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Washington Advisory Committee These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Washington benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy. Hon. Gary Locke Hon. Dan Evans U.S. Ambassador to China (2011-2014) United States Senate (1983-1989) Co-chairs U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2009-2011) Governor, State of Washington (1965-1977) Governor, State of Washington (1997-2005) Susan Adler Hon. Lisa Brown Isaiah Crawford, Ph.D. Seattle Hadassah Washington State Department of Commerce University of Puget Sound Immediate Past President Director President Washington State University Spokane Andrew (Andy) G. Anderson Kristen Dailey Chancellor Emeritus Western United States Agricultural Trade Global Washington Association (WUSATA) Sandy Brown Executive Director Executive Director Church Council of Greater Seattle Maud Daudon Executive Director Melissa Atalig Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Asian Pacific Islander Jay L. Bruns III Former President & CEO Board Chair U.S. Department of State Steve Davis U.S. Consul General (Ret.) Hon. Constance “Connie” Bacon PATH Port of Tacoma Michael Cade Former President & CEO Commissioner (1997-2017) Thurston Economic Development Council Teresa Indelak Davis Executive Director Hon. Brian Baird The Republic of Poland in Seattle U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Gary Chandler Honorary Consul Member (1999-2011) Association of Washington Business Consular Association of Washington President Vice President of Government Affairs Hon. Michael Baumgartner* Hon. Jerome Delvin Washington State House of Representatives Spokane County Benton County Member (1990 – 2001) Treasurer Commissioner Washington State Senate Dr. Asif J. Chaudhry Jon DeVaney Member (2011-2019) U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Washington Tree Fruit Association (2008-2011) Allan Belton President Vice President for International Programs Pacific Lutheran University Washington State University Rev. Dr. Mark Finney President World Relief Spokane Louise Chernin Sophia Benalfew Executive Director Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) Ethiopian Community in Seattle Former President & CEO Gabrielle Fitzgerald Executive Director Panorama Global Lisa Cohen Brian Bonlender Founder and CEO Washington Global Health Alliance Lodestar Strategic Former Executive Director Regina Sassoon Friedland Principal American Jewish Committee Washington State Department of Commerce Maj. Gen. James M Collins* Regional Director – Seattle Former Director Jimmy Collins & Associates Principal Kirsten Gagnaire Clint Borgen U.S. Army Kati Collective The Borgen Project Retired Founder and CEO Founder and President United Nations Foundation Hon. Steve Conway Dr. George Bridges Former Executive Director, MAMA Washington State Senate The Evergreen State College Vice President Pro Tempore Hon. Paul Graves President Washington State House of Representatives Whitman College T. Charles “Chuck” Cooper Member President Emeritus Vulcan Inc. Managing Director, Government Affairs Clark Hansen Larry Brown* Bread for the World Washington State Labor Council Stacey Cowles Regional Organizer President Spokesman Review Incorporated President and Publisher Washington Advisory Committee Brandon Hardenbrook Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Knight* Hon. Roger Meece Pacific Northwest Economic Region Clark College Former Ambassador to Malawi (2000-2003) Deputy Director / Chief Operating Officer President Former Ambassador to Democratic U.S. Army Republic of the Congo (2004-2007) Judith Henchy, Ph.D. Retired Seattle-Haiphong Sister City Association Fraser Mendel President Hon. Jeanne Kohl-Welles Mendel Owens PS King County Council Partner Hon. Matthew Hepner Member Certified Electrical Workers of Washington Hon. Todd Mielke Executive Director Lawrence J. Krauter, A.A.E., AICP Greater Spokane Incorporated Spokane International Airport Former CEO Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Spokane County Saint Martin’s University Former County Commissioner President Larry Laffrey Seattle -Nantes Sister City Association Jacqueline Miller Jon Holden President World Affairs Council Seattle Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President & CEO President Lt. General Stephen Lanza* U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael Moore* Rachel Houglum