At our most recent board meeting on March 17, two board members were elected as officers to support and guide the WTIA for two-year terms: Bill Richter is our new Board Chair and Heather Redman is the second Vice Chair, joining John Suk as first Vice Chair.

Bill Richter is a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group and former President at EMC/Isilon.

“Being part of an organization devoted to furthering an industry that has the power to change the world is incredibly inspiring. The WTIA is a unifying voice across many constituencies — tech companies, academia, government and most importantly, people. I’m honored to lead our distinguished board and partner with our CEO Michael Schutzler to ensure our industry flourishes in the State.”

Bill Richter, Incoming WTIA Board Chair

Heather Redman is VP of Business Operations & General Counsel at Indix, and is also currently serving several boards including Summit Power Group, Seattle Chamber, Forterra among others.

“There could be no more exciting time to be part of this technology community. We are at the very beginning of a new and even larger wave of technological innovation and our region is poised to lead it. The WTIA team is truly world-class and ready for the challenge of advocating for and enabling this innovation. I look forward to helping the team, ably lead by Michael and Bill, execute on new models for access, support and acceleration that will lead the nation and potentially the world.”

Heather Redman, Incoming WTIA Second Vice Chair

Jennifer Shettleroe, the former WTIA Chair, and Gil Wootton, the former Vice Chair, are both remaining on the board as members at large. Jennifer is the VP of Operations at EmergencyReporting.com and Gil is a partner at Accenture.  

 

“Bill Richter is a fantastic choice for guiding and championing the organization into the future.”

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to have chaired the WTIA Board through such an exciting time. The WTIA team has the commitment and discipline to continue to make huge strides in advocacy, workforce development, the health trust, and many more initiatives. We have a world-class board of energetic, strong contributors. Bill Richter is a fantastic choice for guiding and championing the organization into the future.”

Jennifer Shettleroe, WTIA Board Chair Emeritus

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