The Snohomish County Sports Commission announces the hiring of Taras McCurdie as the Marketing Content Coordinator. Taras will be responsible for developing, managing and optimizing the organization’s marketing content strategy. He joined the Snohomish County Sports Commission in May 2025.

“We are excited to have Taras join us as the marketing content coordinator. His passion for sports and knowledge of Snohomish County is a great asset for our team,” states Tammy Dunn, Snohomish County Sports Commission Executive Director.

He graduated from Arlington High School in 2020 before obtaining his associate degree at Everett Community College in 2021 and bachelor’s degree in journalism at Western Washington University in 2023. Prior to the Commission, Taras worked as an intern and news reporter at the Lynden Tribune before coming back to Snohomish County where he worked as a sports reporter at The Everett Daily Herald.

Taras grew up in Arlington and participated in various sports, including flag football, baseball, basketball, track and field, skiing and wrestling. At Arlington High School, he was on the tennis and soccer teams. He continued playing sports in college — soccer for the Everett CC Trojans and club tennis at WWU.

When Taras is not in the office, he stays active on the pitch refereeing soccer, golfing at the many courses in the area and working hard to achieve a 300 game at the bowling alleys.