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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Recent Publications: Local Government and Climate Change: Effective Local Responses to a Global Problem; The Healthcare Spending Squeeze; June Reduction to Revenue Forecast Widens 2009-11 Budget Gap; Washington Ranks 18th Highest in State and Local Taxes Per Capita, 28th in Taxes Per $1,000 of Income; Washington Remains Near the Top in Business Tax Burden; See all recent publications

In the News: * 2008 Annual Dinner Scheduled for June 10; * We Have Moved; * Research Council Selects New President; * WRC Launches New Website; Read more news