Executive Team
Ken Myer, President and CEO
Ken Myer is currently President & Chief Executive Officer of the Washington Technology Industry Association with over 20 years of successful experience in the technology industry leading companies ranging in size from start ups to Fortune 100.  As co-founder and CEO of Interval Systems, Mr. Myer positioned the company as one of the leading providers of software tools for industrial engineers to implement lean manufacturing. As Executive Vice President of publicly traded Active Voice Corporation, Mr. Myer led the worldwide marketing, sales, technical services, and customer service teams as they launched a new product line into the Fortune 2500 market. The success of the launch helped pave the way for an eventual buyout by Cisco in 2001 for $300M.

At IBM Corporation Mr. Myer held a variety of executive positions including General Manager of the Northwest and Intermountain Region, National Executive for the Computer Services Industries, and CFO IBM Northwest.  Mr. Myer holds an MBA and Masters of Speech Communication from the University of Washington and is involved in the northwest education and technology non-profit communities. He is a current board member of Esna Technologies of Toronto, the Cascade Land Conservancy and the Technology Alliance, where he served as Board President.

Drew Erickson, Vice President of Finance and Operations
Drew Erickson manages Washington Technology Industry Association's finances and operations, including information technology, human resources, customer service and the Washington Technology Industry Association Group Purchasing Cooperative. Mr. Erickson has been involved in the Washington information technology industry for over ten years where he has held financial management positions with several software, hardware, and consumer technology companies. Mr. Erickson received his BA at Washington State University College of Business.

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.

Staff
Brittany Blackwell, Event Specialist
Jamie Broe, Membership Development Specialist
Jessica Cookson, Director of Business Development
Katie Douglas, Marketing & Events Coordinator
Dave Kosciuk, Programs Manager
Summer McGrady, Director of Marketing Communications
Vanessa White, Membership Development Specialist
Joanne Zarkades, Staff Accountant