Seattle: Courtney Gregoire Appointed to Port Commission

The Port of Seattle Commission has selected Courtney Gregoire to fill the seat vacated by Gael Tarleton. Ms. Gregoire joins the port commission after serving as the director of President Obama’s National Export Initiative and other high-profile work to support economic development in Washington and across the country.

Ms. Gregoire is an attorney at Microsoft, where she supports the firm’s worldwide sales group. She served previously as deputy chief of staff to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and legislative director to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell. She has degrees from Harvard Law School and Willamette University.

The commission will begin a second public process to fill Rob Holland’s seat, who is resigning from the Commission effective March 15. The decision on that’s seat will be made in late April or early May.

Both seats will be on the ballot in November. The election for Commissioner Holland’s position will fill the seat for four years, while the winner in the race for Commissioners Tarleton’s seat would serve only until 2015.

The Seattle Port Commission consists of five commissioners, each elected at large by the voters of King County to four-year terms. Tom Albro is its president. The other commissioners are Bill Bryant and John Creighton. 

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