As of Aug. 7, a new executive director is leading the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association. The nonprofit trade organization has hired longtime business and military veteran Neil Maunu. The hiring was announced July 27. Maunu is stepping into the leadership role previously held by Heather Stebbings, who worked with the association for 15 years, including two years as executive director. She is pursuing consulting opportunities, the organization said. “You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who cares more about PNWA and the Pacific Northwest than Heather Stebbings,” Port of Whitman County Commissioner and PNWA Board President Tom Kammerzell said. “We…