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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS MarionBarkerApplebyVenegas ParksKerins dustry, in addition to increasing aware- ness and advising on the industry?s maritime-related policy and issues. Formerly, Parks was the Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, which spans the  ve Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of the sur- rounding states. He is a 1982 gradu- ate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has earned a Master of Public Administration degree from George Washington University. Michael Marion and Cormac Ker- ins have been appointed to positions with Atlas Copco Portable Energy Canada, effective immediately. Mari- on has been appointed national busi-ness development manager and Ker- ins is now the product and business development manager. Marion has over 20 years of business with exten- sive background in industrial engines. Kerins has worked in the compressor industry the past three years as qual- ity assurance engineer at Atlas Copco?s main airpower product company in Antwerp, Belgium. He earned a bach- elor?s degree in engineering from the University of Ireland. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has announced the appointment of Ray Barker to the Louisiana Work- force Investment Council. The Loui- siana Workforce Investment Council serves to develop a strategic plan to coordinate and integrate a work- www.marinelink.com MN 51MN Dec14 Layout 50-59.indd 51MN Dec14 Layout 50-59.indd 5111/25/2014 12:59:23 PM11/25/2014 12:59:23 PM