Executive Leadership

Sarah is the Interim Director for the Department of Commerce. She previously served as Deputy Director, overseeing a broad portfolio spanning housing, energy, economic development, local government, community services, and government relations. Sarah works closely with Commerce’s executive leadership team to align agency operations and ensure effective delivery of programs and services across Washington. She is focused on strengthening collaborations so government systems work better for the people they serve.

Sarah holds a Master of Science in Earth Sciences from University of California Santa Cruz, a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Smith College, and a Certificate in Strategy Execution for Public Leadership from Harvard Business School Online. Sarah lives in Olympia with her family.

Nicole Lutomski joined the Washington State Department of Commerce in 2025 as Chief of Staff. In this role, she provides strategic leadership and operational oversight to support the agency’s mission of strengthening communities and growing Washington’s economy.

Nicole worked closely with Director Joe Nguyen during his time in the state Legislature, serving as a Legislative Assistant in the Washington State Senate. In this role, she managed complex policy initiatives, budget development, and stakeholder engagement on key issues related to the environment, energy, and technology. She brings extensive experience in legislative processes, multi-sector collaboration, and operational management, all of which support Commerce’s strategic vision.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Nicole earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice from Seattle University. She is also deeply engaged in her community, serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the West Seattle Food Bank. She lives in West Seattle with her husband, two kids, and their two pups.

Jen Everson joined the Washington State Department of Commerce in 2022 and currently serves as the Administrative Assistant to both the Director and the Chief of Staff. In addition to her primary role, she leads a team of 49 Administrative Assistants across the agency, working to develop cohesive, people-centered processes that enhance collaboration and support across Commerce.

For scheduling inquiries with the Director, Chief of Staff, or any of our Executive Leadership Team, please contact Jen at Jennifer.Cole@Commerce.wa.gov.

Daniel Narváez Zavala joined the Department of Commerce in 2025 as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he oversees agency operations supporting a $9.2 billion budget and over 8,000 contracts across 400+ programs.

Zavala was born and raised in Washington to a family of public servants. He’s carried on that tradition for nearly 20 years in fields including education, housing, law, and nonprofits. Most recently, he served as executive director of a statewide organization dedicated to advancing equitable solutions to prevent and end homelessness for youth and families.

Zavala holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law, and a master’s in psychology and a bachelor’s in international relations from Stanford University. He is a member of the Washington State Bar, and his executive education includes programs at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and Harvard Business School. He lives in Seattle with his son and dog.

Alden “Al” Andy, serves as the Director for the Office of Tribal Relations. Al is a Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation) citizen, with Warm Springs and Alaskan Native Corporations (Chenega and Chugach) possessing Descendancy rights. Al currently resides in Toppenish, WA, home of the Yakama Nation reservation lands.

Al has been with Commerce since October 2021, where he worked as the Broadband Infrastructure Supervisor with the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO). Along with his supervising role, he assisted the process of tribal coordination build-up for the WSBO team as this office continues to serve Washington communities. Prior to Commerce, Al gained experience with Federal and Commercial contracting through the Alaskan Native Corporation, Chenega in the Military, Intelligence, and Operations Support (MIOS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU). More importantly Chenega MIOS SBU was an opportunity for Al’s to support and provide quality service to his descendancy rights of the Alaskan Native Corporation. His passion has always been focused on working for or with tribes and tribal leaders for economic development and communications. He is a proud alumni of both Heritage University (bachelor of business) and City University of Seattle (master of science in project management).

