b'MEMBERNEWSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Ben Anderson Receives Coast Guard Witherspoon AwardCoast Guard for renewal this year. WePVA Associate member Ben Anderson, CEO of Bremerton, estimate that there are several dozenWA-based Art Anderson Associates, was awarded the U.S. Coast PVA members who are required toGuard Captain John C. Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership develop and maintain these plans andAward on June 5. The Witherspoon Award revolves around the PVAs template is intended to helpCoast Guards core values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to streamline the process.Duty. Anderson is a Commander in the Coast Guard Reserve, Summer PVA 2020 Membershipcurrently stationed at Base Seattle as the Senior Reserve Officer.Dues Billing Program Andersons award is in respect to his service at Sector PugetBen AndersonThis month, you will receive anSound. In this capacity he led reservists within the Sectors invoice for your 2020 PVA member- Prevention Department, overseeing four weekend teams of reservists perform-ship dues under the Summer Billinging Port State Control exams on international vessels and local waterfront safety Program. This program was estab- /security inspections. Anderson was the key liaison between his group and his lished years ago to give PVA membersactive duty counterparts, ensuring all 45 reservists were trained, in compliance an opportunity to renew their mem- with readiness measures, and ready to mobilize as needed.bership when they were at the heightCommander Anderson has consistently shown the highest levels of outstand-of their operating seasons.ing leadership as he inspired extraordinary job satisfaction and mission perfor-Your continued support of PVA ismance, said Captain L.A. Sturgis, CG Sector Puget Sound.extremely important as we work inAnderson has served in the Coast Guard for 17 years; active duty for 10 and your behalf and tackle issues that arewithin the reserves for seven years. He is a graduate of the United States Coast important to you, your business andGuard Academy with follow-on graduate degrees at the University of Michigan the passenger vessel industry at-large.where he received his masters in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Your membership allows our associa- Mechanical Engineering.tion to maintain a strong voice beforeHe is the third generation CEO/President of family owned Art Anderson Congress and the Regulatory AgenciesAssociates, a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering services firm founded in Washington D.C. It also providesin 1957 focusing on both marine and facility projects. nthe resources necessary for the asso-ciation to maintain and develop newADVERTISERS INDEXprograms and activities that support PVA member businesses. Such ac- All American Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Kobelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24tivities include the development andArcadia Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Kongsberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35expansion of members-only crewArmstrong Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lay Pitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19training programs and other tools toBAE Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Marine Jet Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33improve your business and vessel op- Bay Ship and Yacht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41erations.I hope that you will renew yourBlount Boats, Inc, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MER Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26PVA membership this month so thatBMT Designers & Planners, Inc, . . . . . . . 14 Metal Shark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2we may continue our active workBurger Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Motor Services Hugo Stamp . . . . . . . . . . .7in your behalf. 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