American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, Va. Jim Quinn,president and CEO of Port Saint John, was elected chairman of the board for the 2015-16 activity year.Having served in leadership positions for more than 30 years in the marine and public sectors of Canada, Quinn was appointed president and CEO of the Saint John Port Authority in September 2010. He began his career on ships sailing out of Saint John in the mid-1970s prior to re-joining the Canadian Coast Guard in 1981, where he served as regional director of the Central and Arctic Region and director general of Marine Programs. After serving 23 years in the Canadian Coast Guard, Quinn joined the Privy Council Office’s Machinery of Government Secretariat and Social Development Policy Secretariat as a senior advisor. Later, he joined Indian and Northern Affairs Canada as director general of Lands. From there, he was promoted several times, culminating in the chief financial officer/assistant deputy minister role. Just prior to becoming Port Saint John’s president and CEO, Quinn was chief financial officer in the Canadian International Development Agency.