Commanding General, I Corps (’14-’17) Pacific Merchant Shipping Association Women Helping Women Fund Vice President Executive Director Hon. Timothy D. Leavitt City of Vancouver Dena Morris Lara Iglitzin Mayor (2010-2018) Washington Global Health Alliance Henry M. Jackson Foundation President and CEO Executive Director Winston Lee Washington State Chinese Community Steve Mullin Charity Kamau Coalition Washington Roundtable Kenyan Community Interdenominational President President Church Pastor John Littel Hon. Ralph Munro Building Goodness Foundation State of Washington Sam Kaplan Past President Secretary of State (1980-2000) Gittes Global President David Little Dr. Christopher Murray CoE Global Trade Clipper Seafoods Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Director President University of Washington Director Resat Kasaba, Ph.D. Rear Admiral John Lockwood* University of Washington University of Washington Lockwood Associates, INC Professor of Global Health The Henry M. Jackson School of President International Studies U.S. Coast Guard Ann Nagele Director Retired Perkins Coie LLP Stanley D. Golub Chair of International Senior Counsel Hon. John Lovick* Studies Washington State House of Representatives Hon. George Nethercutt Dr. Tom Kawula Member U.S. House of Representatives Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Snohomish County (1995 – 2005) Health Former County Executive Col. Brian Newberry Washington State University Julianna Marler U.S. Air Force Director Port of Vancouver Retired Hon. Karen Keiser CEO and Executive Director Dr. Rachel Nugent Washington State Senate Colleen McAleer* RTI International Member Washington Business Alliance Vice President, Global Non-communicable Mohammed “Moh” Kilani President Diseases Truman National Security Project Port of Port Angeles Hon. Brad Owen Director, Seattle Chapter President of the Commission State of Washington John A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. Hon. Anne McEnerny-Ogle Lieutenant Governor (1997 – 2017) Greenfield Advisors, Inc. City of Vancouver Mark A. Pagano, Ph.D. Managing Director Mayor University of Washington Tacoma Washington State Economic Development Daniel Mead Smith Chancellor Finance Authority Washington Policy Center Director President and CEO 2 Washington Advisory Committee Dr. Guy Palmer Johannes Schoneberg* Jonathan Young Washington State University Bunker Labs Seattle CARE Senior Director, Global Health Executive Director Senior Regional Advocacy Coordinator Founding Director U.S. Navy Active Reserves Jeff K. Parker, CFP ® * Indicates Veteran of the Bristlecone Advisors, LLC Jennifer Schorsch U.S. Armed Forces Partner Water.org President As of August 2, 2021 Rachel B. Peterson The Boeing Company Brigadier General Gratton O’Neal “Neal” Regional Advocacy Expert, Government Sealock II* Operations Spokane International Airport Former Director Tom Pierson U.S. Army Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Retired Commerce President & CEO Hon. Cheryl Selby City of Olympia Megan Pratt Mayor The Faith to Action Initiative Director of Engagement Mel Sheldon Tulalip Tribes Dr. Sabah Randhawa Chairman Western Washington University President Herb Simon University of Washington Jaxon Ravens Former Regent Washington State Democrats Former Chair Hon. Renee Radcliff Sinclair TVW Public Affairs Network Dr. Jeffrey Riedinger President and CEO University of Washington Vice Provost, Global Affairs Nicky Smith IRC Seattle Hon. Pam Roach Executive Director Pierce County Council Member Rich Stearns Washington State Senate World Vision (1991-2017) Former President Carlos Ruiz Fred Swanson Association of Latino Professionals For Gay City Seattle’s LGBTQ Center America Executive Director President, Seattle Chapter Alan Veigel Terry Ryan Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association Snohomish County Council President Emeritus Member Hon. Judy Warnick Carla Costa Sandine Washington State Senate PATH Member Chief of External Affairs Robert C. Webster Jolyne Sanjak World Trade Club Landesa President Chief Program Officer Beth Wilson Kamesh Sankaran RESULTS Partners International Regional Coordinator Chairman of the Board Hon. Victoria R. Woodards Whitworth University City of Tacoma Professor Mayor David Schaffert David Woodward Thurston County Chamber of Commerce David Woodward & Associates, LLC President and CEO Principal 3.
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