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Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, the Trade Association Representing the Video Game Industry. During His Time As Ceo Michael Gallagher Is the Third President of Washington Policy Center. His Career Includes Service At the Highest Levels of Government and Industry. Mike Spent More Than 11 Years As President and Ceo of the Entertainment Software Association Mike Doubled the Size of the Membership As Esa Rebuilt and Evolved the Industry’S Trade Show – E3 – To Not Only Welcome 70, 000 Attendees, But Also Engage Billions Worldwide Online. He Also Led the Industry’S Successful Legal Effort To Cement Its Creative Rights Before the Us Supreme Court In 2011. Supporting Those Initiatives, Mike Designed and Implemented Partnerships With Influential Groups Ranging From Aarp To Sesame Street and Established Political Allies On Both Sides of the Aisle With Federal and State Elected Leaders. During Mike’S Tenure As Ceo No Hostile Legislation Or Regulation Was Imposed On the Interactive Entertainment Industry. Prior To His Post At Esa, Mike Worked In the Wireless Industry and Served As A Chief of Staff On Capitol Hill, and As An Assistant Secretary At the Us Department of Commerce and Head of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. He Was Also A Practice Group Co-Chair At the Perkins Coie Law Firm. In 2018, Mike Launched Intrepidity, A Strategic Consulting Firm, Based In McLean, Virginia. Is the Washington Policy Center's CEO. Washington Policy Center has 30 employees, of which 61 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Washington Policy Center executive team is 54% female and 46% male.
  • 67% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of Washington Policy Center management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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the Trade Association Representing the Video Game Industry. During His Time As Ceo Michael Gallagher Is the Third President of Washington Policy Center. His Career Includes Service At the Highest Levels of Government and Industry. Mike Spent More Than 11 Years As President and Ceo of the Entertainment Software Association Mike Doubled the Size of the Membership As Esa Rebuilt and Evolved the Industry’S Trade Show – E3 – To Not Only Welcome 70, 000 Attendees, But Also Engage Billions Worldwide Online. He Also Led the Industry’S Successful Legal Effort To Cement Its Creative Rights Before the Us Supreme Court In 2011. Supporting Those Initiatives, Mike Designed and Implemented Partnerships With Influential Groups Ranging From Aarp To Sesame Street and Established Political Allies On Both Sides of the Aisle With Federal and State Elected Leaders. During Mike’S Tenure As Ceo No Hostile Legislation Or Regulation Was Imposed On the Interactive Entertainment Industry. Prior To His Post At Esa, Mike Worked In the Wireless Industry and Served As A Chief of Staff On Capitol Hill, and As An Assistant Secretary At the Us Department of Commerce and Head of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. He Was Also A Practice Group Co-Chair At the Perkins Coie Law Firm. In 2018, Mike Launched Intrepidity, A Strategic Consulting Firm, Based In McLean, Virginia.

President and CEO

He Writes Extensively On Tax Policy Paul Guppy Is the Vice President For Research At Washington Policy Center. He Is A Graduate of Seattle University and Holds Graduate Degrees From Claremont Graduate University and the London School of Economics. He Worked For 12 Years In the U.s. Congress As A Chief of Staff and Legislative Director. As the Vice President For Research Public Finance and Other Issues. He Is A Frequent Commentator On Radio and Tv News Programs, and In Newspapers Across the State.

Vice President For Research

Friends Michele Fettel Is the Executive Coordinator For Washington Policy Center. Michele Has Been In Washington Since the Age of 5 and Is Proud To Call the Beautiful and Diverse Pnw Her Home. Michele Has A Passion For Customer Service and Serving Others. When Not Working She Pursues Travel and Spending Quality Time With Her Family and Her Rescue Dog Koda.

Executive Coordinator

Government Compliance Braden Goodwin Is the Operations Manager At Washington Policy Center. He Oversees Wpc'S Accounting Human Resources, and Office Management. In Addition, Braden Coordinates Wpc'S Internship Program and the Jennifer Dunn Thomson Scholarship. He Holds A Bachelor’S Degree In Political Science From the University of the South In Sewanee, Tennessee. When Not At the Office, Braden Enjoys Spending Time Hiking In the Mountains. Braden and His Family Live In Seattle.

Operations Manager

Having Hosted Morning and Afternoon Drive Shows During His Fifteen Years On the Air. Mr. Boze Has Been A Frequent Fill-In For the Nationally Syndicated Michael Medved Show and Currently Fills In For Several Seattle Radio Programs. His Writing Has Been Published By David Boze Is Communications Director For Washington Policy Center. He Has Been A Long-Time Fixture In Seattle Radio

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He Stark Has Authored Three Books Including the Just-Published Dr. Roger Stark Is A Senior Fellow At Washington Policy Center and Served As Its Center For Health Care Policy Analyst From 2008 To 2020. A Retired Physician Dr.

