In Episode 11, Bill Hanson, Senior VP at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast and shares how his work in the dredging industry engages with missions like ASBPA’s and supports resilient coasts through innovation, environmental stewardship, and decades of advocacy for beneficial use and beach nourishment projects.
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Episode 11. ASBPA’s Shaping Shores with Bill Hanson
Welcome to Shaping Shores, the Centennial podcast of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. For nearly a hundred years, ASBPA has united people across science, policy, and practice to preserve U.S. shores and beaches.
Guests
Bill Hanson is a 44 year veteran of the dredging and maritime construction industry. Bill has been with GLDD for 34 years and a Vice President since 2004. Mr. Hanson began his career with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston and Los Angeles, and then worked for Connolly Pacific of Long Beach, California before joining GLDD in 1988. At GLDD, he served in management roles in the North Atlantic and Southern Divisions as well as managing Latin America for 12 years. Mr. Hanson serves on several Federal Advisory committees as well as on boards of groups with national and regional interest to GLDD, and several academic advisory boards related to ocean and coastal engineering. Mr. Hanson is a 1979 Ocean Engineering graduate of Texas A&M, where he was named a distinguished alumni in 2013.
Nicole Elko is Executive Director of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association and host of the Shaping Shores podcast.