Former Deputy Majority Floor Leader, Washington State House of Representatives

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 36 Position 2, 2013-2021

Candidate, Secretary of State, State of Washington, 2020

Majority Floor Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 2017-2019

Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 36 Position 2, 2018

Former Member, Advanced Tuition Payment Committee, Washington State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Economic Resilience of Maritime and Manufacturing in Washington, Joint Task Force, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Finance Committee, Wisconsin State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Innovation, Technology and Economic Development Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Energy Supply & Energy Conservation, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans' & Military Affairs, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Oral History Advisory Committee, Washington State Senate

Former Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Rules Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Technology and Economic Development Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Washington State Aviation Caucus

Strategic Advisor, Institute for National Security Education and Research, University of Washington, 2004-present

Research Advisor, Pacific Rim Visualization and Analytics Center, University of Washington Information School, 2008-2012

Manager, Partnerships and New Initiatives, University of Washington, 2008-2010

Special Assistant, Global Strategies, University of Washington, 2006-2008

Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Washington, 2004-2006

Director of Eurasian Policy Studies, National Bureau of Asian Research, 2002-2003

Vice President of Development and International Business Manager, SAIC, 1990-2002

Senior Intelligence Research Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, United States Pentagon, 1981-1990

Board Member, The Ploughshares Fund, 2014-present

Board Member, Women for Actions in New Directions, 2013-present

Board Member, Northwest Progressive Institute, 2010-present

Member, Board of Directors, Earth and Space Research, Incorporated, 2007-present

Co-Founder, Citizen Roundtable on Politics and Democracy, University of Washington, present

Member, Legislators Energy Horizons Institute, present

Member, Women Legislators Lobby (WiLL), present

Former Chair, Averill Education Fund

Executive Committee Member, Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

Co-Founder, Women in International Security, Northwest Chapter

President/Commissioner/Audit Committee Chair, Port of Seattle, 2008-2013

Member, Board of Directors, Foundation for Russian-American Economic Cooperation, 2000-2011

Directorate Advisory Council Member, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2009-2011

Awards:

The Director of Intelligence's of the Pentagon "National Intelligence Medal of Achievement", 1989;
The Northwest Asian Weekly, "Women Leaders 2012" award;
Maritime Industry Official of the Year 2012" award

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Fishing for salmon and steelhead and hiking