Appendix A

Study Committee Biographical Information

Katherine F. Turnbull (Chair) is a senior research fellow and Regents Fellow at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and an executive professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. She maintains a diverse research portfolio, with recent projects focusing on the impact of the expanded Panama Canal on Texas ports and landside access, including liquefied natural gas exports, automated and connected vehicles, and innovative multimodal planning. Active in the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Dr. Turnbull has served as the chair at the task force, standing committee, section, and group levels, and as the chair of the Technical Activities Council and the Executive Committee. She is a national associate of the National Research Council and the recipient of the TRB W. N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Turnbull also received the Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Awarded presented by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. She earned a B.S. in political science and history from the University of Minnesota–Duluth, an M.S. in urban affairs from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in urban and regional science from Texas A&M University.

CAPT J. Edmund (Ed) Carr is currently an independent consultant in the area of training and safe operations of liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels. He retired from MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Americas) LLC in 2020 after a more than 40-year career in LNG shipping. MOL is a multimodal transport group that owns and operates 97 LNG carriers. Before he retired from MOL (Americas) LLC, CAPT Carr was the senior vice president of LNG and Offshore, where he advised on technical and operational issues and led the LNG

Business Development Team for the Americas with focus on LNG floating storage regasification units, floating storage units, small-scale LNG bunker vessels, very large ethane carriers, and LNG carriers. From 2006 to 2013, CAPT Carr was a managing director for MOL LNG Transport Ltd., where he was responsible for establishing a new ship management company based in Europe dedicated to LNG vessels and for managing the technical and safe operations of all vessels in the fleet. From 1998 to 2003, CAPT Carr worked for RasGas Company Ltd. in Qatar as the shipping operations manager, where he managed a team that was responsible for the safe loading of LNG carriers at the company’s facilities. He was also in charge of operations for the RasGas fleet of chartered LNG carriers. From 1978 to 1998, CAPT Carr worked at the Energy Transportation Corporation that included 20 years of sea duty aboard LNG vessels, with 8.5 years as master and 9 years as chief mate/cargo officer. In 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard recognized CAPT Carr with a Meritorious Public Service Award for supporting the Coast Guard’s ship rider training program at its Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise from 2014 to 2019. CAPT Carr has a B.S. in marine transportation from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Richard A. Gilmore has more than more than 44 years of experience in the liquefied gas shipping business and currently is an independent maritime consultant. Previously, he worked 18 years for Maran Gas Maritime Inc., where he retired as the executive vice president at the end of 2021. Maran Gas Maritime Inc. is the gas shipping business unit of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group Limited. While at Maran, he oversaw all commercial aspects of the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) fleet and helped to expand the fleet from 2 to 43 vessels of various sizes and propulsion technologies. During this period, the LNG industry experienced significant technical and commercial change. LNG vessel design went from steam to diesel propulsion, and cargo tank design evolved, with a 50% improvement (i.e., lower) in boil-off performance. In addition, the LNG trade more than doubled and LNG trade patterns shifted, including the United States changing from being an importer of LNG to being a leading exporter of LNG internationally. Mr. Gilmore managed the commercial and operational growth of the LNG fleet to meet these and other industry changes. Prior to Maran Gas Maritime Inc., Mr. Gilmore worked for 27 years at the Energy Transportation Corporation and the Energy Transportation Group, Inc., starting as a naval architect and working his way up to the chief operating officer and the executive vice president where he was responsible for managing the daily activities of this international energy group and for generating development opportunities in international energy projects. Mr. Gilmore holds a B.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering from the Webb Institute and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Eric W. Linsner is currently the president of LINCO Shipping, Inc. Mr. Linsner retired as a general manager from International Registries, Inc. (IRI) in 2021, where he served as the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) advisor. IRI provides administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime and Corporate Registries. While at IRI, he participated in the Marshall Islands International Maritime Organization (IMO) delegation by developing the revised IMO Gas Code and the new International Code of Safety for Ship Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels. He provided invaluable guidance on technical and commercial issues related to the LNG vessels in the Marshall Islands Registry. Mr. Linsner has nearly 40 years of LNG design and operational experience. He was previously the senior vice president at PRONAV Ship Management, Inc., where his responsibilities included the management of eight LNG ships under the Marshall Islands flag. His areas of expertise include policy development, regulatory compliance, and commercial management. Prior to joining PRONAV, Mr. Linsner was a vice president at the Energy Transportation Corporation, which previously operated these same vessels under the U.S. flag. In this capacity, he was responsible for developing the company’s quality management system, including International Safety Management and International Organization for Standardization certification. He also has experience in protection and indemnity claims handling, maritime labor relations, crew training, and logistics in support of the fleet. During his tenure at the Energy Transportation Corporation, Mr. Linsner served as the general manager of the Osaka, Japan, branch office, responsible for the maintenance and operations of the vessels. He has experience in new fleet construction supervision, and while on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard, he participated in liquefied petroleum gas and LNG vessel plan review, LNG containment system approvals, and the development of the U.S. position for the 1973 IMO Gas Code. Mr. Linsner has a B.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering from Webb Institute. He also holds a master’s degree in engineering administration from The George Washington University.

Mark F. Martecchini was appointed the president of Webb Institute in July 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Martecchini served as the managing director of Stolt-Nielsen/Stolt Tankers from 2007 to March 2022, where he was responsible for all ship-owning activities. From 2015 to 2019, he also served as the president and was responsible for business strategy for all Stolt Tankers operations. During his 38-year career with Stolt-Nielsen, Mr. Martecchini held numerous positions in the areas of commercial and technical management, chartering, logistics, marketing, and strategic planning and projects. Mr. Martecchini became proficient in shipping’s regulatory frameworks through his work at Stolt Tankers and participation in several industry associations. Mr. Martecchini holds a B.S. in naval architecture

and marine engineering from Webb Institute and an M.B.A. in international finance from New York University.

