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The joint GLSLS study was formally initiated in May 2003 following the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Memorandum of Cooperation facilitates a binational study partnership that includes Canadian and United States departments and agencies with expertise in transportation policy and economics, navigation-related infrastructure engineering and environmental science.
GLSLS Study Partnership
- Transport Canada (TC)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
- Environment Canada (EC)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Steering Committee
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Cooperation, a binational Steering Committee has been set up to oversee the GLSLS Study. The Steering Committee is comprised of senior-level representatives from each of the study’s participating organizations.
Management Team
The Steering Committee has appointed a Canadian lead and a United States lead to provide day-to-day management of the GLSLS Study.
Canadian Lead
Marc Fortin
Director, Seaway and Domestic Shipping Policy
Transport Canada
Marc Fortin received a BA in Social Sciences and Public Administration from University of Ottawa and an MBA from the Université du Québec in Montreal. In 1992, he began his career with Transport Canada where he worked in many areas related to marine safety programs and other operations with the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1997, Marc was appointed as Director of Occurrence Data, Analysis and Report Branch within the Safety and Security Group.
Since October 2001, he has served as Director, Seaway & Domestic Shipping Policy, a division of the Marine Policy Directorate of Transport Canada. He is responsible for the assessment of issues and the development of strategic policies affecting the overall Canadian Domestic Shipping industry, including on-going monitoring of the St-Lawrence Seaway Agreement and other policy issues related to the overall Great Lakes/Seaway system.
United States Lead
David Wright
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
David Wright obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.
Dave has served 20 years with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in various capacities. His current permanent position is Chief of the Contract Administration Branch in Engineering & Construction Division.
Management Support
Communications Group
- Tim Downey, SLSDC
- Lynn Duerod, USACE
- Rebecca McGill, SLSDC
- Janin Huard, TC
- Andrew Bogora, SLSMC
Study Team
The Management Team has established an overall Study Team for the three main aspects of the study: Engineering, Economics and Environment. The Study Team includes binational representation from each of the study’s participating departments and agencies based on the most appropriate knowledge and expertise available.
Engineering Team
- David Buccini, USACE
- Marie Gaudreault, SLSMC
- Tom Lavigne, SLSDC
- Gabriela Lyvers, USACE
- Robert Patev, USACE
- David Schaaf, USACE
- Matthew Watts, USACE
- Mike Whittington, SLSMC
Economics Team
- Pierre Cecile, SLSMC
- Neil Kochhar, TC
- Buddy Langdon, USACE
- Robert Leore, TC
- Ben Lin, USDOT/MARAD
- Tim Smith, USACE
- Wes Walker, USACE
- Janice Weaver, USDOT/MARAD
Environment Team
- Jean-François Bibeault, EC
- Craig Czarnecki, USFWS
- Adam Fox, USACE
- Jon Gee, EC
- J im Galloway, USACE
- Kelly Goody, TC
- Bob Kavetsky, USFWS
- Jacinthe Leclerc, EC
- Ralph Moulton, EC
- Steve Patch, USFWS
- Pierre Pesant, SLSMC
- Anne Secord, USFWS
- Alec Simpson, TC
- Russ Smith, TC
- David Stilwell, USFWS
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