Activist appointed to airport board

Community activist Jeff Hamilton, a private pilot and retired corporate manager, was appointed this week to a vacancy on the Spokane Airport Board. He replaces John Wagner, who completed his second three-year term Feb. 28. Board members are limited to two terms. Hamilton was appointed by Spokane County commissioners. The seven-member airport board is composed of three directors chosen by Spokane County, three chosen by the city of Spokane and a joint city-county appointee. Hamilton is treasurer of the Mobius Spokane children’s science center organization, president of the Spokane Airport Tenants Association, and served on the committee that recently completed land-use study aimed at protecting Fairchild Air Force Base. He moved to Spokane from the San Francisco area in 2003 after retiring from the Accenture business consulting and outsourcing firm.