Ray moved to Pierce County at the age of 5 and has lived in in the county ever since. His career really began in high school, when he started printing the school newspaper at the Bethel High School print shop in Spanaway. “A friend of mine showed me a notepad with his name printed on it from the Bethel printing facility, and I just thought that was so cool. Soon enough I was working there myself.”
Read MoreFor over nine years Shareka has had a lasting impact in the community, holding several positions within the Tacoma-based healthcare system MultiCare. She has provided more than 200 asthma home visits to help educate and support families of children with chronic respiratory conditions. She also worked in the women, infants and children department at MultiCare providing support, outreach and resources for income-contingent populations in Pierce County.
Read MoreWorker training and post-secondary education have long been priorities in the South Sound, dating back to the founding of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma in 1888. Since then, students have even more options, including University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University, Pierce College, Bates Technical College and Clover Park Technical College, among others.
Read MoreFunded by the Manufacturing Industrial Council (MIC) for the South Sound, the Tacoma Tideflats project was conducted from January to June 2019 in collaboration with the University of Washington Schools of Engineering and Technology (SET) and Milgard School of Business (MSB). The Tacoma Tideflats is a hub of manufacturing, warehouse and maritime operations predominantly associated with the Port of Tacoma. However, it is also home to various non-Port of Tacoma companies.
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