Kennly Asato (she/they) currently serves in a co-leadership role with Tedd Kelleher as the Interim Assistant Director for the Housing Division. The Housing Division partners with local governments, Tribes, housing authorities and nonprofits to develop and preserve affordable housing, promote individual and family self-sufficiency, and reduce adult and youth homelessness. Prior to stepping into this role, Kennly served as the Deputy Assistant Director of the Housing Division since 2022. Kennly has worked in state government for the last 14 years. Kennly has a bachelor’s degree in classical civilizations and a Master of Business Administration. She is passionate about helping others and serving her community. Kennly serves as the Executive Sponsor for the statewide business resource group HAPPEN (Hawaiians, Asians, and Pacific Islanders Promoting an Empowerment Network), the chair of South Puget Sound Community College’s (SPSCC) Office Technology Advisory Committee, and as a committee member for the SPSCC Worker Retraining Advisory Committee.

Mark Barkley has been with the Department of Commerce since 2013 and serves as assistant director for the Local Government Division. Mark’s responsibilities include coordinating with the Public Works Board and Community and Economic Revitalization Board (CERB). He also supports the State Broadband Office, Community Development Block Grants, Building Community Fund, Building for the Arts, Youth Recreations, Early Learning, Child Care Facilities, Behavior Health Funds, Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund, Research Services, Library Capital Funds and Growth Management Services. Mark is also responsible for supporting and implementing the local CARES Act, State and Local Fiscal Recovery and Capital Project, and the Infrastructure Investments and Job Act funds. He has more than 20 years of experience working with both state and federal contracts. After serving 25 years in the U.S. Army, Mark worked for two years at the Department of Transportation before coming to Commerce. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Seattle University and a master’s degree in public administration from Central Michigan University. Mark lives in Rainier with his wife and horses, chickens, dogs and cats.

Sarah Champion serves as the Interim Chief Contracts & Compliance Officer leading the Contracts & Compliance Division. Sarah earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington, and her Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University School of Law.

Sarah’s passion for public service is rooted in her lived experience growing up in poverty with frequent food and housing instability. In early adolescence she became a permanent ward of the state until aging out of foster care at 18. From there, she enlisted in the US Navy Seabees only to be discharged under the now defunct Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. These experiences taught Sarah that government is a tremendous force, and she has dedicated her career to ensuring it’s a force for good.

Sarah lives in Tacoma with her daughter and a cat named Potato. She enjoys hiking, video games, performing arts, and traveling.

Andrea Chartock joined the Washington State Department of Commerce in 2025. Andrea leads the state’s economic development office and its marketing efforts to encourage businesses to choose Washington for growth.

Andrea has led economic development and competitiveness projects globally for over 25 years, including supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to increase sales, jobs, exports and attract investments in more than 30 countries. She has extensive experience in the industry sectors important to Washington, such as agriculture (tree fruit, grain and berries), information and communication technology, tourism, creative economy, industrial symbiosis, forest products and clean tech. Andrea has a master’s degree in international policy studies as well as an undergraduate degree with honors from Stanford University.

Callie Goldsby joined the Washington State Department of Commerce in March 2025 and serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO). She brings 27 years of dedicated public service to the agency. In her CIO role at Commerce, she is committed to leading her technology team in true partnership with business customers to provide exceptional technology support and customer service. She ensures that technology serves as an enabler rather than a barrier in fulfilling the agency’s mission to strengthen communities and grow the economy in Washington.

A graduate of Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, with a degree in business administration – management information systems, Callie has held pivotal technology roles across several state agencies, including the Washington State Library/Secretary of State’s Office, Department of Labor and Industries, Department of Natural Resources, and most recently, 17 years at the Department of Health.

Throughout her career, Callie has been a lifelong technology professional and leader with experience across all technology disciplines and has had the honor of working with amazing state technology teams, agency and vendor partners. She believes that by seeing each other as people who matter and working together collaboratively, amazing outcomes can be achieved.

Callie resides in Tumwater, Washington, with her talented high school-age daughter. Winter is her favorite season; she loves participating in snow sports and taking in the fresh mountain air while skiing through beautiful terrain.

