We're continuing to feature members of our club. If you'd like to be featured, please send a note to communications@propclubjax.com. This month, get to know Daniel Deptula.Propeller Club Member: Daniel DeptulaCompany Name: City of Jacksonville, Emergency Preparedness DivisionEmail: danieldeptula44@gmail.comWhere are you from/hometown?Punta Gorda, FLIf not Jacksonville, how long have you lived in Jacksonville? 6 monthsBriefly explain your job and major responsibilities:I work at Emergency Preparedness Division for City of Jacksonville supporting the Director of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center operations, but remain open to employment in the maritime transportation sector.How long have you worked at your current job?2 1/2 MonthsAny prior employment you'd like to share?I recently "retired" from active duty after 25 years with the Coast Guard. I spent 2 years at sea, 10+ years in marine safety/emergency management and 10+ years in maritime security/law enforcement. In my spare time I was a whitewater rafting guide in CA, VA and WV.If you went to college, where did you go and what was your major/minor/degree?US Coast Guard Academy class of 1993 (B.S. Marine Science); US Naval War College class of 2006 (M.A. National Security Policy); US National War College class of 2016 (M.S. National Security Strategy).How long have you been a member of the Propeller Club?Since September of last year.Why did you join the club? Please also include your favorite thing about the Propeller Club.I joined because Jeff Dixon told me to...kidding. Though he did advise me to join after I told him I was retiring from active duty to the Jacksonville, FL area. So far my favorite thing about the Propeller Club was how friendly and helpful everyone has been to me as a new member. I like the opportunities to network and seek opportunities to get more involved in this group and the Port of Jacksonville.What is your favorite Propeller Club event?The member social.Family/Significant Other/Pets?Joyce (wife), Danny (son), Qella and Romeo (German shepherds)What is your proudest moment/achievement?I was selected as Class President of my National War College class (just to get in the school was an honor).What is something unique about you that you'd like to share...hobby/hidden talent/award?I was once on America's Funniest Home Videos, of which my hidden talent was discovered.
Member Spotlight: Get to Know Club President, Ed Coppedge
We're continuing to feature members of our club. If you'd like to be featured, please send a note to Jennifer Kifer, VP of Communications, at communications@propclubjax.com. This month, get to know 2018-19 Club President, Ed Coppedge, Vice President of Coppedge Marine, Inc. d/b/a Coppedge Marine & Industrial.Propeller Club Member: Ed CoppedgeCompany Name: Coppedge Marine, Inc. d/b/a Coppedge Marine & IndustrialTitle: Vice PresidentEmail: coppedge@coppedgemarine.comWhere are you from/hometown?Jacksonville, FloridaBriefly explain your job and major responsibilities:Sales & Technical Representative for Thordon Bearings, Inc. We supply environmentally-friendly propeller shaft bearing systems, rudder and steering linkage bushings, deck equipment bushings to yachts customers on up to Cruise Ships. Industrially, we supply bushings to pump repair companies, Power Plants and Sewage Treatment Plants, South Florida Water Management as well as Hydro-Electric Plants in the Southeast. We also represent Sea Horse Marine Sewage Treatment Devices as well as RPM, Inc, who supplies us with hard coated liners and other castings.How long have you worked at your current job?30 Years in DecemberWhat's your favorite part of your job?I like working with people and companies. I enjoy offering customers a long lasting, environmentally-friendly products. I also enjoy working with my family.If you went to college, where did you go and what was your major/minor/degree?I attended Belmont Abbey College where I earned a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. I have had extensive, hands on training in the field as well as frequent training seminars with Thordon Bearings, Inc.How long have you been a member of the Propeller Club?Coming up on 30 years.Why did you join the club? Please also include your favorite thing about the Propeller Club.I joined the Propeller Club Port of Jacksonville for the networking opportunities plus to follow in the footsteps of my Grandfather, James H. Coppedge, President and founder member in 1930, my father, James W. Coppedge- President in 1964 and my brother, Robert J. "Bobby" Coppedge, President in 1993. Shipbuilding and Repair kind of "runs in the blood" of us Coppedges!Favorite Propeller Club Event?I like all the events; however, Maritime Day touches my heart as we remember all those who have gone before us. Secondly- the Pirate Party, because it is a blast!Family/Significant Other/Pets?I have 3 brothers and two sisters plus my parents Jim & Dolly Coppedge. I am married to Beth Coppedge and God Blessed us with a daughter and son.What is your proudest moment/achievement?I am honored to follow in the footsteps of my family as President of the Propeller Club and be active in the maritime community.What is something unique about you that you'd like to share...hobby/hidden talent/award?I am an Assistant Chaplain at Baptist Hospital where I visit the sick and terminally ill. I am a devout Catholic who attends daily mass. I include God in everything I do.
