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Keeping Raptors Off the Runway (And Cats Out of the Ceiling)

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

By Omie Drawhorn Wildlife Biologist Mikki Viehoever works hard to keep animals and passengers safe. In addition to running the Unified Pest Management Program and the Raptor Strike Avoidance Program, she takes care of anim...

Manette Moses and Traci Goodwin Receive Pat Davis Legacy of Leadership Award

Sun, Mar 08, 2020

Photo: From L to R--Traci Goodwin, Manette Moses, Pat Davis, Lindsay Pulsifer, and Elizabeth Leavitt Named after Commissioner Pat Davis, the first woman ever elected to the Port commission, the Legacy of Leadership Award r...

Marlene Maurer — Graduate Intern, Maritime Environment and Sustainability

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

Marlene Maurer's story begins on the other side of the world. After graduating college in Germany, Marlene got her first internship in Beijing, China, working as a corporate headhunter. There, after witnessing first-hand the rapid...

Meet Our Fall 2019 Class of Veteran Fellows

Fri, Nov 08, 2019

Joseph Contreras Joseph Contreras is an Air Force veteran and graduate of the University of Washington's Environmental Science Program. In the fall of 2011, he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi where...

Meet Our Fall 2021 Class of Veteran Fellows

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

Jose A. Figueroa Jose was born and raised on the Island of Puerto Rico. He began his military career in 1992 when he enlisted in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG) and served as a Combat Service Support Specialist. In...