The Washington region of the San Francisco Fed.

Overview

Anchored by industries such as aerospace, agriculture and food manufacturing, high tech, and life sciences and healthcare, Washington, like the rest of the Twelfth District, has a diverse, dynamic economy. It features both the District’s second largest non-farm workforce and its second largest manufacturing export sector. The state is home to the SF Fed’s Seattle branch. Opened in 1917, the branch moved to Renton, Washington in 2008 to enlarge the branch’s cash processing capabilities.

Contacts

REGIONAL & BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

Christina Prkic
Regional Executive

Ian Galloway
Regional Executive

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Jenny Glass
Outreach Manager

Government & Civic Relations Contacts

These are THE government and civic relations CONTACTS IN THE STATE OF WAshington

Nicole Frisch

Vice President, Government & Civic Relations

Jessica García

Program Manager, Government & Civic Relations

Local Leadership

These are representatives of Washington who serve on these Twelfth District Board and Councils

Pallavi Mehta Wahi
(2027)

Class C Directors

Deputy Chair of the Head Office Board
Managing Partner, Seattle Office
K&L Gates LLP
Seattle, Washington

Clint E. Stein (2027)

Class A Directors

Head Office Board
Group 1
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Banking System, and
Chief Executive Officer
Umpqua Bank
Tacoma, Washington

Laura Lee Stewart (2026)

Class A Directors

Head Office Board
Group 3
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Sound Community Bank and
Sound Financial Bancorporation
Seattle, Washington

John Wolfe (2026)

Chair of the Seattle Branch Board
Chief Executive Officer
Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)
Tacoma, Washington

Sheila Edwards Lange
(2025)

Seattle Branch Board
Chancellor
University of Washington Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington

Elizabeth Wako, MD (2027)

Seattle Branch Board
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Swedish Health Services
Seattle, Washington

Bob Donegan (2025)

Seattle Branch Board
President
Ivar’s Restaurants
Seattle, Washington

Eric Pearson (2026)

Seattle Branch Board
Chief Executive Officer
Community First Bank
Kennewick, Washington

Michael Senske (2027)

Seattle Branch Board
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Pearson Packaging Systems
Spokane, Washington

Deeann Puffert (2026)

Community Advisory Council
Chief Executive Officer
Child Care Aware of Washington
Tacoma, Washington

Denise Portmann (2025)

Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Bank of the Pacific
Aberdeen, Washington

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Voices from Yakama Nation

Our latest conversations with members  of Yakama Nation, a community on the eastside of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, provided us with unique stories and perspectives on the interconnectedness of policy, place,  and people. Hear from some of the Yakama Nation members we spoke with as they describe their community in one word.