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Austin Jenkins Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN [...]

Resat Kasaba Reşat Kasaba is an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East, has taught undergraduate and graduate students at the School for over 30 years and is the recipient of a UW Distinguished Teaching Award. His courses cover a wide range of topics including [...]

Michael Griesedieck Michael joined CASA as program manager in March 2018. Prior to joining the CASA program, he worked as parent's representation attorney in Kitsap County, followed by nearly 10 years as an Assistant Attorney General representing the Department of Social and Health Services in child welfare cases [...]

Ezra Teshome Ezra Teshome is an entrepreneur who has earned accolades worldwide for his philanthropic endeavors and efforts within Africa to impact the lives of children. He is passionate about global health issues, particularly focusing on the eradication of polio and bringing clean water to villages in rural [...]

Brad Jones Brad Jones is the Executive Director of Visit Bellevue. Visit Bellevue serves as Bellevue’s official Destination Marketing and Management Organization and exists to stimulate economic growth and development by attracting visitors, convention + event business and inspiring memorable visitor experiences. Brad has a rich 25-year history [...]

Catherine Gibson Catherine Gibson’s varied career spans 40 years. Beginning in 1980, in roughly 10 year increments she worked in corporate finance in New York, then managed international development projects across Africa, in the newly independent nations of the former Soviet Union, and the South Pacific on behalf [...]

Tola Marts Tola Marts graduated in 1992 from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He spent his first decade selling and supporting engineering software, the next decade building rockets for Jeff Bezos as one of the first Blue Origin employees, and then almost a [...]

Ivan Duran, Superintendent Bellevue Public Schools Dr. Ivan Duran joined the Bellevue School District as Superintendent in July 2017. Prior to his role in Bellevue, Duran was deputy superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District in Texas —a district serving approximately 160,000 students. Duran has also served as [...]