I first soloed in an airplane sixty-three years ago.  I’ve been an avid pilot and advocate for aviation since that time accumulating nearly twenty-thousand hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft.  This time includes more than twenty-three years with Alaska Air Group, the last twelve years as a B737 Captain for Alaska Airlines.

My public service experience on Vashon Island, includes eight years as a Park Commissioner for Vashon Park District, six years on the Board of Directors (five as President) of Vashon Community Care, Founder of Vashon Community Care Foundation, and I served on the boards of Vashon Forest Stewards and Voice of Vashon.

The Vashon Municipal Airport is a valuable community asset which will play a pivotal role in the event of a major disaster here on Vashon Island.  It is my desire to see that this asset is maintained in the safest fashion possible.