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Our People

Rachel Smith President & CEO

Rachel Smith

President & CEO

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Susan Loosmore, Executive Vice President

Susan Loosmore

Chamber Board Chair, and Executive Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at T-Mobile.
Teresa Hutson, First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel

Teresa Hutson

Chamber Board First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corporation.
Hewan Teshome, Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel

Hewan Teshome

Chamber Board Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel at Seattle Kraken/Climate Pledge Arena.
Rachel Smith President & CEO

Rachel Smith

President & CEO

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Susan Loosmore, Executive Vice President

Susan Loosmore

Chamber Board Chair, and Executive Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at T-Mobile.
Teresa Hutson, First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel

Teresa Hutson

Chamber Board First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corporation.
Hewan Teshome, Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel

Hewan Teshome

Chamber Board Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel at Seattle Kraken/Climate Pledge Arena.

Rachel Smith

President & CEO

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Susan Loosmore

Chamber Board Chair, and Executive Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at T-Mobile.

Teresa Hutson

Chamber Board First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corporation.

Hewan Teshome

Chamber Board Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel at Seattle Kraken/Climate Pledge Arena.

Executive

Lynnette Buffington

Lynnette Buffington

Chief of Staff

Marie K. Hutchins

Marie K. Hutchins

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Economic Development

Shishana Evans

Shishana Evans

Project Director

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Vice President of Economic Development

Public Affairs and Communications

Cori Lumens

Cori Lumens

Brand Manager

Jillian Henze, APR

Jillian Henze, APR

Director of Communications

Lars Erickson

Lars Erickson

Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications

Lilly Hayward

Lilly Hayward

Policy Manager

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Director of Policy

Member Development

Alex Tagami

Alex Tagami

Membership Coordinator

Amy O’Donnell

Amy O’Donnell

Vice President, Member Development

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Ashley Mackens

Events & Programs Manager

Gabriella Buono

Gabriella Buono

Chief Impact Officer

Isabelle teDuits

Isabelle teDuits

Events and Programs Manager

Leigh Jacobson

Leigh Jacobson

Director of Events and Programs

Margaret Sauer

Margaret Sauer

Membership Manager

Tali’a Roberts

Tali’a Roberts

Events and Programs Specialist

Operations & Organizational Health

Courtney Grey

Courtney Grey

Director of Human Resources

Heather Lee

Heather Lee

HR Generalist – Recruiting Focus

Nancy Lane

Nancy Lane

Finance Director

Sarai Childs

Sarai Childs

Contract CFO

Tony Andersson

Tony Andersson

Sr. Manager Accounting & Payroll

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Aaron Blank

President & CEO

  • Fearey
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Ada Healey

Chief Real Estate Officer

  • Vulcan
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Alesha Washington

President & CEO

  • Seattle Foundation
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Angela Dowling

President

  • Kaiser Permanente Washington
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Angela Dunleavy

Founder

  • Rally Hospitality
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Anna Boone

Government Relations and Public Affairs

  • Zillow Group
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Becky Ferguson

EVP for Philanthropy / CEO

  • Salesforce / Salesforce Foundation
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Bill McSherry

Vice President, Government Operations, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

  • The Boeing Company
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Boaz Ashkenazy

CEO

  • Augmented AI
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Bob Donegan

President

  • Ivar's
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Brian DeFoe

Vice President and Associate General Counsel

  • Nordstrom Downtown Seattle
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Bryan Flintoff

Owner

  • Medosweet
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Caleb Weaver

Vice President of Public Affairs, Legal, Compliance and People

  • Ridwell
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Claire Verity

President

  • Regence BlueShield
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Clayton Graham

Partner

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Colleen Ecohawk

CEO

  • Eighth Generation
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Craig Schafer

Owner

  • Inn at the Market / Hotel Andra
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Dave Stewart

SVP, General Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer

  • Saltchuk
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David Namura

Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, PNW

  • Google
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DeLee Shoemaker

General Manager

  • Microsoft Corporation
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Diana Birkett Rakow

Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability

  • Alaska Airlines Inc.
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Donna Moodie

Owner

  • Marjorie Restaurant
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Drew Dambreville

Founder / Executive Director

  • All Star Holdings / H206
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Eduardo Penalver

President

  • Seattle University
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Elizabeth Wako

President and CEO

  • Swedish Health Services
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Eric Lonergan

Executive Managing Director

  • Savills Inc.
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Everett Billingslea

General Counsel

  • Lynden
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Francesca Vega

Vice President, External Affairs & Community Relations

  • Seattle Children's Hospital
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Fred Siy

Managing Director, West Health Technology Delivery Lead

  • Accenture
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Gordon Jr. McHenry

President & CEO

  • United Way of King County
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Gretchen Adams

President

  • Systems Consulting, LLC
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Hayden Harvey

Director, Government & Community Relations

  • Lime
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Heather Redman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

