Port of Tacoma commissioners named Connie Bacon to lead the 2011 Commission. Bacon, who was elected to the Commission in November 1997, replaces Commissioner Don Johnson as president.

“To be on the Commission, to be elected by the people in the community who depend on us to do a good job for them, is a distinct honor,” Bacon said, as she accepted the gavel from Johnson. “To take a turn at being president is a double honor.”

The Port’s five commissioners serve four-year terms. Officer positions rotate yearly.

2011 Port of Tacoma Commission
Connie Bacon, president
Dick Marzano, vice president
Don Meyer, secretary
Clare Petrich, first assistant secretary
Don Johnson, second assistant secretary

Commission meetings and study sessions are open to the public. They are held in Room 104 of The Fabulich Center at 3600 Port of Tacoma Rd. Meetings also are available for viewing live and on demand from the Port's website at www.portoftacoma.com/webstreaming.

About Connie Bacon
Bacon was executive director of the World Trade Center Tacoma from 1992 to 1997 and served eight years as special assistant to former Gov. Booth Gardner. She serves on Gov. Chris Gregoire's Economic Development Commission and is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum.

She also serves on the board of such organizations as the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Regional Access Mobility Project and the Tideflats Rail Oversight Committee.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Bacon also holds a master's degree in public administration from The Evergreen State College.

About the Port of Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma is an economic engine for South Puget Sound, with more than 43,000 family-wage jobs in Pierce County and 113,000 jobs across Washington state connected to Port activities. A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is among the largest container ports in North America. The Port is also a major center for bulk, breakbulk and project/heavy-lift cargoes, as well as automobiles and trucks.