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Karenthia A. Barber Appointed First Black Woman To Serve As Maryland Port Commissioner
fox2now.com ^ | August 8, 2023

Posted on 03/27/2024 1:32:09 PM PDT by grundle

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1 posted on 03/27/2024 1:32:09 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

Good luck! The job just got harder then it would have been 24 hours ago.


2 posted on 03/27/2024 1:34:50 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: grundle

Diversity is our strength, and don’t you forget it, citizen.


3 posted on 03/27/2024 1:35:29 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (It's NOT a vaccine)
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To: grundle

It….is….delicious….

https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/06/01/complex-systems-wont-survive-the-competence-crisis/


4 posted on 03/27/2024 1:36:08 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: grundle

but it’s still a Free Ride


5 posted on 03/27/2024 1:38:50 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: napscoordinator

Yea, trial by fire to be sure.


6 posted on 03/27/2024 1:40:47 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: grundle

DEI - Didn't Earn It!


7 posted on 03/27/2024 1:41:40 PM PDT by kiryandil (what Odessa doink?)
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To: napscoordinator

Note the date...


8 posted on 03/27/2024 1:41:45 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: grundle

She was appointed last year...this happened on her watch...DEI.....


9 posted on 03/27/2024 1:41:54 PM PDT by Herodes
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You would think in all of that, a Port Commissioner might have some professional involvement in the International Longshoreman's Association, experience piloting or navigating cargo vessels, the processes involved in loading or unloading cargo, etc.

But no

Her "credentials" include:

Another Affirmative Action Political DEI Hack. See. Incompetence. Very good for The Democrat party, the removal of various monuments and such in Baltimore, but not so good for running a port.
10 posted on 03/27/2024 1:42:42 PM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: grundle

She’s DEI..

She Didn’t Earn It.


11 posted on 03/27/2024 1:42:54 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: grundle

So is she qualified for the job or is this part of DEI?


12 posted on 03/27/2024 1:42:59 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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The catastrophic damage to the bridge was foreseeable. Diligent maintenance of the bridge would have included bolstering the piers to account for the increase in ship size over the years.

The Maryland Transportation Authority is responsible for the mantenance of the bridge.

Governing board
The Maryland Secretary of Transportation serves as chairperson of the Authority’s governing board. Eight other board members are appointed to four year terms by the Governor, with confirmation by the Maryland Senate. Term expirations are staggered. Board members can be reappointed to additional terms, but a limit of three consecutive terms was established in 2007.

Daily operations of the Authority are overseen by the Executive Director who serves as the chief executive officer for the agency and is hired by the MDTA Board.

Members of the board are:

Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland Transportation Secretary, Chairman
Dontae Carroll
William H. Cox Jr.
William C. Ensor III
W. Lee Gaines, Jr.
Mario J. Gangemi, P.E.
John F. von Paris
Cynthia D. Penny-Ardinger
Jeffrey S. Rosen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Transportation_Authority


13 posted on 03/27/2024 1:43:28 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: butlerweave

“ but it’s still a Free Ride”
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Many businesses and ALL governments have plenty of parasites on board doing free rides.


14 posted on 03/27/2024 1:43:42 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: grundle
She is the Founder and CEO of Professional Development Associates, LLC, a consulting firm that provides leadership and workforce training, coaching, and human resources consulting services.

Additionally, the firm conducts diversity, equity, and inclusion audits and consulting, which highlights Ms. Barber's commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Anything here that would be useful to manage the operation of a major shipping port?

15 posted on 03/27/2024 1:43:47 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: grundle
August, 2023 article.

She been in office 7 months.

16 posted on 03/27/2024 1:44:03 PM PDT by Jumpmaster (U.S. Army Paratrooper. I am the 0.001%.)
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To: grundle

She hit all the right Democrat buttons along the way to her current appointment, none of which had anything to do with shipping, shipping companies, shipping ports or shipping operations in Baltimore or anywhere else. It’s clear she was hired to bring DEI HR into the Port of Baltimore.


17 posted on 03/27/2024 1:45:01 PM PDT by Wuli (ena)
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To: grundle

https://kbmotivator.com/

Good gad.


18 posted on 03/27/2024 1:45:39 PM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Fido969

She’s not there to manage.

She’s a stooge.


19 posted on 03/27/2024 1:46:14 PM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Fido969; All

Hey she wrote a paper titled “ Boats & Shit” ! Is that e ough?


20 posted on 03/27/2024 1:47:12 PM PDT by Reily (!!)
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