TDA Staff

Neepaporn “A” Boungjaktha Vice President/Interim President

Samantha Paxton Inbound/Outbound Delegation Manager

Adam Akerblom Communications & Administrative Coordinator

Board of Directors

Co-Chair Bill McSherry Vice President of State & Local and Global Corporate Citizenship, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Co-Chair Tom Robertson Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Microsoft

Vice Chair Joseph Ritzman Vice President – Business Development, SSA International

Treasurer Stephanie Wright Councilmember, Snohomish County Council

Secretary Clare Petrich Commissioner, Port of Tacoma

Past Chair Josh Gaul Partner, K&L; Gates – Seattle office

Tom Albro Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Randy Aliment Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Jack Bermingham President, Highline College

Brian Bonlender Director, Washington State Department of Commerce

Larry Brown Legislative & Political Director, Aerospace Machinists Union District Lodge 751

Josh Brown Executive Director, Puget Sound Regional Council

Mark Calhoon Senior Managing Director – International Trade, Washington State Department of Commerce

Asif Chaudhry Vice President for International Programs, Washington State University

Dow Constantine Executive, King County

Gregory Dalzell SVP – Corporate Foreign Exchange, Wells Fargo Bank

Maud Daudon President & CEO, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Dan Dixon Chief Community Engagement Officer, Providence Health and Services

Denise Dyer Director of Economic Development, Pierce County

Kristi England Senior Director, APCO Worldwide’s Seattle office

Ted Fick CEO, Port of Seattle

Visakan Ganeson Executive Director – International Education, Everett Community College

Bill Glassford Relationship Manager, The Commerce Bank

Susana Gonzalez-Murillo Vice President & Country Manager – Latin America/ Canada/ Spain/ Portugal, USBank

Ada Grant VP – Inspur USA

Courtney Gregoire Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Bruce Harrell Councilmember, City of Seattle

James Henderson Economic Development Director, City of Bellevue

Pat McCarthy Executive, Pierce County

Ryan McFarland Policy Analyst – Department of Public Affairs, Port of Seattle

Lanie McMullin Executive Director, City of Everett

Fraser Mendel Partner, FM Legal Group PS

J. Shan Mullin Partner, Perkins Coie

Ed Murray Mayor, City of Seattle

Patrick Pierce President & CEO, Economic Alliance Snohomish County

Sally Poliak Executive Vice President, Corporate Practice, Weber Shandwick

Les Reardanz CEO/Executive Director, Port of Everett

Jeffrey Riedinger Vice Provost for Global Affairs, University of Washington

Terry Ryan Councilmember, Snohomish County Council

Stanley D Savage Chairman, President and CEO of The Commerce Bank of Washington, N.A.

Vandana Slatter Councilmember, City of Bellevue

Dave Somers Executive, Snohomish County

Ray Stephanson Mayor, City of Everett

Marilyn Strickland Mayor, City of Tacoma

Herald Ugles Washington Area Arbitrator, ILWU/PMA

Pete Von Reichbauer Councilmember, King County Council

Jennifer Wallis Divison Manager, JPMorgan Chase

John Wolfe CEO, Port of Tacoma

Tong Zhu Chief Commercial Officer, Executive Administration, Port of Tacoma

City of Seattle Councilmember, City of Seattle