Commission members are appointed by the Governor to serve four-year, staggered terms.  Initially, some members were appointed to two-year terms.

The Chair of the Commission is elected by the Commission.

Members meet monthly and pay their own travel expenses.  Members are staffed by CTED and other state agencies as appropriate.

The Commission will broaden its base by requesting assistance and input from community members and business leaders across the state. The Commission will set up community meetings and empower task forces for this purpose.

Commissioners

Constance (Connie) Bacon PO Box 39494 Lakewood, WA  98496 (253) 584-1433 cbacon@portoftacoma.com abacon8217@aol.com   REPRESENTING:  Port District   TERM:  Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Connie Bacon of Tacoma is a former executive director of the World Trade Center Tacoma and served as a special assistant to former Washington Governor Booth Gardner.  She is on the board of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Regional Access Mobility Project and the Tideflats Rail Oversight Committee.  Bacon is a member of the advisory board for the Port of Tacoma Endowed Chair at the University of Washington-Tacoma.
Rep. Barbara Bailey 405 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7914 bailey.barbara@leg.wa.gov   Assistant Adam McCrow, Legislative Staff (360) 786-7914 Mccrow.adam@leg.wa.gov   REPRESENTING:  Ranking Republican Member, House Committee on Community and Economic Development and Trade   TERM: N/A  Ex-officio	Barbara Bailey of the 10th Legislative District (Oak Harbor) owns a management consulting and training firm. She is a member of both the National Speakers Association and the Northwest Speakers Association. A longtime professional in the hotel and hospitality industry, she has held the position of hotel general manager and worked in leadership positions for the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association on regional, national and international levels.  Prior to her first term as Representative from the 10th Legislative District, Rep. Bailey also served as a member on the Oak Harbor Comprehensive Planning Task Force, Island County 2% Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the Island County Joint Committee on Tourism.
Rick Bender 314 First Avenue West Seattle, WA  98119 (206) 281-8901 Rbender@wslc.org   Assistant Jan Hays jhays@wslc.org 206-281-8901 ext 13   REPRESENTING:  Labor   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Rick Bender of Seattle is the president of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and is on the board of the Washington State Trade and Convention Center, the Washington Council on International Trade, the Global Competitiveness Council, the Evergreen Safety Council and the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.  He is a member of the Northwest Migrant Housing Fund Advisory Board and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle.

Tony Bonanzino 3525 N Regal Street Spokane, WA 99207 (509) 489-5656 abonanzino@hollister-stier.com   Assistant Kathy Funk (509) 482-1742 kathy_funk@hollister-stier.com   REPRESENTING: Private Sector   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Anthony Bonanzino, Ph.D., of Spokane is president and chief executive officer of Hollister-Stier Laboratories, LLC.  He is a member of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association and the Northeast Community Center.  Bonanzino is on the Board of Regents for Gonzaga University, where he is an adjunct professor in the college of arts and sciences
John (Jack) Breese 7701 SE 58th ST. Mercer Island, WA  98040 (206) 717-3568 jbreese@dpmgt.net   REPRESENTING:  Private Sector   TERM:  Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	John Breese, Ph.D., of Mercer Island is a director at the Washington (D.C.) Advisory Group and is a member of the National Technical Advisory Committee for the electrical engineering and science department at the University of Michigan.  He helped to found the decision theory and adaptive systems research group at Microsoft Research, and Knowledge Industries, Inc. in Palo Alto, California.
Melanie Dressel Physical 1301 A Street Suite 800 Tacoma WA 98402 Mail PO Box 2156 Tacoma, WA 98401 (253) 305-1911 mdressel@columbiabank.com   Assistant Pat Manwell (or Cindy) 253-305-1921 pmanwell@columbiabank.com   REPRESENTING:  Private Sector   TERM:  Serving at the pleasure of the Governor.	Melanie Dressel of Tacoma is president and chief executive officer of Columbia Bank and chief executive officer of Columbia Banking System, Inc.  She is co-chairperson of the Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma and is on the boards of the Washington Bankers Association, the Washington Roundtable, the ArtsFund and the Washington State Historical Society, where she serves as treasurer.

