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Sea-Tac Airport Pathfinders Vikky Leung and Surya Prakash

People of the Port: Vikky Leung and Surya Prakash

Tue, Aug 28, 2018

The Port of Seattle established its first team of Airport Pathfinders in 2000 as part of a new customer service program. The Pathfinders were initially scattered strategically around the airport to help customers find their way. T...

Amberine Wilson

People of the Port: Amberine Wilson

Mon, Aug 27, 2018

Each summer, the Port welcomes a host of high school and college interns to our organization. In 2016, the Port of Seattle Commission committed to tripling the number of internships available to youth through the Port and our part...

Portrait of Elizabeth Leavitt, Senior Director of Environment and Sustainability at the Port of Seattle

People of the Port: Elizabeth Leavitt

Thu, Jun 28, 2018

By Hewan MengistuTell us about your role at the Port?I am the Port Senior Director of Environment and Sustainability. I have two different departments under me: Aviation Environment and Sustainability and Maritime Environment and ...

Wildlife Biologist Mikki Viehoever

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

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

By Omie DrawhornWildlife 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 animals ...

Carlton Williams singing

Port Employee Lends His Voice

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

"Ever since I had a voice, I have been singing," said Port of Seattle employee Carlton Williams. For him, the singing voice came when he was only nine years old. In the years since, he sang before five presidents and first ladi...

Efrain Lopez

Gracias for Giving Back!

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Gracias for Giving Back!"I volunteer to serve my community because it's in my heart, and meaningful to me."Efrain Lopez faced obstacles growing up in South Central Los Angeles, with its high crime rate, gang activity and financial...

A person standing on a shoreline near metal equipment while another person on a boat looks toward the water on a clear day.

Suquamish Tribe and Maritime Operations Work to Support Salmon Population

Recently, members of the Port of Seattle's Maritime Operations crew, including Maritime Division Managing Director Stephanie Jones Stebbins, had the opportunity to accompany members of the Suquamish tribe on the tribal vessel Chal...

Employee holds up piece of kelp at Smith Cove

Innovative Idea: Smith Cove Blue Carbon Pilot Project

In the fight against climate change, becoming "carbon neutral" is no easy task for an international hub like the Port of Seattle, home to big ships, big jets, trains, trucks, and busy terminals. Despite the challenge, the Port str...

Airport terminal roadway with multiple lanes of vehicles picking up and dropping off passengers, and people walking along the curbside outside the terminal building.

Innovative Idea: LIFT Teams Help Reduce Airport Traffic Congestion

Sea-Tac Airport's current roadway system was designed 50 years ago in 1968, when our annual passenger volume was about 5 million, a tenth of the 50 million annual passengers Sea-Tac welcomes today. Whatever people may have thought...

Underground airport service area with a large blue directional sign showing exits and baggage cart traffic routes, surrounded by baggage carts, equipment, and a worker standing near luggage.

Baggage Handling: Balancing Speed and Safety

"Green Team" speeds up baggage delivery for international passengers while improving workplace safetyWhile construction progresses on the new International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac airport, Port employees have continued to loo...