The Port of Tacoma has named Erin Galeno as its new chief financial officer.
Before joining the Port, Galeno spent 23 years with Weyerhaeuser Company, most recently in the position of controller for corporate support functions. Prior roles at Weyerhaeuser included internal auditing director, leading the implementation of a common finance system and various financial and accounting roles in the company’s wood products segment.
In her new position at the Port, Galeno is responsible for leading the Port's financial strategy, performance measures, capital formation, financial analysis and modeling, budgeting, treasury, accounting and reporting.
Galeno holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, with an economics minor, from the University of Puget Sound. She also is a certified public accountant and has completed Seattle University’s Executive Leadership Program.
The Auburn resident has served on the boards of the Birth to Three Development Center and Liaison Technologies.
About the Port of Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma is an economic engine for South Puget Sound, with more than 43,000 family-wage jobs in Pierce County and 113,000 jobs across Washington state connected to Port activities. A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is among the largest container ports in North America. The Port is also a major center for bulk, breakbulk and project/heavy-lift cargoes, as well as automobiles and trucks.
Contact: Tara Mattina, Port of Tacoma, (253) 428-8674