The February 11th lunch meeting speaker will be Mr. Don Allee, Director of Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport.

DONALD R. ALLEE

Don Allee is a fifth-generation Texan with over twenty-five years experience in marine transportation.   The majority of that experience has been in Public Port Management.   Don came to the Port of Gulfport in early 2002 from the Port of Beaumont, Texas where he also served as Executive Director.

Don serves on the U.S. Gulf-Board of Directors of the American Association of Port Authorities and is also an officer of the Gulf Ports Association of the Americas as well as several other professional organizations.

Don's undergraduate degree is from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and he also attended the Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University in Houston, Texas.