The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced Adam Tindall-Schlicht has been appointed as the administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
According to a Nov. 15 news release, Tindall-Schlicht is the 11th person to hold the position. The GLS oversees operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montréal and Lake Erie.
“We are delighted that Adam Tindall-Schlicht has taken the helm as administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, advancing its mission to keep goods flowing along one of our most important waterways,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in the release. “Adam’s expertise and distinguished career, including most recently as the director of the Port of Milwaukee, will serve him well as he works to help strengthen our waterborne supply chains and our Great Lakes economies.”
Tindall-Schlicht previously served the GLS as its Great Lakes regional representative, the release reported. In May 2018, he was appointed director of Port Milwaukee by Mayor Tom Barrett. In that role, he oversaw and directed the Port’s multimodal, commercial and passenger operations, representing more than $100 million in generated local economic activity annually.
“We are pleased to welcome Adam Tindall-Schlicht to the department as the new administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,” GLS Acting Deputy Administrator Jeffrey Scharf said in the release. “He brings years of experience and service to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. He is well versed in the issues of maritime commerce and will be an innovative leader of the GLS.”
Tindall-Schlicht is a native of Oak Creek, Wis., and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison along with a master’s degree in public administration from American University in Washington, D.C.
