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Earlier this month, Jim Stark marked his 11th anniversary at the helm of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), the trade organization that represents stakeholders and operators of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. And next month, during the annual GICA Seminar, set for August 4-6 in New Orleans, Stark will "hand the sticks" to his successor, Paul Dittman. Both Dittman and Stark are retired U.S. Coast Guard captains. Stark served more than 28 years with the Coast Guard in a wide range of roles before coming to GICA. A 1976 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, Stark first served aboard a high endurance cutter out of Honolulu, Hawaii. He also served on an isolated duty station while in the Pacific. Following a tour on the West Coast on the 11th Coast Guard District staff in marine safety, Stark began the first of three Gulf Coast tours, with a first stop in Gulfport, Miss. |