David Wasson began his career in the retail coffee industry in 1989, and joined Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters in Olympia in 1995. He served as the company’s first Retail Operations Manager and in 2001 was promoted to Vice President/Finance. He added the position of General Manager in 2004. In 2017, Mr. Wasson was promoted to President, and in this capacity oversees operations in Olympia and Atlanta. Previously Mr. Wasson was a Circulation District Manager at The News Tribune for eleven years. He received his Certificate in Accounting from City University.
Mr. Wasson currently serves as President of the Olympia Downtown Association and as Commissioner on the City of Lacey Planning Commission. He started in the credit union movement in 1979 as a volunteer on the Marketing Committee with Tribune Credit Union which later merged with Sound Credit Union. In 1980 he joined the Supervisory Committee of Tribune and also served as a Director. He began his service at Sound as a member of the Supervisory Committee in 1989, and became a member of the Board in 1994. He has served in every Board leadership role including two terms as Chairman and has chaired the Audit Committee, the Information Security Committee, and the Employee Benefits Committee.