Executive Team

Susan Sigl, President and CEO
Prior to WTIA, Susan was the co-founder and a General Partner of SeaPoint Ventures, a Seattle based venture capital firm investing in communications companies in the wireless, broadband and network transactional infrastructure sectors. In her role as a General Partner Susan has evaluated, invested in, directed and raised capital for many early stage technology companies. She raised institutional capital for two venture funds and managed the firm’s investor relations. As part of SeaPoint’s wireless start-up company launch initiatives, Susan served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of SNAPin Software (acquired by Nuance Communications), Zumobi, Inc. and Ground Truth, Inc.

Susan began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Houston, Texas and subsequently spent 18 years in financial and operational executive positions in privately held, entrepreneurial companies in the oil & gas and commercial real estate development industries in Houston and Seattle prior to founding SeaPoint in 1997. She was one of the first employees of Tathum Pipeline Co. and served as its Treasurer through a $200 million acquisition by Texas Oil & Gas Corp. An event she claims set the bar for entrepreneurial pursuits early in her career. From Texas Susan moved to Seattle and co-founded DGS Development Corp. which developed multi-family housing and commercial business properties in prime Seattle locales.

Susan has been actively involved in Northwest organizations. She was the Board Chair of the Seattle South District YMCA, a past President of the Evergreen Venture Capital Association, an originating Board member for the Northwest Chapter of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and a Board Director of Northwest Entrepreneur Network. Susan has been a mentor in the University of Washington’s MBA Mentor Program as well as a UW visiting MBA faculty member, and an Advisory Board member of Seattle University’s Entrepreneurship Center.

She also serves as an advisor to Ivy Corp., a privately held, early stage Seattle start-up in the wireless sector. Susan was listed on the 100 Top Women in Seattle Tech by TechFlash in July 2009.

Susan received both her BA and MBA from the University of Washington.

Lewis McMurran, Vice President of Government and External Affairs
Lew McMurran is currently Vice President of Government and External Affairs for Washington Technology Industry Association. He has been with the Washington Technology Industry Association since September of 2000. He is responsible for and directs the Washington Technology Industry Association's lobbying and advocacy efforts at the local, state and federal level working with elected officials, educational institutions, business and civic associations. Mr. McMurran leads the WTIA's policy development in conjunction with the WTIA Board of Directors and Government Affairs Group.

Mr. McMurran has an extensive background in advocacy and government affairs dating to 1989. He was Regional Director of Government Relations for Household International from 1989 to 1996, lobbied for the King County Council in 1997 and was Director of Government Relations for the Washington Public Utility Districts Association from 1997 until 2000.

He has achieved successful outcomes on a wide range of issues for WTIA including K-12 and higher education, intellectual property, internet safety, e-commerce, economic development, technology procurement, taxes, telecommunications and broadband, trade, digital media and video game content, personality rights, privacy and others. Mr. McMurran graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in Foreign Service.

Mike Monroe, Vice President of Finance & Operations
Mike graduated from Gonzaga University in the fall of 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting. Mike started his career in public accounting as an auditor where he focused on technology and software clients. While working in public accounting, Mike assumed various operational roles and obtained two valuation credentials (ABV and CMAP).

Mike left public accounting after eight years to start his own consulting practice, performing business valuations and other financial services. After organically building his own business, Mike accepted a CFO position with a Ql2 Software and then took a position as the head of Finance and Operations with the Seattle Storm, a professional women's basketball franchise.

Mike currently is the Vice President of Finance and Operations with the Washington Technology Association (WTIA) where he oversees all finance, accounting, human resource, operations, risk management, and IT functions.

Staff
Jessica Cookson, Director of Business Development
Aaron Eggers, Director of Communications & Community Programs
Zong Her, Membership Development Manager
Cameron Johnson, Operations Coordinator
Erin Johnston, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Dave Kosciuk, Database Manager
Kelly Mayeda, Signature Events Manager
Cara Stagg, Membership Relations Manager
Robert te Winkle, Controller