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Phyllis J. Campbell
Director since 2002
Age – 58
Ms. Campbell serves as chair of the Board’s
compensation committee. She was named
chair of the Pacific Northwest Region of
JPMorgan Chase & Co. in April 2009. She
also serves on the firm’s executive
committee. From 2003 to 2009,
Ms. Campbell served as president and CEO
of The Seattle Foundation. She was
president of U.S. Bank of Washington from
1993 until 2001 and also served as chair of
the Bank’s Community Board. Ms. Campbell
has received several awards for her
corporate and community involvement.
These awards include the Women Who
Make A Difference Award, and the Director
of the Year from the Northwest Chapter of
the National Association of Corporate
Directors. Since August 2007, Ms. Campbell
has served on Toyota’s Diversity Advisory
Board. She also serves on the boards of
Horizon Air, the Joshua Green Corporation,
and Nordstrom, where she serves as chair
of the audit committee. Until February 2009,
Ms. Campbell served on the boards of Puget
Energy and Puget Sound Energy.
Ms. Campbell is also chair of the Board of
Trustees of Seattle University.
Ms. Campbell’s business and community
leadership background and governance
experience uniquely qualify her for her
service on the Board.
Mark R. Hamilton
Director since 2001
Age – 65
Mr. Hamilton serves on the Board’s audit
and safety committees. In June 2010, he
will officially retire as president of the
University of Alaska, a position he has held
since 1998. Before that, he served as a
U.S. Army major general. His 31 years of
active military duty were primarily in the
fields of teaching, management and
administration. During his military tenure,
Mr. Hamilton was chief of staff of the
Alaskan Command at Elmendorf Air Force
Base and commander of division artillery at
Fort Richardson. Mr. Hamilton is a graduate
of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
and is the recipient of the Army’s highest
peacetime award, the Joint Distinguished
Service Medal. Mr. Hamilton currently serves
as a director of the Alaska Airlines Board,
the Aerospace Corporation Board, Alaska
Sealife Center Board, and The Governor’s
Alaska Military Force Advocacy and Structure
Team. Previously, he served on the BP
America Advisory board. Mr. Hamilton’s
experience and leadership in the military
distinguish him and qualify him for his Board
role.
Jessie J. Knight, Jr.
Director since 2002
Age – 58
Mr. Knight serves on the Board’s
compensation and governance and
nominating committees. Starting in January
2010, Mr. Knight has assumed the duties of
president and CEO for San Diego Gas and
Electric Company, a subsidiary of Sempra
Energy. From 2006 to 2009, he was
executive vice president of external affairs at
Sempra Energy. From 1999 to 2006,
Mr. Knight served as president and CEO of
the San Diego Regional Chamber of
Commerce and, from 1993 to 1998, he was
a commissioner of the California Public
Utilities Commission. Prior to this,
Mr. Knight won five coveted National Clio
Awards for television, radio and printed
advertising and a Cannes Film Festival
Golden Lion Award for business marketing
while at the San Francisco Chronicle and
San Francisco Examiner newspapers.
Mr. Knight also serves on the boards of
Alaska Airlines, the San Diego Padres
Baseball Club, and the Timken Museum of
Art in San Diego. He is also a standing
member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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