The Port of Tacoma recently named Jorgann Simonsen (pictured) as Manager of Accounting Operations, responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and payroll.

Before joining the Port, Simonsen spent nine years with Pierce County, most recently in the position of Fiscal Services Manager in the Transportation Division of the Public Works & Utilities Department. There, she was responsible for managing all fiscal functions of her division, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, fixed assets, grant management, budget and cash management.

Previously, Simonsen was Grant Accountant II in Pierce County’s Department of Community Services. She has also served as an accountant for Lutheran Community Services of Washington & Idaho and The Boeing Company, Commercial Airplane Division.

Simonsen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business and Accounting from Western Washington University.