Riviera Beach, Florida - The Port of Palm Beach announced two staff promotions in the areas of Administration and Accounting today. Beatrice Greffin, formerly the Manager of Human Resources, Payroll, and Foreign-Trade Zone, was promoted to Director of Human Resources and Administration, reporting to Manuel Almira, Executive Director of the Port of Palm Beach. Greffin began her career with the Port in November 2010. She adds the management of board meetings, commissioner affairs, and records administration to her Human Resources responsibilities. The Foreign-Trade Zone duties will be managed by Jackie Machado, Marketing Analyst for the Business Development team. In the Accounting department, Brad Elling has been promoted to Assistant Controller and continues to report to Daniel Kirchman, Controller. In September of 2014, Elling joined the Port as a Staff Accountant. He now supplements his responsibilities with payroll administration.