Meet Our Team

Team Members

Renée Sunde

President & CEO

Rose Gundersen

VP of Operations & Retail Services

Mark Johnson

Senior Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs

Robert B. Haase

Director of Communications

Rick Means

Director of Safety & Education

Kathie Davies

Executive Legislative Assistant

Brittany Shannon

Business Development Manager

Crystal Leatherman

State & Local Government Affairs Manager

Darren Gibbs

Finance Manager

Bruce Beckett

Contract lobbyist

John Engber

Director, Retail Industry Coalition of Seattle

Board Members

Alesha Shemwell, Kemper Development/The Bellevue Collection

Board Chair

Opio Dupree, Macy's

Vice Chair

Rob Jensen, Entrepreneur / Investor

Treasurer

Eric Douglas, Home Depot

Chair of PGAC (Policy & Government Affairs Committee)

Andy Ryder, Shur-Kleen Car Wash

Member

Arta Baharmast, Westfield Southcenter Mall

Member

Blake Garfield, Bedrooms & More

Member

Brenda Snyder, CVS Health

Member

Chauncey Rice

Member

Deborah Herron, Walmart

Member

Jennifer Kurrie, Walgreens

Member

Jerry Irwin, Brookfield Properties/ Alderwood & Westlake Center

Member

Karin Holt, Best Buy

Member

Krista Beck, Jerry's Auto Supply/Piston Service of Wenatchee, Inc.

Member

Marisa Wulff, Mud Bay

Member

Meredith Preloh, Lowe's

Member

Ruthann Goularte, Drees

Member

Sean Brownlee, Ravenox

Past Chair

Theresa Treat, Ben Bridge Jeweler

Advisory member, HR Committee Chair

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