In Memoriam: James W. Coppedge, Sr.
We are saddened to report on the passing of James W. Coppedge, Sr., who served as President of the Propeller Club of Jacksonville during 1964-1965.
James W. Coppedge, Sr. died on August 15th after an extended illness. He was born on October 9, 1928 to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Coppedge. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother Robert E. Coppedge, his sister Barbara Coppedge Auffenberg and his son Robert J. Coppedge.He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary J. (Dolly) Coppedge, his daughter Charlotte (Tim) Payne of Gainesville, his son James W. Jr (Bill), (Melissa), his daughter-in-law Mary Jean Coppedge, his daughter Laura (Charles) Skinner, his son Edward (Beth), and his son Paul (Patty), as well as eleven grand children and two great grand-children.He attended St. Paul’s school, graduated from Bolles School in 1946 and from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) class of 1950. He was president and owner of Diesel Shipbuilding Co. until the property was sold in 1982, at which time he and two of sons organized Coppedge Marine Inc., distributors of marine and Industrial equipment. He was the President of the Propeller Club, Port of Jacksonville from 1964-1965 and was Presented with the Club's Lifetime Achievement Award on June 19, 2014.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Assumption Early Childhood Learning Center or a Charity of your choice.Family Visitation will be at 9:30 am on Friday, August 24 at Assumption Catholic Church, 2403 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207, followed by a 10:00 am Memorial Service. Burial will take place at a different date and is limited to immediate family only.
UNF Student Port Annual Report 2017-18
Check out this awesome report from our friends at the University of North Florida covering activities from 2017-2018. We're proud to be affiliated with such a talented group of students and educators!Click this link to read the entire report: UNFstudentport-anreport-1718 (1)
UNF Student Port Member of the Year announced
Propeller Club of Jacksonville scholarship recipient Josh Powell has been named the University of North Florida (UNF) Student Port Member of the Year. Josh is a Jacksonville native and graduated from UNF with his bachelor’s degree in Transportation and Logistics in December 2017. Josh was very involved with the UNF Student Port serving on the Task Force, Task Force Director, and Vice President in his final semester. Josh was very active in the Student Port community service project with Hubbard House as well as the Can Castle Competition to benefit the UNF Lend-A-Wing food pantry. He was awarded the Propeller Club and the Intermodal Association of North America scholarships in 2017.The announcement was made at the recent UNF Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program Spring Banquet.Josh participated in many events in the Transportation and Logistics program such as Career Days and facility tours, and he networked with business professionals in Jacksonville and at the IANA Expo in Long Beach, Calif. in the fall of 2017. His involvement led to three different internships with Total Military Management, Volkswagen Parts Distribution Center and Central Oceans. Before he graduated in December, Josh accepted a full-time offer from Central Oceans to work as a sourcing analyst, developing relationships with vendors across many modes of transportation including ocean, air, rail, truck, barge, crane and rigging, and port terminals.In a thank you letter to the Propeller Club of Jacksonville Board of Governors, Josh expressed his gratitude to the club for the scholarship which helped him realize his lifelong dream of working in the maritime and transportation industry. “I have found where I am truly happy, and the maritime industry has played a huge part in that,” he said.Featured image, Propeller Club of Jacksonville Board Member Mike Sheklin and Josh Powell, Student Port Member of the YearClick here to view more photos from the UNF T&L Spring Banquet.