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Michelle Was the Owner/Operator of A Small Business and Homeschooled Her Children. Reaching Further Back Michelle Smith Is A Development Coordinator At Washington Policy Center. She Graduated Magna Cum Laude From Oral Roberts University With A B.s. In Business Administration and A Minor In Sociology. Prior To Joining Wpc She Worked In Academia and Public Radio In Development Support Roles. Michelle Enjoys Reading, Learning About Herbalism, and Birdwatching Whenever Possible.

Politics and Economics Camille Kelly Is A Development Coordinator At Washington Policy Center. She Graduated Cum Laude From the King’S College In New York With A B.a. In Philosophy With A Minor In International Affairs. Born and Raised In the Seattle Area, Camille Is A Botanical Garden Enthusiast and Loves Paddleboarding, Skiing, and Enjoying A Nice Cup of Tea. Starting Her Career In Public Policy, Camille Enjoys Applying Her Education To the Practical Side of Non- Profit Growth and Development.

Seattle Marissa Gaston Is the Young Professionals Director At the Washington Policy Center. She Graduated From the University of Washington With A Degree In Political Science and A Minor In Classical Studies. Over the Course of Her Undergraduate Career, She Was A Wpc Intern; An Active Staff Writer At the Uw’S Student Newspaper

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Specializing In Sports Medicine Surgery and Joint Replacement. She Was Affiliated With Valley/Uw Medical Center and Has Served On the Medical Staff Board and Various Committees. She and Her Husband Have Three Grown Children and Love Living In the Great Northwest. Dr. Susan Cero Is A Research Fellow At Washington Policy Center. She Is A Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Who Retired From Private Practice In 2020. She Is Past President and Chairman of the Board of Proliance Surgeons Inc. and Has Served As A Board Member of the Washington State Medical Association. She Graduated From Medical School In Philadelphia and Completed Her Residency In the Department of Orthopedics At the University of Washington In Seattle. Cero Practiced Medicine For 32 Years Dr.

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Having Hosted Morning and Afternoon Drive Shows During His Fifteen Years On the Air. Mr. Boze Has Been A Frequent Fill-In For the Nationally Syndicated Michael Medved Show and Currently Fills In For Several Seattle Radio Programs. His Writing Has Been Published By David Boze Is Communications Director For Washington Policy Center. He Has Been A Long-Time Fixture In Seattle Radio

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Seattle Marissa Gaston Is the Young Professionals Director At the Washington Policy Center. She Graduated From the University of Washington With A Degree In Political Science and A Minor In Classical Studies. Over the Course of Her Undergraduate Career, She Was A Wpc Intern; An Active Staff Writer At the Uw’S Student Newspaper

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Todd Myers’ Experience Includes Work On A Range of Environmental Issues With Nearly Two Decades In Environmental Policy Including Spotted Owl Habitat, Energy Policy, Old-Growth Forests and Salmon Recovery. Currently, He Serves As A Member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and Was A Member of the Executive Team At the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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Which In 2011 Reignited the Charter School Debate In Washington State. She Wrote “Why Parents Will Love Charter Schools Liv Finne Is the Director of the Center For Education At Washington Policy Center. She Is the Author of An Option For Learning: An Assessment of Student Achievement In Charter Public Schools ” “Why Teachers Will Love Charter Schools, ” and Many Other Publications During the 2012 Public Debate On Initiative 1240, the Nation’S First Charter School Initiative. When Charter Schools Came Under Attack From the State Teachers Union, She Wrote “Analysis: Why the State Supreme Court Ruling Against Charter Schools Is Wrong.” She Is Also the Author of Washington Policy Center'S Widely-Read Education Blog, and of Washington Policy Center’S Education Reform Plan: Eight Practical Ways To Improve Public Schools. Liv Holds A Law Degree From Boston University School of Law and A Bachelor of Arts Degree From Wellesley College. She Retired From Civil Litigation Practice To Raise Two Children and Work As Business Partner For

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Writing Political Opinion Columns For the Bellingham Herald. Elizabeth Hovde Grew Up In Seattle'S Ballard Neighborhood and Graduated With A Bachelor of Arts Degree In Journalism and Political Science From Western Washington University. That'S Where Her Newspaper Career Began

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and Was An Advisor To the 2002 Washington State Tax Structure Committee. Jason Is An Ex-Officio Member For the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and Serves On the Tri-Cities Leadership Council. He Is Also A Fellow With the National Better Cities Project and Is A Member of the State Tax Advisory Board For the Tax Foundation. Jason Worked With Lawmakers In 2008 To Create the State’S Renowned Budget Transparency Website Jason Mercier Is the Director of the Center For Government Reform At Washington Policy Center and Is Based In the Tri-Cities. He Has Served On the Boards of the Washington Coalition For Open Government and Verify More

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Chris Cargill

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Mariya Frost

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Pam Lewison

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