Kiara Boyd was officially installed as the newest postmaster for Vashon on Nov. 1. She is the 18th postmaster to serve the Vashon-Maury communities.

She began her career 11 years ago as a clerk in Cincinnati, Ohio. Boyd also served as a carrier and supervisor in Mason, Ohio, a supervisor and officer in charge at the Carson City, Nevada Post Office, acting manager at the Salt Lake City, Utah annex, and postmaster of the Duvall Washington Post Office.

As postmaster Boyd oversees 15 employees, roughly 2,000 Post Office Boxes (PO Boxes), and nine delivery routes.

Three years ago the Postal Service implemented the “Delivering for America” (DFA) 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence. Boyd is doing her part by creating a stable environment for new employees and customers, as well as helping customers with their mail needs and questions.  

“[I] use the motto every piece every day, letting our customers know they are heard [and] creating a safe and trusting environment.”

Boyd says the changes she’s noticed in her 11 year career include an increase of people shopping online which increases package volumes and the difference in management styles between the “new generation” of managers and postal veterans. She says the most rewarding position in her career so far has been her promotion to postmaster because it allows her to, “be able to take in the community and understand their needs but in the same frame being able to share the difficulties of the employees in each craft.”

Prior to joining the Postal Service Boyd attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry.

Being a postal employee runs in Boyd’s family. Her mother was a mail handler, her brother was a letter carrier, and she had cousins who worked as mail clerks.

When not on duty, Boyd strongly believes in giving back through community service such as coaching and scouting. She has also donated time and money to the March of Dimes and National Kidney Foundation since she was a teenager.  

Boyd enjoys painting, reading, attending comedy and jazz shows, and is an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Dodgers.

 

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