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Our keynote speaker this year is Mike Flood, Seattle Seahawks VP of Community Relations and Special Projects. Mike Flood enters his 14th season with the Seahawks after joining the staff on July 1, 1997. Flood served as Community Outreach Director for Football Northwest prior to joining the Seahawks. He helped spearhead the state-wide campaign that resulted in the passage of Referendum 48 to build the new football/soccer stadium and exhibition complex.
A Seattle native, Flood attended Blanchet High School for three years before graduating from McLean High School in McLean, Virginia. He received a B.A. Degree in Industrial Education from Washington State University and a Master's Degree in Education from the University of North Carolina.
Flood owned and operated an agricultural flying service in Fort Scott, Kansas, before joining the Coast Guard. He served as a pilot and Civil Engineering Officer in the Guard flying C130s, Dassault Falcon jets, and H60 Jayhawk helicopters. He managed Public Relations for the Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska. From 1994-96 he was the Air/Sea Rescue Operations Officer for coastal Oregon and Washington.
Flood retired as a Commander in 1996 after 20 years in the service. He and his wife Marty, have a son Dan and a daughter, Shannon.