Seattle port executive to helm Washington teachers union
John Okamoto, the Port of Seattle's chief administrative officer, has accepted the position of executive director with the 81,000-member Washington Education Association.
The statewide teachers union represents K-12 and higher education faculty as well as education-support professionals.
Okamoto, who managed public affairs, human resources and government and labor affairs, will leave the port on May 9.
Okamoto was criticized by a Port Commission report last year regarding the handling of a scandal involving sexually explicit and racist e-mails sent by port police staff.
The report found that port executives, including Okamoto, exercised 'poor judgment' in allowing the port police to conduct an internal investigation of the e-mails.
Seattle port executive to helm Washington teachers union
