About WRC Staff and Board

Executive Committee of the WRC Board of Trustees

Tom Smith, Chair
Weyerhaeuser
Patricia Akiyama, Treasurer & First Vice-Chair
Russell Investments
Lindsey Echelbarger, Secretary
Echelbarger Land Company
Gary Strannigan, Vice-Chair
Safeco
Jim Bricker, Vice-Chair
PEMCO
Jack McRae, Vice-Chair
Premera Blue Cross
Anne Bryant
Physician's Insurance
Neil Dial
Foster Pepper
Maureen Frisch
Green Diamond Resource Company
Bruce J. Reid
Microsoft
David Schumacher
Boeing

WRC Staff

Richard S. Davis, President
rsdavis@researchcouncil.org
Dr. Kriss Sjoblom, Vice President- Research and Economist (bio)
ksjoblom@researchcouncil.org
Dede McConnell, Administrative Assistant
dede@researchcouncil.org

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Tukwila, WA 98188
Phone: 206-467-7088

Recent Publications: Washington's Economy Continues to Lag the Nation as a Whole; The Senate and House Spending Plans; Update on the House and Senate Tax Packages; The House and Senate Tax Passages; Legislature Considers Bills that Would Increase Tort Costs; See all recent publications

In the News: * 2009 Annual Dinner Wrap Up; * 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