Jennifer Grove serves as Assistant Director of Energy and leads the Washington State Energy Office, spearheading the state’s transition to a clean and just energy future. With over twenty years of experience in clean energy leadership, she oversees strategic policy development, clean technology investments, and decarbonization initiatives across Washington state. A native Washingtonian and University of Washington business graduate, Jennifer previously served as Executive Director of the regional nonprofit Spark Northwest. Her career has centered on addressing energy inequities by reducing energy burdens for low-income households, ensuring clean energy benefits reach all communities, and positioning Washington as a national model for inclusive clean energy transformation.

Cindy Guertin-Anderson joined Commerce in September 2022 as assistant director of the Community Services Division (CSD), which works for a Washington where everyone is safe, everyone thrives, and everyone belongs. CSD’s broad portfolio of programs serve communities across Washington by offering economic opportunities such as job readiness and low-income energy assistance, crime victims advocacy and services for survivors of DV, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes, firearm safety and violence prevention, and advocating for full inclusion and equitable outcomes for those who are impacted by persistent disparities.

Cindy combines her passions for social justice, being a trauma-informed healer and providing compassionate, effective leadership to serve communities. Before she joined Commerce, Cindy served as assistant director for Workforce Support and Development at the Department of Enterprise Services and the Director of the state’s Employee Assistance Program, where she received the 2020 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management. Prior to joining state government, Cindy worked in the nonprofit and faith-based sectors for 2 decades, primarily with survivors of violence and in support of social justice and equity. Cindy graduated with bachelor’s degrees in biology and religion from Whitworth University and a master’s in marriage and family therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She grew up in Tacoma and lives with her wife and two fabulous children in Olympia.

Regan brings nearly two decades of financial and public service leadership, most recently as CFO for the Washington State Military Department. In that role, she guided the fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other statewide emergencies, ensuring Washington had the resources and accountability needed to navigate difficult times. She also previously served at the Office of Financial Management as a budget analyst, where she supported a wide range of state agencies. Her career began in Washington, D.C., where she worked in the early days of the Department of Homeland Security, helping map critical infrastructure and community resilience strategies. With this wealth of experience, Regan understands the vital role that strong financial stewardship plays in running effective programs.

Regan was raised in Federal Way, WA. She has a BS in Mathematics from American University in Washington DC and has moved back and forth between “the Washingtons” five times for education, family, and career reasons. She and her husband have settled in the Olympia area and are savoring every minute they get to spend with their two amazing kids. She has a passion for making kids go outside and spends as much time as she can helping local teenagers lead Girl Scouts camps.

Tedd Kelleher serves in a temporary shared leadership role with Kennly Asato as the Assistant Director for the Housing Division. For over 20 years he has led implementation of homeless and affordable housing programs, with a focus on performance management contracting informed by improved data collection.  Recently Tedd has led implementation of the Encampment Resolution Program and legislative analysis for the Housing Division.

Dave Pringle serves as Assistant Director of Commerce’s Government Affairs and Policy Division, leading the department’s legislative, policy, and intergovernmental relations work. Dave oversees development and coordination of Commerce’s legislative and policy agenda and represents the agency in collaboration with state executive leadership, community organizations, and federal, state, and local government officials. Drawing on extensive experience in public affairs and policy development across government and consulting roles, Dave leads the division with a focus on integrity, transparency, and community‑informed policymaking.

Dave holds a master’s degree from the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Washington University. He resides in Tacoma with family and enjoys supporting regional sports and spending time outdoors throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Liz Rocca joined Commerce as communications director in 2022. Liz is an award-winning journalist and leader of people, spending much of her career in Seattle newsrooms before transitioning to government service. Before joining Commerce, she worked at the King County Sheriff’s Office, where she served as chief of staff and media relations manager. Committed to public service, Liz is responsible for leading our external communications strategies and efforts as well as our talented Communications Team. Her goal is to showcase the work Commerce is doing, highlight the successes of people and business partners within our communities, and help the agency reach new audiences, particularly in underserved communities. She holds a bachelor’s from Weber State University and a master’s from San Francisco State University, both in political science.

This position is presently vacant.

This position is presently vacant.