Page 36 - Port of Stockton 2018 Annual Report

PORT CONNECTS WITH the Pacific, San Jose State, California
ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Maritime Academy, Chico State, and
A key component of our highly successful Humphrey’s College. “Networking and
owl box program is the educational real-time experience is a great benefit to TREE PLANTING FOR STOCKTON LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
opportunities the program provides. In 2018, those finishing up their education and ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Each year, the Leadership Stockton Alumni
Port sta visited a few elementary school looking towards their future careers,” As part of the California Re-Leaf Program, Association hosts a Community Leadership
science classes to present a workshop stated Katie Miller, Human Resources the Port partnered with Boggs Tract Breakfast that highlights diverse aspects of
informing students of the biology, life history, Manager at the Port. Community Garden as well as Stockton the community, and shares the latest news
and habitat of the barn owls. The highlight Unified School District to plant 65 trees in innovation, services and programs with
of the program is an owl pellet dissection MOBILE DENTAL SERVICE DIRECT within Port property. The purpose of the community leaders. In 2018, the spotlight
in order to identify the food source. TO THE COMMUNITY program is to continue creating and focused on Stockton in the Global Economy.
As a good neighbor, the Port of Stockton is sustaining healthy communities in Along with other key note speakers such as
PORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM always looking for ways to help our California by providing funding for an array Union Pacific Railroad and Cal Cedar, the
The Port of Stockton Internship Program community. In August, the Port partnered of urban forestry e orts that range from Port of Stockton’s Director Richard Aschieris
continues to be a valuable community with San Joaquin County Supervisor Miguel education and outreach to tree-planting presented at the breakfast to educate
program o ering hands-on experience and Villapudua and Bank of the West to dispatch projects. As a dedicated steward of the leadership about how products made
in-depth education within a number of two medically equipped recreational environment, the Port plans to continue locally are valued and shipped globally.
disciplines that impact the maritime vehicles to the Boggs Tract Community participating in the Re-Leaf Program with
industry and many other industries. In Center. The mobile buses, operated by the future tree planting projects in 2019.
2018, the Port o ered five key internships Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, provided
within Accounting, Information Technology, convenient dental support to community
Maritime Operations, Environmental and members who often struggle to receive
Human Resources. Interns came from needed healthcare.
San Joaquin Delta College, University of