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Read Lynne’s September 2023 Staff Interview.
Lynne K. Varner is the Chief Executive Officer…
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Read Jenée’s February 2023 Staff Interview.
Jenée Myers Twitchell serves as the Chief Impact…
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Read Yoko’s February 2023 Staff Interview.
Yoko Shimomura is the Chief Operating Officer of…
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Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President, Microsoft
Mary Snapp brings her experience and perspective from…
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Former VP Resource Appraisal BP (retired) and NW Washington STEM Network Director. Lecturer at the Institute for…
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Retired, Chancellor, Community Colleges of Spokane
As Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) Chancellor, Dr. Christine Johnson led…
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Chief Technology Officer, SVP, Global Technology Services, lululemon
Venki Krishnababu is a senior executive over 28 years…
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President and Chief Market Officer, McKinstry
With nearly 25 years of industry experience, Ash Awad is responsible…
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Superintendent, Renton School District
Damien Pattenaude is Superintendent of the Renton School District. He is a product…
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Executive Vice President, Managing Director – Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, PNC Bank Inc.
Jennifer Daquiz…
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Vice President and General Manager, 747/767 Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Kim Smith is vice president and general…
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Former Senior Managing Director, Accenture; Professor, University of Washington Foster School of Business
Liz Tinkham is a…
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President, MK Wagner and Associates, Inc.; Former Senior Vice President of Global Product Innovation, Food Safety and…
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Senior Research Scientist, Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon
pedrito maynard-zhang is a Sr. Research Scientist on the Amazon…