On April 21, WSDOT Ferries Division Assistant Secretary David Moseley announced the resignation of his second in command, Traci Brewer-Rogstad. Ms. Brewer-Rogstad rose through the ranks at the ferry system and has served the past two years as Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. “Traci has been a real super-star at the ferry system during her tenure,” noted Moseley, “and she has helped me immensely during my first few months on the job. Traci is the kind of leader who sets a standard by which we all hold ourselves to, and she will be missed.”

As Deputy Director, Traci Brewer-Rogstad has had overall responsibility for maintaining and ensuring a safe and reliable level of service for the nation’s largest ferry system. Other positions she held at ferries since she first began in 1997 are: Director of Operations; Assistant Director of Operations; Regional Manager; and Area Terminal Manager.

Before coming to the ferry system, Brewer-Rogstad worked as a Regional Service Manager and Hotel General Manager for Cruise West, a local small ship cruising company. While there, she also developed experience in outside sales, marketing, and shipyard project management. Brewer-Rogstad holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business. She lives in Bremerton with her husband of 12 years, John, and their 2 children.

“It has been a great decade during intense and ongoing change. I am very proud of the fact that I served as second in command during some of the greatest challenges facing the ferry system. It is a good time for me to transfer my watch to others and I look forward to a new chapter in my life. I wish my colleagues at the ferries all the best,” observed Brewer-Rogstad.