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PA NEWS
Published weekly for Port Authority and PATH employees June 4, 2009/Volume 8/Number 22
Interns Begin
Executive Director Chris Ward
welcomed 85 young men and
women to the Port Authority
this week – summer interns who were
chosen from a record-high number of
more than 7,000 applicants.
Chief Operating Officer Ernesto L.
Butcher and Chief Engineer Frank
Lombardi joined the Executive
Director at an orientation session on
Monday at One Madison Avenue, kicking
off an internship program that will
run through August 21.
The interns will work in Aviation,
Comptroller’s, Development,
Engineering, Human Resources,
Management & Budget, Operation
Services, OEPC, PATH, Planning, Port
Commerce, Public Safety, Technology
Services, TB&T, and WTC Construction.
A Note to New York
From a Royal Visitor
New York
Governor David
A. Paterson
and Executive Director
Chris Ward welcomed
England’s Prince Harry as
he began his trip to New
York last Friday with a
prayerful stop at the
World Trade Center site,
where he spent about 15
minutes speaking quietly
with a half-dozen relatives
of 9/11 victims.
Among them was Port
Authority retiree Chip
Callori, whose brother,
Governor Paterson and the Executive Director (right) welcome
England’s Prince Harry to the WTC site on May 29.
Victor Nordstrom
Photos: Cynthia Armour
HR Partner Stella Cicchetti introduces the
Executive Director on June 1 at OMA.
The prince’s handwritten note.
Joseph Amatuccio, was killed. “It's a
very kind gesture on his part, for him
to realize that this is a sad but important
part of our history,” she said.
On the chain-link fence overlooking
the National 9/11 Memorial and
Museum under construction, Prince
Harry attached a wreath of peonies
and white and yellow roses. Standing
alone, he bowed his head in silence
for a few minutes.
Prince Harry after placing wreath at
Ground Zero.
A handwritten note on the wreath
read: “In respectful memory of those
who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001,
and in admiration of the courage
shown by the people of this great city
on that day.” It was signed, “Harry.”
The prince walked along the south
side of the 16-acre site, stopping to
look at rebuilding plans Mr. Ward and
WTC Construction Director Steven
Plate showed him.

Achievements
Perfect in PSD…
Public Safety
honored its 44
civilian employees
with perfect attendance
in 2008 at a
ceremony May 14 at
Police Headquarters.
Deputy Director
of Public
Safety/Deputy
Superintendent of
Police Carol
Maresca told the honorees, “You all exemplify the Port Authority tradition of dedicated service.
I am proud and grateful to have you as my staff.”
Police Planning and Administration Supervisor Lorraine Lucas leads the department with 34
consecutive years, followed by Nancy Dzurissin with 28, Arlene Kopik with 26, Michael
Carlock with 21, and Robert Hayes with 18.
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Carol Maresca (front row, 5th from right) with Public Safety’s
2008 perfect attendance honorees.
And at the Staten Island Bridges
Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals Director Victoria
Kelly, Staten Island Bridges General Manager Paul
Pittari ,and Operations Manager Patricia Trimarchi
honored 38 SIB staff members at a perfect attendance
ceremony on May 11. Ian Frederick leads the group
with 15 consecutive years, followed by Ms. Trimarchi
with 12.
Honoring perfect attendance at the
SIB are Victoria Kelly (right), Paul
Pittari, and Pat Trimarchi.
Master’s Degree
Staff Auditor Paula
Koulikov graduated from
the Stevens Institute of
Technology on May 21
with a master’s degree in
information management.
Staff Update
Lillie Bordeaux completed training to
become PATH’s first female Yard Supervisor;
formerly Engineer, PATH Transportation
Division.
Dmitri Koulikov William Evans
Calendar
PAHS in Parade
Trading Post
Dawn Montella
The officers and members of the
Port Authority Hispanic Society invite PA
employees and family members to march
with them in the 52nd Annual Puerto Rican
Day Parade on Sunday, June 14.
For details, contact Nelson Piñeiro at
19-2455 or Victor Acevedo at 19-4250.
Recent Retirees Meet
Rose Hemmerich invites fellow retirees
since 2000 to join her at lunch at the Olive
Garden, Sixth Avenue between 22nd and
23rd streets, Manhattan, on Tuesday, June 9,
at noon. For more information, contact her
at 631 724-9037 or laroe@optonline.net.
Want Giants, Mets, or Yankees tickets
Visit Trading Post on EmployeeNet.
Retirees are welcome to participate, and
should send e-mail to panews@panynj.gov.
Mike Dombrowski
Marketing Awards
Keep Coming
The Port Authority this week
received word that it has
won 13 Communicator
Awards, presented by the International
Academy of the Visual Arts, the latest
in a string of honors from organizations
such as the Transportation
Marketing Communications
Association, the American Business
Awards, PR News, the American
Association of Port Authorities, and
the Association of Marketing &
Communications Professionals.
Marketing staff members are (standing,
from front left) Marketing Communications
General Manager Rae Ann Hoffmann,
Tony Oliver, John Olberding, Dave
McGrath, Kevin Kirchman, Russell Jordan,
Frank Pita, Audrey Mancher, Caroline
Conejero, Maureen McManus, (seated,
from front left) Hilary McCarron, Connie
Nardella, Robin Lance, Tina Hansen,
Takiyah Williams, and Charlene Whitney.
The most recent awards follow an
impressive showing at the latter’s
2009 Hermes Creative Awards in April,
when the agency won five Platinum
and five Gold Awards. It also won an
Advertising Excellence Award from
AdScore Publication Research in February.
“There’s no greater honor than to
be recognized by your peers for
excellence,” Marketing Director Kevin
Kirchman said. “Our staff members
are talented, dedicated, and deservedly
proud of what they produce.”
Some of the winning projects
included: the PA Annual Report; Airport
Highlights; the Port of NY/NJ Guide;
the OBJO Opportunity Report; and the
intern recruitment, Go Green, PATH
SmartLink, and Stewart International
Airport marketing campaigns.
Alan Hicks