Jane Wall and Jason Bergquist joined CRAB on June 1. Jane is the new Executive Director, and Jason will serve as her Executive Assistant.
Prior to joining CRAB, Jane served as the Managing Director to the Washington State Association of County Engineers. There she advocated on transportation and public works policy. Jane has also worked in government relations for the Association of Washington Cities, the Council of Presidents, and several public higher education institutions in Washington State. Jane holds a M.A. in Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and a B.A. in Political Science from Western Washington University. She resides in Olympia with her husband and two children.
Jason previously served as the Affiliate Services Coordinator at the Washington State Association of Counties for nearly five years. Prior to that, he worked at Starbucks Corporate Headquarters in Seattle for three years as the Executive Assistant to the SVP of Global Product Innovation. Jason also spent 11 years in Los Angeles working in the Film/TV industry for companies such as MGM and the Walt Disney Company, before relocating back to Washington. He currently lives in Raymond, WA but grew up in Kitsap County, where most of his family still resides. Jason is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Foster School of Business.
We are pleased to welcome them both to the CRAB family!