Dan Worra is a native of Rantoul, Illinois.  He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1989, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and joined the U. S. Navy.  During his 24 years in the Navy, he deployed five times and accumulated over 2,100 EA?6B Prowler flight hours including 55 combat missions, and 640 carrier landings on 11 different aircraft carriers.  While in the Navy, he earned a Master of Science degree in Financial Management and was named a Conrad Scholar for academic excellence at the Naval Postgraduate School.

After retiring from the Navy, Dan joined the Port as the Executive Director in April of 2015.  The Port is a municipal corporation with four major operating areas:  Cap Sante Marina, the Anacortes Airport, the Marine Terminal and Properties.  He is on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA), the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC), and the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce.  He also serves as Chairman on his church’s Stewardship Committee and is President of the Anacortes Rotary Club.