Captains Corner 2025 – July

Speaker: Steve Rochette, US Army Corp of Engineers Philadelphia District

Date: July 12

Time: 11 AM

Cost: Included with General Admission, Free for ISM Members

Steve Rochette is Chief of Government and Public Affairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. He has served with USACE for the past 16 years and has been involved with a variety of water resources projects in the mid-Atlantic region, including Coastal Storm Risk Management studies and projects, dredging and beneficial use projects, and environmental restoration activities. He deployed to assist with federal responses for Hurricane Irma (2016), Hurricane Sandy (2012), and 2011 flooding along the Mississippi River. He has a Master’s degree from Villanova University and a Bachelor’s degree from Boston University.

Steve will discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs and projects throughout the Delaware Valley. He will touch on local Corps history, dredging, coastal storm risk management, environmental topics, and other current issues.

This program is free for Members – please email Membership@phillyseaport.org if you have any questions.

Please note that Olympia is not ADA accessible. If you have any accessibility questions, please email Education@phillyseaport.org.