Management Team

Port Alberta’s board of directors welcomed Wendy Cooper, Port Alberta’s first president and CEO, on March 23, 2011. Wendy will lead the organization, developing a long-term operational and funding plan to connect Port Alberta with additional industry members. She will also expand the organization’s membership base and maintain support from the municipal, provincial and federal governments.

Wendy brings extensive previous experience building relationships and collaborating with private sector and government organizations.

“My vision for Port Alberta is to work with key stakeholders to make Alberta a significant global trading partner,” she said. “It is important to recognize that Port Alberta will be run by industry for industry. Alberta can no longer afford to work in its own business silos. Port Alberta brings to the table a focus of collaboration between individual member companies to create value-added opportunities for wealth generation.”

Port Alberta will ensure the efficient and cost-effective flow of goods and services throughout the entire Alberta region and into the global marketplace.

Prior to her appointment, Wendy spent a total of 16 years with Consulting Engineers of Alberta, the business voice of the consulting engineering industry in Alberta. For 12 of these years she served as the organization’s CEO.

Shane Kermode

   Shane Kermode was welcomed by Port Alberta on May 13, 2011. This energetic new member of the Port Alberta team joined them as the Manager, Administration and   Finance. Shane will maintain operations to assist in the development and materialization of the vision and goals of Port Alberta. "The opportunity and development for this province is incredible" he said. "This is a chance for all business moving through Alberta to pull together and really make a difference, addressing their needs in the logistics sector. Port Alberta is the catylast of this change."

Shane holds two degrees from the University of Alberta, in History and Social Studies. He is also certified as a teacher in Mathematics. Over the last five years he has worked in increasing positions of responsibility in financial operations, administration, and customer service, then excelling as a legal assistant and finally as management in financial operations.

Shane is currently sitting as the Director, Strategic Relations & Sponsorship on the Board of Directors for Edmonton's premiere Dancesport Competition, the Northern Lights Classic. Active in community involvement, he has  extensive volunteer experience as an academic teacher, and as a teaching assistant, instructor, and finally as an consultant on the Instructional Board for the University of Alberta Dance Club (UADC). He has also presided on the executive board of the former Interactive Theatre Society as the Vice President Finance.

He in his spare time he competes in International Ten Dance Ballroom and was recently awarded first place in both Standard blocks A & B, and third place in Latin at the Silver level at the Northern Lights Classic.

Members of the Port Alberta management team can be contacted at info@portalberta.com