Chief of Staff, Port of Seattle Commission
Aaron serves as the Chief of Staff for the Port of Seattle Commission’s five-member elected body since 2021 and is an accomplished and creative policy advisor who directs teams in generating innovative solutions to complex problems. He brings over two decades of government experience to the position, including a prior role as interim commission chief of staff, along with years of congressional and legal work in Washington DC, Washington state, and the City of Seattle. His 12+ years of program management experience highlights his ability to shepherd projects and programs through to completion in highly bureaucratic and matrixed organizations. Aaron holds a B.A. from Western Washington University in Writing, Politics, and Social Change and is a graduate of Seattle University Law School.
