Port of Tacoma commissioners on January 8 voted for Don
Johnson to lead the Commission as president in 2015. Johnson, who was first
elected to the Commission in November 2007, succeeds Commissioner Clare Petrich
as president.
Johnson is the former vice president and general manager of
Simpson Tacoma Kraft, a leading Tacoma pulp and paper producer, and serves on
the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation Policy Board and Goodwill’s
Finance Committee. He chairs the Goodwill Foundation Board and is the immediate
past chair of the MultiCare Health Care Foundation. He also serves as chair of
the Port of Tacoma Audit Committee.
Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
from the University of Washington.
In addition to his being voted in as president, the
Commission chose member Connie Bacon as vice president; Dick Marzano as
secretary; Don Meyer as first assistant secretary; and Clare Petrich as second
assistant secretary.
All position assignments are for the 2015 calendar year.
