Key Personnel
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Stephen M. Carmel, Administrator
Stephen M. Carmel is the Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Before joining MARAD, Mr. Carmel was the President of US Marine Management, LLC (USMMI). US Marine Management was formally a division of Maersk Line...
Brooklyn Tucker, Director of Governmental and Legislative Affairs
Brooklyn Tucker serves as the Director of Governmental and Legislative Affairs at the Maritime Administration (MARAD). As a member of the senior leadership team, she leads the agency’s congressional engagement and legislative strategy efforts.
Before joining MARAD, she served as a...
Sydney Plante, Acting Associate Administrator for Strategic Engagement
Sydney Plante serves as the Acting Associate Administrator for Strategic Engagement at the Maritime Administration (MARAD) within the U.S. Department of Transportation. As a key member of MARAD’s executive leadership team, she drives the agency's strategic outreach, stakeholder...
William "Bill" Paape, Associate Administrator for Ports and Waterways
William "Bill" Paape, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways on June 7, 2020. In this capacity, Mr. Paape directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $2 billion. Discretionary grant port...
Elizabeth O'Connor, Chief Counsel
Elizabeth Bayly O’Connor serves as Chief Counsel to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). As a member of the senior leadership team, she leads the agency’s legal team in support of MARAD’s mission to foster, promote, and develop the maritime industry of the United States to advance the...
Cameron "Cam" V. Gore, Deputy Chief Counsel
Mr. Cameron “Cam” V. Gore serves as the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Deputy Chief Counsel. With over three decades of public and private sector legal experience, Cam leads a team of attorneys committed to support MARAD’s programs, and initiatives to advance, promote, and...
