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Office of Social Responsibility

Holland American Line and the Port of Seattle Partner to Help Area Charities
Holland America Line will collect valuable and reusable goods from their ships sailing from Seattle this summer, and donate them to Seattle area charities serving people in need.

Port Commissioners and CEO join Holland America and Northwest Harvest leaders to display bins of shampoo and boxes of used dishes that will be donated to needy local families via the “Ship-to-Shelter” program.

The Port of Seattle established its Office of Social Responsibility to engage the community and to assure that all Port business is conducted within a framework of fairness, inclusion, openness and economic development.

Meet the Team

Office of Social Responsibility team, from left: Stan Evans, contract compliance specialist; Elaine Ko, director; Lilyian Caswell-Isley, manager; Tina Lyles, small business analyst; Gloria Contreras, contract compliance specialist; Zanes Cypress, special assistant to the CEO; Rene Finnie, DBE liaison and compliance specialist.

How we define Social Responsibility:

It means we conduct business in a way that is open, fair and inclusive. We use our organizational resources to facilitate opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses. We also take on a broader role of helping to develop sectors of the workforce for the changing nature of opportunity; reaching out to the community as a partner and catalyst for important new initiatives; and developing and implementing initiatives that help provide a sustainable future for our region.

To learn more, download the OSR Fact Sheet.

Small Business Initiative

To advance the Port of Seattle’s mission to create economic vitality in the region, Port commissioners adopted the Small Business Initiative in May 2003. The initiative ensures equal access and opportunity to all firms that wish to provide products or services to the Port. Join the Small Business Roster here.