Areas of Responsibility - Job Description: 

Responsible for enhancing and mitigating threats to WaMu’s reputation to add greater value to the brand and positively impact how WaMu is perceived by key stakeholders.

Manage Issues Management Team and build a Reputation Management component. Work closely with key externally facing partners, including Investor Relations, Government Relations, Community and External Affairs and Regulatory Relations. Chair and lead WaMu’s Issues Management Council and communicate issues briefings to senior WaMu management. Partner with Legal, respective business lines and Operational Excellence to ensure alignment with WaMu’s goals, strategies, and key focus areas, and to deepen employee engagement and drive effectiveness.

Areas of Expertise - Employment History: 

Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility
Eddie Bauer
Redmond, Washington
1998 to 2006

Director of Standards and Regulatory Affairs
Toy Manufacturers of America
New York, NY
1992 to 1998

Senior Associate
Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations
New York, NY
1989 to 1992

Education - Personal History: 

State University of New York at Albany
Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts Graduate (1986 graduate)

Leadership Tomorrow (2000 graduate)
Seattle, Washington

Any special topic or expertise you'd like to concentrate on this year?:

Whatever is of interest to my mentees.

Civic Organization Memberships or Professional Affiliations: 

Fair Labor Association
Business for Social Responsibility
International Association of Business Communicators
Issue Management Council
Northwest Ethics Network

When and Where do you hold meetings with students? 

During the workday in Seattle.

Any special requirements for students for the first meeting? 

Send me your resume and what you hope to achieve through the student/mentor relationship in advance of our first meeting.

Mentor since Fall 2005
Will mentor graduate students