Corpus Christi Port Manager to Receive PPM Certification

Patricia Cardenas, community relations manager for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority in Corpus Christi, Texas, will receive the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) Professional Port Manager certification as part of the port association’s 2006 annual convention activities. The certification program, initiated by AAPA in 1995, encourages, rewards and advances professional standards in public port management. In partial fulfillment of her PPM program requirements, Ms. Cardenas wrote a thesis titled, “21st Century Challenges for Military Strategic Port Authorities: The Neglected Line in the Army’s Strategic Mobility Plan.”