About WRC Staff and Board

WRC Executive Board

Tom Smith, Chair
Weyerhaeuser
Ken Johnson, First Vice-Chair
Puget Sound Energy
Lindsey Echelbarger, Secretary
Echelbarger Land Company
Ken Johnson, Treasurer
Puget Sound Energy
Bill Kidd, Vice-Chair
BP
Gary Strannigan, Vice-Chair
Safeco
Jim Bricker, Vice-Chair
PEMCO
Jack McRae, Vice-Chair
Premera Blue Cross
Patricia Akiyama
Russell Investments
Anne Bryant
Physician's Insurance
Neil Dial
Foster Pepper
Maureen Frisch
Green Diamond Resource Company
Fred Kiga
Boeing
Bruce J. Reid
Microsoft

WRC Staff

Alan C. Ralston, President
alralston@researchcouncil.org
Dr. Kriss Sjoblom, Vice President- Research and Economist (bio)
ksjoblom@researchcouncil.org
Dede McConnell, Administrative Assistant
dede@researchcouncil.org
Carolynn Lawrence, Analyst
carolynn@researchcouncil.org

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Tukwila, WA 98188
Phone: 206-467-7088

Recent Publications: The Economic Contribution of Washington State's Petroleum Refining Industry in 2007; What If Boeing Left Washington?; Senate and House Budget Proposals Kick the Gap Forward to 2011-13; Biennial Revenue Still Growing--Barely; The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of First-Time Home Buyers; See all recent publications

In the News: * WRC To Hold Annual Dinner On June 4; * What a time for Arun Raha to take over as economist; * Another No on I-985: Slick audit claims; Read more news