John Gardner c/o WSU West 520 Pike Street, Suite 1101 Seattle, WA  98191 206.448.1330 gardnerj@wsu.edu   REPRESENTING: Higher Education   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	John Gardner, Ph.D., of Seattle is vice president of the office of economic development and extension at Washington State University.  He was one of the founders and the chief executive of AgGrow Oils.
Sen. Jim Kastama 235 John A. Cherberg Building PO Box 40425 Olympia, WA 98504-0425 (360) 786-7648 (Olympia) (253) 840-4701 (Puyallup) kastama.jim@leg.wa.gov   Assistant Mary Sherman, Legislative Staff (360) 786-7648 (Olympia) (253) 840-4701 (Puyallup) Sherman.mary@leg.wa.gov   REPRESENTING:  Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade and Management   TERM: N/A  Ex-officio	Jim Kastama of the 25th District (Puyallup) was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2000 after serving in the House of Representatives from 1996-1999.  He is currently the Chair of the Senate Economic Development, Trade & Management Committee and also sits on the Health & Long Term Care and Transportation Committees.  He also serves on other special committees and boards, including the Joint Committee on Veterans’ and Military Affairs, Joint Administrative Rules Committee, Economic Development Finance Authority, Legislative Transportation Committee, and the State Law and Advisory Council, to name a few.  He is also involved in several civic organizations and activities as well.
Bruce Kendall P O Box 1555 Tacoma, WA  98401 253.383.4726 bruce@edbtpc.org   Assistant Vanessa Los (253) 383-4726 Vanessa@edbtacomapierce.org   REPRESENTING: Associate Development Organizations   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Bruce Kendall of Tacoma is president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County and a member of the board of the University of Washington-Tacoma Institute of Technology.  He is on the board of the Central Puget Sound Economic Development District, the Tacoma Art Museum, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, the Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council and the World Trade Center Tacoma.

Rep. Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney 330 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7818 (Olympia) (206) 368-4491 (Seattle) (206) 550-9826 (cellular) kenney.phyllis@leg.wa.gov   Assistant Jordan Rash, Legislative Assistant (360) 786-7818 (Olympia) (206) 368-4491 (Seattle) rash.jordan@leg.wa.gov   REPRESENTING: Chair, House Committee on Community and  Economic Development and Trade   TERM:  N/A  Ex-officio	Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney of 46th District (Seattle) is a member of the Appropriations Committee, as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.  She chairs the Community & Economic Development & Trade Committee.  Formerly, she was a small business owner, a community relations consultant, and an Assistant Commissioner of the Employment Security Department.
Roger Knutzen 9255 Chuckanut Drive Burlington, WA  98233 (360) 757-6771 roger@knutzenfarms.com   REPRESENTING:  Private Sector   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Roger Knutzen of Burlington is the founder of Knutzen Farms, LP, and a Skagit County Drainage District Commissioner.  He is a member of the Washington State Potato Commission’s Trade and Marketing Access Committee, the Washington State Farm Bureau, the Skagit County Agricultural Advisory Board and the Economic Development Association of Skagit County.  Knutzen has traveled extensively on behalf of the National Potato Board and the Agricultural Forestry Program of Washington.
Karen Lee 212 Maple Park P.O. Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507 (360) 902-9301 KLee@ESD.WA.GOV   Assistant Mary Henley (360) 902-9302 MHenley@ESD.WA.GOV   REPRESENTING: Commissioner of Employment Security   TERM: N/A  Ex-officio	Karen Lee was appointed as the 22nd Commissioner of the Employment Security Department in March 2005. Before joining the agency, Lee was director of gas operations for Puget Sound Energy, where she had held various positions since 1997. Prior to that, she was an associate attorney with Preston, Gates & Ellis in Seattle. Lee is a graduate of the West Point military academy and the University of Washington law school. She was born in October 1964.

