Classroom Resources

Interview Transcripts

In “Working at the Port,” several people from the Port talked about their careers and offered advice to people thinking about this kind of career.

These are transcripts of those conversations.  Remember that when people talk, they often use different structures and grammar than when they are writing. 

A Conversation with ...

• Cordell Jefferson, a longshoreman
• Michael Reagoso, part of tug boat operations
• Captain Eric Neilsen, a pilot
• Jonathan Mobley, part of Customs and Border Protection
• Roberta Owen, part of marine operations
• Christine Carmon, an accountant
• Penny Ricas, a customs broker
• Scott Malozi, a trucker