1. David T. Waggoner
Airport Director
Snohomish County Airport
Education
M.S. Management (Finance)
B.A. International Business
Royal Naval Staff College
Naval Flight School
Career Highlights
1992-Present.
Airport Director for major General Aviation Reliever Airport—Paine Field, Everett, WA.
Home to 650 based airplanes and the Boeing plant that manufactures 747, 767, 777 and 787
aircraft.
• $12M annual operating budget
• $12-20M Capital budget
• 50+ staff
• Developed Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour--$25M facility that has
doubled Tour attendance in only 24 months.
• Airport was named Airport of the Year by FAA twice in past decade.
• Washington State Airport Director of the Year 2004.
1966-1992
Twenty-six year Navy career – 1966-1992. Retired as a Navy Captain.
• Four year NROTC Scholarship at University of Washington
• Navy Flight Training
• Multiple combat tours to South East Asia flying A-6 Intruder from aircraft carriers
• Instructor Pilot
• Master’s Degree in Financial Management
• Overseas tours in Bermuda and London
• Commanding Officer Attack Squadron 52
• Operations Officer USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
• Comptroller Naval Air Forces Pacific -- $1.5 billion annual budget
• Commanding Officer Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA—won Best Air Station in
the Pacific, Awards for Bachelor Quarters and Aircraft Maintenance, Recognized for
Environmental programs and Recycling.
Community Activities
• Board of Directors: Snohomish County Economic Development Council Treasurer,
Everett Area Chamber, South Snohomish County Chamber, Mukilteo YMCA (Y
Volunteer of the Year in 2004), Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour,
Everett Community College AMTS Advisory Board Chair.
Happily married and proud father of two. Four great grandchildren.