2025 Board of Directors
The Thurston Economic Development Council is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of community members in both the public and private sectors.
Malcolm Miller, President
CrossCountry Mortgage
Deputy Mayor, City of Lacey
Jessica Jensen, President Elect
Cap City Law, PS
Michael McGauly, Treasurer
Opsahl Dawson
Carrie Whisler, Secretary
OlyFed
Mark Steepy, Immediate Past President
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mike Brewer
American Pump and Drilling
Heather Burgess
Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess, PLLC
Jim Cooper
Councilmember, City of Olympia
Joe DePinto
Mayor, City of Yelm
Mitch Dietz
Coldwell Banker
Brian Fluetsch
Sunset Air
Wayne Fournier
Thurston County Commissioners
Daryl Fourtner
Heritage Bank
Dr. Melissa Grant
Providence
Todd Hansen
Hansen Construction
Dan Jones
NorthAmericaTalk Media Group
Cecilia Loveless
MultiCare Foundation
Evan Parker
Kidder Mathews
Denise Sawatzky
TAGS Awards and Specialties
David Schaffert
Thurston County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Timothy Stokes
South Puget Sound Community College
Debbie Sullivan
Mayor, City of Tumwater
Jasmine Vasavada
Commissioner, Port of Olympia
Al Yi
ERTC.Gov LLC
Grace Kendall, Ex-Officio
FASTSIGNS
Center for Business & Innovation
2025 Board of Directors
Grace Kendall, President
FASTSIGNS
Denise Sawatzky, Vice President
TAGS Awards and Specialties
Noel Rubadue, Secretary
South Puget Sound Community College
Scott Zylka, Treasurer
Umpqua Bank
Matthew Klifman
First Citizens Bank
Nancy LaPointe
Navigate Financial
Chris Lester
Thurston County Title
Jennica Machado
City of Olympia
Trudy Soucoup
HomesFirst
Todd Whitley
Intelligent Technical Solutions