BOSTON SHIPPING ASSOCIATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers and Directors Team
- Secretary - Treasurer
Brian is the BSA Board of Governors Secretary-Treasurer. He has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2018 after he was hired by the Massachusetts Port Authority as its Director of Labor Relations / Labor Counsel.
As a labor attorney with more than 20 years of experience in union contract administration and negotiation, he serves as the Massport's lead spokesperson during collective bargaining with the eight unions representing employees covered by nine collective bargaining Agreements.
Prior to serving as Massport's Director of Labor Relations / Labor Counsel, Brian served as its Deputy Director of Labor Relations for more than 10 years. Prior to working for Massport, Brian worked in the Labor Relations Department at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Brian holds an Undergraduate Degree in Politics from Fairfield University and a Law Degree from Suffolk University Law School.
Job Titles:
- Controller / Plan Administrator
Job Titles:
- Accounts Payable / Receivable Clerk
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Member of the Officers and Directors Team
- BSA As Its Executive Director
Kelly joined the BSA as its Executive Director in 2018. As Executive Director, Kelly oversees all BSA operations and its staff. As a labor attorney with more than 20 years of experience in union contract administration and negotiation, he serves as the BSA lead spokesperson during local collective bargaining negotiations with the ILA, represents the BSA during East and Gulf Coast Master Contract negotiation as a member on the USMX bargaining team, and oversees the proper administration of the various benefits funds and the local and Master union contracts in the Port of Boston.
He also is a member on the Board of Trustee for the MILA Health and Welfare Benefits Fund, which provides health and welfare benefits for longshore labor working in ports along the East and Gulf coasts, and he is member of the Board of Advisors for Boston Harbor Now. Kelly also serves as the BSA President's designee to the Commonwealth's Pilot Rate Board. Prior to joining the BSA, Kelly was the Massachusetts Port Authority's Chief Labor Counsel for more than a decade.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of the Officers and Directors Team
- BSA Board of Governors' Vice President
- President of Boston Line & Service
Ryan is the BSA Board of Governors' Vice President. He has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2014.
Ryan is the President of Boston Line & Service which has been operating in the Port of Boston since 1933. Boston Line provides a variety of maritime related services to the port including but not limited to Line Handling, Launch Service, Oil Spill Response, Maritime Security and Dredge support.
Ryan also serves on the board of the Propeller Club Port of Boston and is a past president of the Propeller Club. Ryan graduated with a degree in Business Administration from The University of Vermont.
Job Titles:
- President of the Officers and Directors Team
William is the BSA Board of Governors' President. He has been a member of the Board of Governors since 1993 and began serving as the Board's President in 2011.
William is the Vice President of Mediterranean Shipping Company USA Inc Boston Office, a position he has held since 1989. Mediterranean Shipping Company is the longstanding container carrier leader in the Port of Boston.
William is the Principal owner in Peabody & Lane Corporation, a New England Steamship Agent focusing on bulk products, a company whose roots date back to 1916.
William serves on the board of the Boston Propeller Club Port of Boston and is a past president of the Propeller Club. William is a board member of the Boston Port and Seaman's Aid Society and is a past President of the Boston Port and Seaman's Aid Society.
William graduated with a degree in Marine Transportation from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.