  • Flying Fish Partners
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Hewan Teshome

Chamber Board Vice Chair, and SVP and General Counsel at Seattle Kraken/Climate Pledge Arena

  • Seattle Kraken/Climate Pledge Arena
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Hilary Hehman

VP of Business Development

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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Jacqueline Gruber

Senior Director, Government & Community Affairs

  • Vulcan
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Jaebadiah Gardner

Founder & CEO

  • GardnerGlobal, Inc.
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Jaison Elkins

Chairman

  • Muckleshoot Tribe
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Jaja Okigwe

CEO

  • First Choice Health
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James Terwilliger

Senior Vice President

  • Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
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Jamila Conley

Founder and CEO

  • WeRise Wines
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Jared Axelrod

Senior Manager of Public Policy

  • Amazon
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Jasmine Donovan

President & CFO of Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants

  • Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants
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Jen Berg

Senior Manager, Public Policy, Public Relations & Communications

  • Starbucks Coffee Company
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Jessica Clawson

Attorney-At-Law

  • McCullough Hill
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Jila Javdani

General Manager

  • Slalom
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Jim Blundell

State Legislative Affairs

  • T-Mobile
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Jim Morehead

President

  • Bank of America
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Jim Wales

Executive Director-Network Engineering, Pacific Market

  • Verizon Wireless
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Joe Fugere

Founder & CEO

  • Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
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Joey Burgess

Owner

  • Burgess Hall Group
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John Feltz

President

  • Parker, Smith & Feek
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John Murray

Partner

  • Monument Advocacy
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John Pletsch

President and founder

  • Electric Pen
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John Schoettler

Vice President, Global Real Estate & Facilities

  • Amazon
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Jordan Mitchell

Public Policy Manager

  • Airbnb
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Julien Loh

Local Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager

  • Puget Sound Energy
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Kamala Saxton

Co-Owner

  • Marination
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Katherine Cheng

Vice President, People and Culture

  • Seattle Mariners
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Kerri Schroeder

Managing Director, PNW Region Chairwoman and Region Manager

  • JP Morgan Chase
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Kirk Schulz

President

  • Washington State University
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Krish Srinivasan

President & CEO

  • PCC Markets
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Krishna Thiagarajan

President & CEO

  • Seattle Symphony/Benaroya Hall
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Kristine Agers

Washington State Office Leader/Vice President

  • HNTB
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Laura Clise

Founder & CEO

  • Intentionalist
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Laura MacNeil

Regional President

  • PNC Bank
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Laura Ray

Vice President

  • AAA of Washington
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Marc Berger

Executive Vice President of Puget Sound

  • DH
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Marianne Bichsel

Vice President External Affairs, Washington Region

  • Comcast NBC Universal
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Matt Allen

Executive Vice President, Chief Client Officer

  • McKinstry
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Matt Hill

President

  • KeyBank
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Matt Steuerwalt

Senior Vice President of External Affairs

  • Puget Sound Energy
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Maya Mendoza-Exstrom

CBO

  • Seattle Reign FC
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Michael Greer

President & CEO

  • ArtsFund
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Michelle Merriweather

President and CEO

  • Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
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Nate Silverman

Chief Commercial Officer

  • Seattle Storm
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Nic Bley

Managing Director, Commercial Term Lending Seattle

  • JP Morgan Chase
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Ollie Garrett

President & CEO

  • Tabor 100
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Paige Davis

Attorney

  • Lane Powell PC
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Pallavi Mehta Wahi

Seattle Managing Partner, K&L Gates

  • K&L Gates
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Patrick Bannon

President

  • Bellevue Downtown Association
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Paula Hammond

Multimodal National Market Leader

  • WSP USA Inc.
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Rachel Smith

President & CEO

  • Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
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Randy Hodgins

Vice President, Office of External Affairs

  • University of Washington
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Richard de Sam Lazaro

Senior Director, Government & Corporate Affairs

  • Expedia Group
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Robert Mahon

Attorney at Law

  • Perkins Coie LLP
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Sharmila Swenson

Vice President of Public Affairs & Social Impact

  • Symetra Life Insurance Company
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Steve Hooper

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Steve Metruck

Executive Director

  • Port of Seattle
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Susan Loosmore

Chamber Board Chair, and Executive Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at T-Mobile

  • T-Mobile
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Teresa Hutson

Chamber Board First Vice Chair, and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corporation

  • Microsoft Corporation
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Thomas Garrett

Director Strategic

  • Verus Investments
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Walt Townes

Vice President & Co-Founder

  • Retail Lockbox
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Will Daugherty

President & CEO

  • Pacific Science Center
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Zach Hensley

Vice President of Operations, General Manager Lumen Field & Event Center Seattle Seahawks/First & Goal Inc

  • Seattle Seahawks/First & Goal Inc