management of the seaway

SLSDC Administrator

Craig H. Middlebrook serves as the Acting Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.

A member of the Senior Executive Service and a career employee of the SLSDC since 1995, Mr. Middlebrook was the agency’s Chief of Staff from 1996 to 2000, before becoming Deputy Administrator.  He served as the agency’s Acting Chief Counsel from 2004 to 2008, as well as Acting Administrator in 2006.

Prior to coming to the SLSDC, Mr. Middlebrook worked on surface transportation issues at the Interstate Commerce Commission and worked for a merchant bank in the City of London.  Mr. Middlebrook holds Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Northwestern University.  In 2011, he was awarded the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service by President Barack Obama.

SLSDC Advisory Board

Charles E. "Trip" Dorkey III, Member
Attorney, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
New York, New York
2006-present


William L. Wilson, Member
Research Fellow, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996-present