The Seattle office of the Washington State Department of Commerce makes it easy to do business in Washington, creating jobs and economic prosperity statewide.

The Office of Economic Development & Competitiveness (OEDC) team offers real-world business experience and their results-oriented approach is focused on your business needs. We provide businesses and investors with adaptive and customized programs and services that meet their specific needs so they can enter new markets, find new partners, make informed investments in the state, expand strategically, streamline legislation, identify new funding sources and hire and train more workers.

Administration

Chris Green, Assistant Director – (206) 256-6146
Mary Ferguson, Operations Manager: Seattle – (206) 256-6130
Russ Campbell, Receptionist-Seattle – (206) 256-6100

Sector Leads

Joshua Berger, Director of Economic Development for the Maritime Sector – (206) 256-6104
Brian Hatfield, Director of Economic Development for the Forest Products Sector – (360) 819-2936
Kristiné Reeves, Director, Military & Defense Sector – (206) 256-6105
Dr. Joseph Williams, Director of Economic Development for the ICT Sector – (206) 256-6118
Brian Young, Director of Economic Development for the Clean Technology Sector – (206) 256-6129

Business Development

Allison Clark, Managing Director – (206) 256-6124
Conor Duggan, Business Development Manager – (206) 256-6116
Radi Simeonova, Business Development Manager – (206) 256-6114
Evan Wendlandt, Business Development Manager – (206) 256-6142
Jaclyn Woodson, Program Manager – (360) 725-4049

Small Business Export Assistance

Mark Calhoon, Senior Managing Director – (206) 256-6137
Julie Bennion, Life Science/Global Health – (206) 256-6132
Andrew Crowder, Clean Technology – (206) 256-6140
Isabelle DeWulf, Aerospace – (206) 256-6143
Julie Monahan, Information & Communication Technology – (206) 256-6147
Robert Hamilton, Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy – (206) 256-6122
Michele Ko, STEP Grant – (206) 256-6102

Rural & Marketing Services

Robb Zerr, Managing Director – (206) 256-6111
Alexander Harper, Brand & Creative Manager – (360) 970-1073
Lynn Longan, Rural Strategies Manager – (360) 725-2674
Andrea Rohr, Design & Production Manager – (206) 256-6138

Operations

Karen McArthur, Finance & Grants Manager: Olympia – (360) 725-4027
Linda Alongi, Education & Training Program Manager – (360) 725-4031
Kathy Carlson, Contracts Coordinator – (360) 725-4187
Kathleen Carney, Budget Analyst – (360) 725-4023