The Observer, January 2008
Valdez resident takes vacant chamber seat
In other changes to the council board, Patrick Duffy of Valdez was seated to represent the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce when the board met in September in Kodiak.
The chamber holds a council seat on behalf of the tourism industry as it was affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989.
Duffy manages the Valdez terminal of Petro Star Inc. He previously owned and operated Jade Mountain Music in Valdez. He has lived in Valdez since 1993 and has over 20 years experience in marine transportation. Before joining Petro Star in 1997, he spent over a decade with Crowley Marine Services. One of his functions there included management of oil spill response personnel and equipment.
He is a board member of the Alaska Chadux Corporation, a non-profit oil-spill response organization that is headquartered in Anchorage.
Duffy fills the seat formerly held by Bill Schoephoester, who has retired and left Alaska.