Chief Operating Officer 
Kathy D. Wall

Kathy Wall joined the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay in June 2006 and has served as the chief operating officer since July 2012.  Before moving to Oregon, she held several staff positions in the legal field and worked in the financial and construction industries in the southwestern United States. Kathy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, in Management Information Systems from the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management.   

Kathy previously was the harbormaster, overseeing the Charleston Marina & Launch Ramp, the Charleston Marina RV Park and the Charleston Shipyard. Prior to that she served as the government and environmental affairs manager. As chief operating officer, Kathy will continue to have oversight responsibility for Charleston operations while expanding on her role as primary liaison between the Port, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the private marine terminal operators, maritime service providers, the Coos Bay Rail Link and other community stakeholders. In addition, she will prioritize and assign work, develop and implement port operations and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.    

She also holds a board of director position on the Southern Oregon Ocean Resource Coalition (SOORC) and is a member of the Pacific Coast Congress of Harbormasters and Port Managers. Kathy serves on several subcommittees of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as representing the port in several industry associations.

Kathy’s husband, Mark Wall, is the Forestry Manager for Roseburg Forest Products and their daughters Sarah and Kaitlin attend school in the North Bend School District.

E-Mail: kwall@charlestonmarina.com