Professional Staff Organization University of Washington

Ethan Allen is the Education Manager for both the UW's Center for Nanotechnology and Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center. He first served as a member of the PSO Professional Staff Models and Best Practices Working group in 2005. Since joining the PSO Board in 2006, he has taken on roles on the Scholarships and Grants Committee, helping standardize proposal review procedures and increase the annual budget for scholarships, and on the Outreach Subcommittee of Communications. He helped initiate the 2007 PSO staff survey and led the team that drafted and refined the PSO "Mission, Vision, and Values" statement. Before coming to the UW in 1998, he spent four years as Associate Director of Policy and Planning at the Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science, and worked at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Ethan also served two terms as President of UW Toastmasters.

Anita is a statistical programmer and data manager at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, and has worked at the University of Washington since 2003. She has a B.A. in English from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and an M.S. in Statistics from the University of California, Davis. Among her duties, she teaches graduate students, staff and faculty how to begin using statistical software packages. In addition, Anita takes journalism and political science classes at the UW "for fun." She is involved with the Re-Evaluation Counseling communities (where she leads a Chicana/o and Latina/o support group) and joins activities sponsored by United to End Racism. Anita thinks that together our human minds are capable of solving all problems in a way that genuinely improves this world.

Hollye Keister has worked at the UW for seven years and is Registrar at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. She joined the PSO in 2006 and the PSO Board of Directors in 2008. She currently serves as a backup representative to the Faculty Council on University Facilities and Services.

Emily has worked at the UW for nearly five years, and has been a professional staff member for one year. She is new to PSO.

Grant attended the University of Oregon and earned bachelor's degrees in business and geography. Before arriving at the UW, he worked in pharmaceutical sales and served as an adviser to a Member of Congress in Washington, D.C. In the spring of 2007, Grant stumbled upon an opportunity that he could not pass up; at the University of Washington, a counselor position was open in the Office of Admissions that was responsible for supervising the UW's tour guides. As a former tour guide himself and a visitor to college campuses around the world, Grant jumped at the opportunity. In May 2007, Grant began his service to the UW as a senior admissions counselor.

Lorraine Calissi-Corral has worked as a Senior Computer Specialist for over 19 years. She currently provides end device support for faculty and staff in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Harborview Medical Center. Lorraine believes that volunteerism is an important component of a balanced life and has volunteered as a computer instructor at Summit K-12 for 9 years; webmaster of the Nathan Hale High School website for 4 years; and Technology Chair, Vice President and President of the Women's Business Exchange for 4 years. This position on the PSO Board will be her first volunteer activity at the UW. Through this opportunity she hopes to network with other professional staff while working for the benefit of all professional staff.

Samantha joined UW Medicine Advancement as an Administrative Specialist in July 2008. Her varied administrative experience ranges from working as an editorial assistant at a puzzle magazine to being an office manager for a Seattle non-profit organization that supports afterschool programs. In her current role, she supports staff and faculty in their efforts to raise private funding for UW. She brings an interest in strategic planning and big-picture thinking to the board and is excited to contribute to the PSO.

Neal has worked for the UW since 1980, and is currently a Senior Computer Specialist with the Office of Information Management. Prior to becoming professional staff in 2001, he spent many years as an unpaid volunteer for a campus public employee union, representing classified employees before various state boards and committees. He also has considerable experience at formulating a legislative agenda, testifying before legislative committees, and lobbying individual legislators, and other elected officials. Neal currently serves on PSO's Legislative Committee.

Prior to joining UW in 2005, Ann worked for 20+ years as a writer, editor, special events producer and executive assistant for non-profits and universities. She believes that professional staff lubricates the gears of the university machine, making it possible for professors to teach, researchers to study and students to learn.

As a PSO board member and chair of the Communications Committee since June 2008, her goal is to increase awareness of the organization, to encourage collaboration, and to promote effective communication among the more than 6000 professional staff members and across the university community.

Kari graduated from the UW Business School in 2000, has worked for seven years as a Business Analyst in the telecommunication industry before joining UW in March 2006. Currently the Financial Data Analyst for Research Accounting & Analysis, Kari is an active member of UW Financial Management's Dashboard Team. Kari brings her business background and experienced quantitative analysis to the PSO, as a way to contribute to the campus community.

Dina has been at the UW since 1981. The majority her time at the UW has been working in student services as an academic counselor, and is currently at the Bothell campus in the Computing and Software Systems program. She is in the process of completing her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology writing her thesis on "The Shadow of The Digital Age: Digital Addiction."

Aaron graduated in 1995 from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology. Aaron has been a professional staff employee in the School of Oceanography's Marine Chemistry Laboratory for 11 years.

Debbie has been with the University for over 25 years, starting in Personnel before moving to Housing and Food Services in various capacities, most recently as the Administrator Bay Laurel Catering and Campus Retail Dining (Husky Den and By George).

Carol is the export control specialist for the University of Washington and manages one of three teams within the Office of Sponsored Programs. She has been with OSP for four years and previously practiced law in Salem, Oregon.

Jeanne is the Managing Director of CMDITR, a Science and Technology Center headquartered in UW's Department of Chemistry. Jeanne became a UW professional staff member three years ago after a career in teaching, research, and federal service at the National Science Foundation. An avid sailor and kayaker, Jeanne and her husband enjoy the natural beauty of the Northwest and the intellectual environment of the University of Washington.

Julia's professional background includes 12 years at the Tacoma campus of the UW. She started at the UW in 1997 working for the Nursing Program as an Office Assistant, moved into the Program Administrator role for the Urban Studies Undergraduate Program, and currently serves as the Administrator for the Milgard School of Business. During her tenure at the UW she has been involved in various campus and university groups including the President's Staff Forum and UW Tacoma Staff Association. Julia is interested in the contrast between the Seattle campus and that of the Tacoma and Bothell campuses. She brings to the PSO Board a unique "Tacoma" perspective and wants to use that as a way to increase awareness and partnership building.

Colin, born and raised in the Northwest, graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Oceanography. In 2005 he entered the University's Professional Staff work force as a Research Scientist/Engineer for a water quality monitoring program in Hood Canal.

Shanna has been a staff member at the UW since 1992 and professional staff since 2005. She is a graduate of the UW with her B.A. in English. Shanna owns a co-op apartment on Capitol Hill and has served on the Board of Directors most of the time she has lived there (since 1997).

Donna started work at the UW in 1999, as a Project Manager in Facilities Services, Campus Alterations. Currently she is the Group Manager for Project Management. She is a new member of the PSO organization and views this as a great opportunity to network with other UW professionals, get involved with issues and make a difference here on campus.

I am a manager in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, having worked in this department and at the UW for 10 years, after moving from Michigan. I manage the faculty and staff personnel programs for his department; I am very interested in understanding and improving the working experience of UW staff. I also have served on the President's Staff Forum.

Adelia Yee has worked at the UW a little over four years, and is currently a Grant and Contract Administrator in the OSP. She has participated in the Toastmasters International Speaking Club for approximately ten years. One of her former employment positions was conducting legislative research: providing information to legislators and legislative staff regarding pending and current legislation, and serving as a resource to this constituency.