Zahra Mohaghegh is an associate professor and the Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She is also an affiliate to the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the School of Information Sciences, and the Illinois Informatics Institute at UIUC. Dr. Mohaghegh established the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Research Laboratory at UIUC to advance risk science and applications for the safety of complex technological systems. She has conducted research on probabilistic risk assessment, probabilistic physics of failure analysis, human-system reliability modeling, uncertainty analysis, and risk-informed decision making and regulation, benefiting from grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, nuclear power industry, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Dr. Mohaghegh received the Zonta International Award for conducting aviation safety research, the George Apostolakis Award in risk assessment, and the American Nuclear Society Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women’s Achievement Award for her pioneering in the introduction of human and organizational factors into the risk analysis of sociotechnical systems in nuclear and other high-risk industries. Dr. Mohaghegh served as a member of the Committee on Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She is a member of the board of directors of the International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Dr. Mohaghegh has a Ph.D. in reliability engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.

RADM John P. Nadeau served for 32 years in the U.S. Coast Guard before retiring in 2021. RADM Nadeau currently works as an expert consultant assisting stakeholders on all aspects of marine safety and maritime security. During his long Coast Guard career, RADM Nadeau’s service included positions of increasing levels of responsibility, authority, and complexity. Before his retirement, RADM Nadeau served as the commander of the Coast Guard’s Eighth District from 2019 to 2021. As the commander of the Eighth District, RADM Nadeau was responsible for all operations and all waterways across a 26-state area that included 4,500 personnel and a $20 million annual budget. From 2017 to 2019, RADM Nadeau served as the assistant commandant for prevention in Washington, DC, where he oversaw port and facility safety and security, commercial vessel inspections, Port State Control, and marine casualty investigations. As the

assistant commandant for capability from 2015 to 2017, RADM Nadeau was responsible for leading the identification and sourcing of all Coast Guard capabilities, competencies, and capacities needed to fulfill all mission requirements globally. Prior to that, RADM Nadeau held other leadership roles that included the chief of port operations and the chief of inspections at Marine Safety Office in Corpus Christi, Texas. While serving in Washington, DC, he was the commanding officer of the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center and the chief of the Tank Vessel & Offshore Division. RADM Nadeau holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering and in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. He also holds a B.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

CAPT Tracy Phillips served for 25 years in the U.S. Coast Guard before retiring in 2022. Before her retirement, CAPT Phillips served as the chief of the Prevention Division of the Coast Guard’s Eighth District where she managed commercial vessel inspection and investigation activity across a 26-state area. Prior to that, she was the Prevention Department Head for Sector New Orleans. Between 2014 and 2018, CAPT Phillips was the chief of the Tank Vessel & Offshore Division for the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center in Washington, DC. In Sector San Francisco, she served as the chief of the Inspection Division between 2012 and 2014. She holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.Eng. in concurrent marine design from the University of Michigan. She also holds a B.S. in marine and environmental science from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Joseph (Joe) A. Riva is currently an independent consultant with Lowrider IV MC LLC. Mr. Riva retired as the vice president and chief surveyor for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in 2021. While at ABS, he was responsible for directing the implementation of classification and statutory surveys and audit services, as well as managing the implementation of quality and environmental policies, manuals, and procedures related to classification and statutory matters worldwide. Over his 40-year career at ABS, Mr. Riva served in several leadership roles, including assistant chief surveyor for ABS Europe, and principal surveyor and ABS country manager for the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Riva graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a B.S. in marine engineering.

David G. St. Amand, the president of Navigistics Consulting, has more than 45 years of maritime industry experience, the last 35 of which have been as a management consultant. Mr. St. Amand is a maritime economist and business analyst specializing in commercial shipping. He has held senior positions with the consulting firms of Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Temple,

Barker & Sloane/Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman). His industry experience covers a wide range of activities, including transportation planning, marketing, finance, operations, and engineering. Mr. St. Amand has extensive experience consulting to most sectors of the maritime industry. He has served liner companies, bulk vessel owner/operators, tug/barge firms, inland waterways operators, industry organizations, marine service firms, cruise lines, ferry operators, terminal operators, port authorities, oil companies, chemical companies, shippers, and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations. He has extensive expertise on cryogenic tanker trades, economics, operations, and regulations. For example, he has conducted studies examining both U.S. (domestic and exports—facilities and economics) and global gas tanker trades (fuel consumption, routing/scheduling, emissions, and operations) and regulatory issues (International Maritime Organization–related). He has also developed forecasts of liquefied natural gas tanker traffic. He holds a B.S. in naval architecture and marine engineering from Webb Institute and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

Nancy T. Tippins is a principal at The Nancy T. Tippins Group, LLC. She has more than 30 years of experience as an industrial and organizational psychologist, both as an internal consultant and external consultant to a variety of industries. Her work has encompassed the study of employment practices, including executive coaching, job analysis, competency development, selection, training, manager and executive assessment, employee and management development, succession planning, compensation, complaint procedures, and other equal employment opportunity–related policies and procedures. She has a longstanding involvement with the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, including as the past president. In addition, she served on the ad hoc committee on the revision of the Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures and co-chaired the committee for the last revision of the Principles. She was one of the U.S. representatives on the International Organization for Standardization 9000 committee to establish international testing standards. She also served on the joint committee to revise the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests. She received a B.A. in history from Agnes Scott College, an M.Ed. in counseling and psychological services from Georgia State University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.