Dave Skoor

Following graduation, I worked for a year at Virginia Mason Hospital before attending Edmonds Community College and then transferring to the University of Washington. I graduated in 1978 with a degree in Education with a focus on Industrial Arts. Teaching positions were limited in the Seattle area at the time of my graduation so I worked part time in a machine shop and eventually landed a job at Boeing in late 1978.

With my Industrial Arts background, I was hired into the Industrial Engineering department and worked as a Methods Process Analyst and eventually moved into management for a number of years. About three quarters of my career was with the commercial side of the business supporting all the models from the 747 to the 787, with the other quarter supporting military programs, primarily the B-2. The last 15 or so years of my career I was a Sr. Operations Program Analyst supporting primarily commercial, but also military, programs. This position allowed me to travel throughout the US to various Boeing sites, and some of my support studies and benchmarking projects took me also to Canada and Mexico. I retired from Boeing in 2016 after 38 years.

My wife Leslie and I were married in 1974 and we have been blessed with 3 boys and 8 grandchildren. We are both active in church life and volunteering. Since 2011, I have been a member of the board of directors as VP and Secretary for Orphans Africa, an organization dedicated to the education and betterment for orphans in Tanzania. I travel to our project schools in Tanzania every two or three years to observe, assess and coordinate projects that improve the schools and further enable quality education for these children. It is a wonderful experience as I get to spend time with the students and often stay in the local homes of those who support our efforts. I also serve on the board for the Samish Island Campground Association and am the current Treasurer. My wife and I both volunteer for Greyhound Pets Inc. (GPI), an organization that endeavors to find forever homes for ex-racing Greyhounds once their racing careers have ended. We have fostered and adopted several of these wonderful dogs over the last 15+ years.

Just this past year I got back into education as a substitute teacher. Something that I have thought about for many years. My experience has been wonderful as I have worked with students from Elementary through Sr. High and have had the heartwarming and humbling experience of working with new English learners and in particular special needs students.

Following retirement, Leslie and I have traveled to Europe to experience river cruising and seeing awesome and historic sites in Germany, Netherlands, France, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary … wonderful! We also like to take road trips to visit friends and family. Our road trips have taken us to numerous national parks, forests and monuments along the west coast, the southwest and along the Rocky Mountain range and as far east as South Dakota. We are enjoying retirement blessed with close family and watching our grandchildren grow. We are fortunate that each of our boys live nearby and we get to see them and their families frequently.