The Kent City Council appointed Jeff Piecewicz to the ShoWare Center Public Facilities (PFD) Board of Directors.

Of the 13 applications received, council members were invited to submit their top five candidates and rank them in order of preference. Piecewicz received the highest score. The council made the appointment Tuesday.

The PFD was created in 2007 by the council as a municipal corporation with independent taxing authority. Formed specifically for events or sports facilities, the PFD collects a share of the state’s sales tax revenue already paid and transfers those funds to the city to pay debt service on the ShoWare Center’s construction bonds, according to a city media release.

The primary role of the five-member board is to ensure the funding generated by the sales tax credit is used only for debt service.

Piecewicz is a manufacturing and production specialist with the Defense Contract Management Agency, supporting the Department of Defense.

A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Piecewicz held numerous positions including financial resource manager where he managed diverse team projects with multi-million dollar budgets.

“Jeff brings extensive experience in project and finance resource management to this group,” said Council President Dennis Higgins. “I’m confident he will be a strong addition to the board and will do great work to help oversee ShoWare Center’s financial obligations.”

The board meets quarterly and reviews the arena’s financial statements.

Piecewicz joins Mike Miller, chair; Lew Sellers, vice chair; Randall Smith and Cass Prindle as board members. City of Kent finance director, Robert Nachlinger serves as treasurer, while city clerk Ronald F. Moore serves as secretary

Because Position 1 has been vacant since Sept. 2, Piecewicz will complete the remainder of the four-year term ending Sept. 1, 2016.