John Hodgson

John has been a senior consultant with Prothman since 2013 and brings 33 years of municipal service including, most recently, 7 ½ years as City Administrator/Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Kent, the sixth largest city in the state of Washington. Prior to that, he had 26 years in parks and recreation management for the cities of Vancouver, WA, Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, and Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services for the City of Kent from 1994-2005. John served as president of the Kiwanis Club of Kent, president of Washington Recreation and Parks Association (WRPA), president of the Regional Council of the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), and is founder and current president of the Kent Parks Foundation. John’s awards for his service include Kent Chamber of Commerce Public Employee of the Year, WRPA Honor Fellow, Kiwanis Distinguished President, and the Kent Lions Club Community Service Award. John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Parks and Recreation Management from the University of Oregon (1980) and completed the Cascade Management Series from the University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs (1992).