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Who will be the new chief of Washington State Ferries? The State is in its second round of postings for the job, hiring a national search firm to help.
- Patti Payne[1]
- Columnist- Puget Sound Business Journal
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The state has received 15 new applications to date from people who want to head Washington State Ferries[4].
The state Transportation Department was hoping to name a new chief in June to replace David Mosely[5], who stepped down in April after holding the position for six years.
Interestingly, the department first posted the position under its formal title, "Assistant Secretary Washington State Ferries[6]." Many of the 80 applicants were people looking for administrative assistant jobs.
“They read the word ‘secretary,’ and just applied,” said Lars Erickson[7], a departmet spokesman.
That first list was narrowed down two a few names, including the interim chief, George Capacci[8], who has since taken his name off the list.
Since then, state Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson[9] re-posted the position and started a national search.
The posting will be open until Aug. 31. A national recruiting firm will help with the search, though one hasn't yet been chosen.
Patti Payne is a columnist for the Puget Sound Business Journal. She can be reached at 206-234-6827.
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- ^ George Capacci (feeds.bizjournals.com)
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