Local 435, the current Vice President of the Delaware State UAW CAP (Community Action Program) Council, and an Executive Board Member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). She is a past President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute-Delaware Chapter; a past member of the Executive Board of the Wilmington NAACP and has served as Secretary of Women In The NAACP (WIN). Mr. DiPinto was appointed Director of Wilmington’s Office of Economic Development by Mayor James M. Baker in August 2006, following his retirement from the Delaware State House of Representatives. Prior, DiPinto served on the Wilmington City Council from 1973 through 1986, and as a Representative in Delaware’s General Assembly from 1987 through 2006. He chaired the Housing and Community Affairs and Appropriation Committees and was the co-chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee for eight years. “On behalf of the DSPC I would like to welcome Ms. Marietta ‘Peaches’ Whalen and Mr. Joseph DiPinto to our board,” said Gene Bailey, Executive Director of the DSPC. “Both possess extensive and unique professional experience with major corporations in Delaware, and as dedicated leaders in our State have been devoted to job creation and economic development. Their impressive backgrounds, accomplishments and counsel will be invaluable to the future direction of the DSPC, to the Port’s continued growth and to increasing its economic impact on the State of Delaware and the region,” he added. About the Port of Wilmington, Delaware Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is a full service Mid-Atlantic seaport strategically located to provide overnight access to 200 million North American consumers. Wilmington ranks as the world’s top banana port, and the nations leading gateway for imports of fresh fruit and juice concentrates. An economic engine for the State of Delaware and the region, it is responsible for nearly 19,000 jobs, $405 million in business revenue impact, and $28 million in annual local taxes. The Port is owned and operated by the Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware. For centuries, seaports have served as a vital economic lifeline by brining goods and services to people around the world. Today, approximately 99% of all goods come into the United States by ships, and seaports continue to be a critical link for assess to the global marketplace. Seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere generate trillions of dollars of economic activities, support the employment of millions of people, and import and export more than 7.6 billion tons of cargo, including food, household goods, fuel and building materials. The volume of cargo shipped by water and the number of passengers traveling throughout our seaports are expected to dramatically increase by 2020. To meet these demands, the American Association of Port Authorities and its members, including the Port of Wilmington, are committed to keeping seaports navigable, secure and sustainable. XXX END XXX |
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