Leadership

Standing Left to Right: Len James, Carol Coppola, David Mihuta, Andrew White, Leigh Ryan, Bob Cole, Trey Thompson, Jed Young, Jim Myrick, Thomas Beason, Molly Carrot Taylor, Ben Goldberg and Patricia Richardson

Officers and Board of Governors: 2025-2026

Officers                                Phone             

President
Len James                               912-695-1044                 John S. James Co.

First Vice President
David “Fish” Mihuta               912-655-8518                  Freightliner of Savannah

Second Vice President
Carol Coppola                       
912-308-4377                  First Citizens’ Bank

Third Vice President
Leigh Ryan                            912-447-9701                  World Trade Center Savannah

Secretary
Theresa Atkins                      912-966-7918                 Georgia Tech

Treasurer
Robert Cole                             912-660-8284                Georgia Ports Authority

Judge Advocate
Langston Bass                        912-233-3399                Brennan, Harris, & Rominger

Board of Governors
One-Year Term
Capt. Jim Myrick                      912-964-0712               Myrick Marine Contracting
Ben Goldberg                            912-201-0050               JIT Warehousing & Logistics
Jed Young                                 912-210-9703               Port City Logistics
Thomas Beason                       912-658-1463               Bottom Line Echo Company

Two-Year Term
Lynn Brennan                           912-441-1196                Retired
Paul Barger                              912.658.9103                Colonial Terminals
Jerrell Marbry                          912-387-2550                Dunavant
Molly Taylor                             917-757-1285                Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum

Three-Year Term
Capt. Trey Thompson             912- 236-0226              Savannah Pilots Association
Pat Richardson                        912-964-3996               Georgia Ports Authority
Andrew White                          912-713-4781                Crescent Towing

Captain of the Port
CDR Nathaniel Robinson      912-652-4353                 USCG Marine Safety Unit Savannah

Administrators

Linda Whiddon                       912-660-9216                Whiddon Business Services

Jackie Frant                            912-713-6442                Administrative Support

Immediate Past President
Nick Harty                               912-398-7654                United Community Bank, Inc.
            

Ex Officio Members
The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Savannah
Past Presidents Roster
1933–34     John F. Gleason
1934–35     Storme Trosdal, Jr.
1935–36     James H. Byington
1936–37     Roland R. Jones
1937–38     E.A. Dutton
1938–39     Samuel A. Cann
1939–40     Cdr. R.F. Erdman, USN
1940–41     Thomas W. Yager
1941–42     Arthur P. Gnann
1942–43     Joseph G. Stovall
1943–44     Judge H. Mercer Jordan
1944–45     Raymond Sherlock
1945–46     Kirk Sutlive
1946–47     Lee Mingledorff, Jr.
1947–48     Gen. P.N. Strong
1948–49     Charles J. Musante
1949–50     Edgar 0I Sikes
1950–51     Harold B. Pillatt
1951–52     Leon L. Collins
1951–53     Rev. Harry J. Pearson
1953–54     Carroll P. Ford
1954–55     E.R. Stuber
1954–56     J.W. Tarver, Jr.
1954–57     Cdr. J.O. Thompson, USCG
1957–58     Gen. Hugh T. Mayberry, USA
1958–59     Thomas Chisholm
1959–60     James W. Coste
1960–61     George E. Henry
1961-62      Stephen F. Craig
1962–64     Joseph A. Register, Jr.
1964–65     J.W. Tarver, Jr.
1965–66     John J. Lyons
1966–67     Sam W. Edleman
1967–68     Peter Norboge
1968–70     James W. Mclntire
1970–71     Walter G. Caceres
1971–72     John M. Sayler
1972–73     Alexander D. Stewart
1973–74     Charles P. Simon
1974–76     Capt. Harry E. Jennings
1976–77     Ernest A. Rubadue
1977–78     Norman H. May
1978–79     CDR Charles H. Denmark
1979–80     Nicholas D. Lamorte
1980–81     Gustave R. Dubus, III
1981–82     Robert Parsons
1982–83     William Saunders
1983–84     John Powers
1984–85     Jerry Hogan, Sr.
1985–86     Ernest A. Rubadue
1986–87     Neff MacKintosh
1987–88     Charles Williams
1988–89     David T. Guernsey
1989–91     Andy Calhoun
1991–92     Amy Rhodes
1992–93     Bob Myrick
1993–94     Bill Wiggins
1994–95     Ed Cawthon
1995–96     Nancy Moon
1996–97     Dudley New
1997–98     Ed Bazemore
1998–99     Richard Rominger
1999–00     Capt. Frank Guy
2000–01     Anna Arnsdorff
2001–02     David Sipple
2002–03     Chuck Davis
2003–04     Patricia Reese
2004–05     Charlie Sutlive
2005–06     Langston Bass
2006–07     Ralph Maggoni
2007–08     Hugh Loyd
2008–09     Chris Desa
2009–10     Gloria Faircloth
2010–11     Jim Myrick
2011–12     McLeod Rominger
2012–13     Jerry Hogan, Jr.
2013–14     Nick Puhala
2014–15     Mark Troughton
2015–16     Michael Forbes
2016–17     Craig Maggioni
2017-18      Chuck Heimes
2018-19     Lynn Brennan
2019-20     Capt. Trey Thompson
2020-21     Lee Beckmann
2021-22     Jason Ball
2022-23     Joe Myatt
2023-24     Gary M Davis  
2024-25     Nick Harty

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