By Terryl Asla
tasla@soundpublishing.com

BREMERTON — Frank Portello is the new director of the USS Turner Joy (DD-951).

Portello was appointed by the Historic Ships Association, which owns the Vietnam War-era destroyer. He succeeds Cmdr. Jack James, USN (ret.), who resigned June 3. James, a 35-year Navy veteran, said he intends to spend his second retirement traveling with his wife.

Portello, a long-time Bremerton resident, is a former employee of Sound Publishing; he served as an advertising sales consultant for the North Kitsap Herald from 2006-2015. He last worked for Swarner Communications. He has been involved in the Bremerton, Silverdale and Poulsbo chambers of commerce and is a member of the Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council of the Navy League.

“Frank brings the marketing and public relations savvy that this organization needs,” Historic Ships Association President John Hanson said. “With his interest in historic preservation and community outreach, Frank looks forward to bringing his marketing knowledge and community/military connections to his new position as director.”