Pasco — Jean Ryckman is the newest Port of Pasco commissioner.

She was appointed and sworn in this afternoon to fill the vacant District 2 seat.

Ryckman served on the Pasco School Board for eight years. She is a member of the Downtown Pasco Development Authority board, the Pasco School District Citizens’ Budget Committee and the Franklin PUD Rate Advisory Committee.

She has been involved with the Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau Board, the Pasco Chamber of Commerce, the Columbia Basin College Engineering Technology Advisory Committee and United Way.

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