St. Joseph Regional Port Authority

Meetings

Meetings are held quarterly and as the board determines necessary to fulfill the required duties.

Members

County Appointed

  • Richard Deshong - Chairperson              Term expires December 31, 2021
  • Ron Blakely - Vice Chairperson                Term expires December 31, 2019
  • Terry McClatchey                                       Term expires December 31, 2020

City Appointed

  • Glen Drake
  • Ken Beck
  • Royal T. Turner

Mark Woodbury (Board)

About the Regional Port Authority

The mission of the authority is to promote the general welfare of the community by increasing the volume of commerce through encouraging private capital investment by fostering the creation of industrial facilities and industrial parks, enhancing economic development, and job creation and developing the intermodal potential of the Missouri River for the commercial benefit of the region.