Eleni Papadakis 128 10th Avenue SW P.O. Box 43105 Olympia, WA  98504-3105 (360) 753-5660 epapadakis@wtb.wa.gov   Assistant Karla Brauer KBrauer@wtb.wa.gov   REPRESENTING: Director of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.   TERM: N/A  Ex-officio	Eleni Papadakis is the Executive Director of the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, appointed by Governor Gregoire in 2007.   Formerly, she was the Vice President with Commonwealth Corporation, a Massachusetts quasi-public corporation, where she established the Center for Workforce Innovation, a research and demonstration arm of the state’s workforce development system.  In her years of experience, she oversaw the development numerous programs to help manufacturers increase their exporting potential and biotechnology companies to enhance their research and development capabilities.
H. Stewart Parker 1100 Olive Way, Suite 100 Seattle, WA  98101 (206) 623-7612 Stewart.Parker@targen.com   Assistant Bev Eckert (206) 623-7612 bev.eckert@targen.com   REPRESENTING:  Private Sector   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	H. Parker Stewart of Seattle is president and chief executive officer of Targeted Genetics Corporation and is a member of the executive committee of Neose Technologies, the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  She is a founding member of the Women’s Bioethics Project.
Michael Sotelo 408 Aurora Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 626-0846 MSotelo@approachms.com   Assistant Yvonne C. Broda (206) 812-3811 ybroda@approachms.com   REPRESENTING: Private Sector   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Mike Sotelo of Seattle is the founder and president of Approach Management Services, where he oversees services that include professional risk management consultation, accident prevention and workers’ compensation claim management.  He is the director of the Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Steven (Steve) VanAusdle 500 Tausick Way Walla Walla, WA  99362 (509) 527-4274 steven.vanausdle@wwcc.edu   Assistant Jerri Ramsey jerri.ramsey@wwcc.edu   REPRESENTING:  Community or Technical College   TERM: Effective October 1, 2007, ending September 30, 2010.	Steve Van Ausdle, Ph.D., of Walla Walla is the president of Walla Walla Community College.  He is a member of the Council on Competitiveness and serves on the Washington Wine Education Consortium, the Washington State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics Advisory Council, the Port of Walla Walla Economic Development Advisory Committee and the American Association of Wine Economists.
Juli Wilkerson 128 -10th Avenue SW PO Box 42525 Olympia WA 98504  (360) 725-4011 juliw@cted.wa.gov   Assistant Karen Dunn (360) 725-4021 KarenD@CTED.WA.GOV   REPRESENTING: Director of Community, Trade & Economic Development.   TERM:  N/A  Ex-officio	Juli Wilkerson is the Director of Community, Trade and Economic Development, appointed by Governor Gary Locke in January 2004, and reappointed to this cabinet position by Governor Chris Gregoire in June 2005. She is dedicated to expanding business and community opportunities statewide, throughout the U.S. and abroad.  In early 2007, she was appointed to co-chair the Governor’s Climate Advisory Team and to serve on the Veterans Innovations Program Board. In addition to working with business and community leaders throughout the state, Wilkerson directs the state’s efforts in international trade and economic development.
Sen. Joseph Zarelli 204 Irv Newhouse Building PO Box 40418 Olympia, WA 98504-0418 (360) 786-7634 zarelli.joseph@leg.wa.gov   Assistant Judy Rogers-Lavigne (360) 786-7634     REPRESENTING Ranking Republican Member, Economic Development, Trade and Management   TERM:  N/A  Ex-officio	Joseph Zarelli from the18th District (Ridgefield) was first elected to the Senate in 1995. He is the President of JP Zarelli, Inc., specializing in Business Development and Risk Management services.  He served in the U.S. Navy from 1982-89. He earned an AAS degree from Clark College.  His legislative experience includes leadership on Ways & Means (he is currently the Ranking Republican Member), Economic Development, Education, and  Financial Services.  Special Committees include Economic & Revenue Forecast Council, State Expenditure Limit Committee, and Pension Funding Council.

Administrative Resources

 

Julie Anderson Policy Advisor (360) 725-4029 w (253) 468-7489 c juliea@cted.wa.gov	Office of the Director CTED   Interim administrative staffing during ED Commission’s transition.   Point person for Innovation Partnership (IPZ) program. General liaison to CTED and policy support to Director Juli Wilkerson.
Marc Baldwin Policy Advisor (360) 902-0675 w marc.baldwin@gov.wa.gov	Office of the Governor   Liaison to the Governor’s Office for Commission appointments, Executive Director hiring, The Next Washington plan, Strategic Reserve Account, Governor’s legislative agenda, gubernatorial policy pertaining to Economic Development, Competitiveness Council,  tax policy, technology and economic development
Marc Cummings Director of Public Affairs Battelle/Pacific NW National Lab (206) 528-3015 w (206) 321-4679 c marc.cummings@pnl.gov   Assistant Shannon Praetorius (206) 528-3405 shannon@pnl.gov	Loaned Executive   Serving in an interim basis, on loan from the Department of Energy, to assist the commission in the implementation of legislation, interpretation of policy, and organize the work of the ED Commission.
Julie Stephens 521 Capitol Way South PO Box 47500 Olympia, WA 98504-7500 (360) 664-6203 JulieS@DOP.WA.GOV	Department of Personnel, State of WA   Executive search services for ED Commission’s Executive Director.
Jerri Thomas Assistant Attorney General 7141 Cleanwater Drive Olympia, WA  98504-0109 (360) 753-6215 JerriT@ATG.WA.GOV	Attorney General’s Office   Help with Commission rules of operation, interpreting legislation, rulemaking, guidance on Open Public Meetings Act, etc.