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Employee Spotlight | Veterans Serve in Aviation Maintenance

Tue, May 30, 2023

We are proud to have many veterans choose the Port of Seattle for their next career opportunity. Veterans serve in every Port division, bringing unique skills and experience that are difficult to find elsewhere, and an equally rar...

Meet Our Fall 2019 Class of Veteran Fellows

Fri, Nov 08, 2019

Joseph Contreras Joseph Contreras is an Air Force veteran and graduate of the University of Washington's Environmental Science Program. In the fall of 2011, he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi where...

Meet Our Fall 2021 Class of Veteran Fellows

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

Jose A. Figueroa Jose was born and raised on the Island of Puerto Rico. He began his military career in 1992 when he enlisted in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG) and served as a Combat Service Support Specialist. In...

Meet the Fall 2018 class of Veteran Fellows

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

Domenique Crosby Domenique Crosby is from Monroe, Louisiana and has recently returned to the State of Washington after spending three years abroad in Germany. Domenique has spent his career as a Human Resource professional. Dur...

Meet the Fall 2022 Class of Veteran Fellows

Fri, Nov 11, 2022

Since its inception in 2008, the Port's award-winning Veterans Fellowship Program has hired 79 transitioning Veteran Fellows, providing a valuable pathway for military to transition to civilian careers. 84% of fellows have found p...