May 7, 2024

Port of Everett

Good

Dietrich

After nearly 44 years of public service at the Port of Everett, Carolyn Diedrich, assistant controller & records officer, retired on May 1st. Mallory Good, the Port's new assistant controller, has taken on the majority of Diedrich's role. Good's position maintains complex accounts within the Port's financial system and assists the finance director. Diedrich is the longest-tenured employee in Port history, helping manage the Port's finances over the better part of four decades, and earning 26 years of clean financial audits. After taking accounting and payroll classes at Everett Community College, Diedrich was hired as the Port's receptionist/accounts receivable technician in 1980 when she was just 17. Diedrich held many accounting and administrative roles over the years, specializing in accounts payable, HR, payroll, liabilities, assets and records management. She finished her career as the assistant controller, a position she held since 2019. Good joined the Port of Everett in July 2023, bringing 12 years of experience in accounting management and financial systems. Prior to joining the Port, she worked as the accounting manager for Snohomish County and a tax accountant at Kieckhafer, Schiffer & Company. Good is a graduate of Washington State University, having earned her master's degree in accounting with a concentration in taxation and her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.