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SUMMARY:WSC Luncheon 2018.09 - State of the Port at Jack Block Park
DESCRIPTION:The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for our September Monthly Luncheon in Jack Block Park  \n\n"State of the Port" \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\nThe Port of Seattle is seeing unprecedented growth and making major investments throughout its airport\, cargo\, fishing and cruise infrastructure.  At the same time\, your port is committed to creating a more livable and equitable city for all. We are privileged to have Ryan Calkins\, Port Commissioner\, share his insights about how the port is creating opportunities for our city and the region in trade\, transportation\, tourism\, as well as small business and workforce development.\n\n\n \n\n Position 1 | Commissioner\n\n Ryan Calkins\n\n \n\nRyan Calkins was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission in 2017. Ryan works as a nonprofit professional at Ventures\, a charitable organization that supports low income entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in the Puget Sound area. For more than a decade\, Ryan ran an import and distribution company in Seattle that was recognized for its industry-leading sustainability initiatives.\n\n \n\nPrior to his work in business\, Ryan worked in Central and South America for disaster relief and human rights nonprofits. Commissioner Calkins focuses on sustainable economic development at the Port of Seattle\, working to ensure that our region's prosperity is shared among all of our communities. Ryan balances current needs with a long-term vision for the Port of Seattle\, to ensure that one of our region's most valuable public assets will continue to thrive for generations to come.\n\n \n\nBorn and raised in Edmonds by a public school teacher and a small business owner\, Ryan now lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: justify\;"><img alt="" height="46" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1229/Image/WSCOC_Logo_New2014_EmailHeader.jpg" style="width: 280px\; height: 46px\;" width="280" /></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<hr /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10.5pt\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(31\, 73\, 125)\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><em><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce invites you to join&nbsp\;us for our September Monthly Luncheon in Jack Block Park&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: 48px\;">&quot\;State of the Port&quot\;&nbsp\;</span></span></em></span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\; <img alt="Port of Seattle Logo" dir="ltr" height="87" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1229/Image/POSLogoforgroupnoborder.jpg" style="margin: 5px 10px\; width: 197px\; height: 87px\; color: rgb(31\, 73\, 125)\; font-family: tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;" width="197" /><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\; margin-left: 40px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">The Port of Seattle is seeing unprecedented growth and making major investments t</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">hrough</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">out its airp</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">ort\,&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">cargo\, fishing and cruise in</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">frastructure.&nbsp\; At the same time\, your port is committed t</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">o&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">creating a more livable and equitable city for all.&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">We are privileged to have Ryan Calkins\, Port Commissioner\, share his&nbsp\;insights about&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">how the port is creating opportunities for our city and the region in trade\, transportation\, tourism\, as well as smal</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">l business and workforce development.</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;">\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin-left: 40px\;">&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><strong>Position 1 | Commissioner</strong><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1229/Image/Headshots_450x450_0001_Calkins20copy202.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\; float: left\;" width="150" /></span></span></span></span></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;">&nbsp\;<span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong>Ryan Calkins</strong></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: left\; margin-left: 40px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">Ryan Calkins was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission in 2017. Ryan works as a nonprofit professional at Ventures\, a <span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">charitable<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">&nbsp\;organization that supports low income entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in the Puget Sound area. For<span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">&nbsp\;more than</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">a<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">&nbsp\;decade\, Ryan ran an import and distribution company in Seattle that was recognized for its industry-leading<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">&nbsp\;sustainability initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin-left: 40px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;">Prior to his work in business\, Ryan worked in Central and South America for disaster relief and human rights nonprofits. Commissioner Calkins focuses on sustainable economic development at the Port of Seattle\, working to ensure that our region&#39\;s prosperity is shared among all of our communities. Ryan balances current needs with a long-term vision for the Port of Seattle\, to ensure that one of our region&#39\;s most valuable public assets will continue to thrive for generations to come.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin-left: 40px\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: tahoma\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 51\, 102)\;">Born and raised in Edmonds by a public school teacher and a small business owner\, Ryan now lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="365" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1229/Image/PlatinumGoldMembers081518LD.jpg" style="width: 582px\; height: 365px\;" width="582" /></span></span></span></span></span></div>\n\n<div><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Jack Block Park 2130 Harbor Ave SW Seattle\, WA 98126
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