40 Under 40 Award Recipients Announced For 2025
The Waterways Journal has announced the recipients of the 2025 IMX 40 Under 40 Awards, which recognizes young professionals for their hard work and dedication to the inland marine industry. The award is presented to 40 men and women under the age of 40 who have made outstanding contributions to the inland marine transportation industry in a variety of fields.
The honorees will be recognized at the 2025 Inland Marine Expo, slated for May 28–30 in Nashville, Tenn.
This year’s honorees are:
Whitney Brown, assistant controller, Canal Barge Company
Lindsey Brown, operations specialist, Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau
Brad Cannon, harbor operations manager, Brennan Marine Inc.
Gary Chilcutt, Gulf operations manager, Parker Towing Company
Kayla D’Ambrosi, ERP implementation facilitator, Tidewater Barge Lines
Josh Easterling, safety and compliance manager, Terral RiverService Inc.
John Frankovitch, president and owner, Port of Ohio at Pier 48
Todd Fry, logistics manager, Amherst Madison
Art Fuller, EHS and operations manager, PTL Marine
David Haake, director of vessel operations, ACBL
Adam Hack, director of wheelhouse readiness and training, Marquette Transportation Company
Amanda Hamrick, Houston Ship Channel project manager, Port of Houston Authority
William Harvey, implementation and support specialist, Towworks LLC
Evan Houghton, owner/general manager, Jack Tanner Towing Company Inc.
Dustin Isom, cleaning crew supervisor, Wepfer Marine of Calvert City
Earl Jones, marine operations manager, Loadstar
Aaron Khouri, chief executive officer, Transport 360 LLC
Thomas Kish, director of liquid cargo services & strategic initiatives, Canal Barge Company
Chris Lanoux, maritime compliance manager, Parker Towing Company
Rick Lewandowski, port captain, Riverview Tug Service
Andrew Luttrell, director of sales, Ingram Barge Company
Bradley Matte, Gulf Coast territory sales manager, Laborde Products
Conley Mccutcheon, supervisor shipyard maintenance, Industry Terminal & Salvage Company
Charles W. Parker III, owner/operator-marine surveyor, Alpha Marine Services LLC
Rachel Rayburn, manager, claims operations, Ingram Barge Company
Farrest Russell IV, crane manager, Associated Terminals
Peter Serodino IV, president, Serodino Inc.
Alden Settoon, regional sales manager, Karl Senner LLC
Neil Smith, safety manager, Florida Marine LLC
Evan Smith, vessel technologist, Marquette Transportation Company
Andrew Suhon, senior manager-information technology, Campbell Transportation Company
Charles Thornton, port captain, Magnolia Marine Transport
Luke Tiefenthaler, marine systems engineer, Boksa Marine Design
TJ Tyler, northbound shipment coordinator and inventory specialist, American River Transportation Company
Scott Vicknair, captain, Turn Services
James Werner, director-EHS and vetting, Campbell Transportation Company
Mike Westcott, chief financial officer, Heartland Companies Inc.
David Westrich III, Hebron operations manager, C&B Marine
Clinton Williams, director of emergency response, T&T Group of Companies
Jeremy Wooten, director of logistics, ACBL
