M. Scott Sotebeer, Ph.D. Founder & CEO
As the top civilian executive in the King County Sheriff’s Office in Washington State for 15 years, Scott led this agency with a $165 million annual budget and more than 1,000 employees. In this capacity, he directly influenced the successful expansion of the contracting and police services partnership program. His change management strategies include a recent regional facilities consolidation that is saving King County and contract partners millions of dollars annually, preserving police jobs, and improving the presence and quality of police service.
Scott’s engagement with Congress and the federal government has secured more than $50 million in grants and direct appropriations. His strategic policy development and program design work led to Vice President Gore’s SafeCities Coalition, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and the National Meth Training and Technical Assistance Center. In the private sector, Scott has provided strategic management and marketing counsel for a wide variety of Fortune 500 clients from ESPN to Nordstrom. His Ph.D. is in Applied Management and Decision Science where he conducted ground-breaking national research on 911 call centers.
Scott’s engagement with Congress and the federal government has secured more than $50 million in grants and direct appropriations. His strategic policy development and program design work led to Vice President Gore’s SafeCities Coalition, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and the National Meth Training and Technical Assistance Center. In the private sector, Scott has provided strategic management and marketing counsel for a wide variety of Fortune 500 clients from ESPN to Nordstrom. His Ph.D. is in Applied Management and Decision Science where he conducted ground-breaking national research on 911 call centers.
Drew Hiatt Federal Governmental & Public Affairs
Drew is founder and president of Integris Public Strategies, an integrated public affairs and public relations firm in Washington, D.C. Integris advises and assists Fortune 500 corporations, companies, start-ups, governments, associations, and non-profit clients in the United States and worldwide. Before establishing the firm, Drew was a principal and top executive in a Washington, D.C.-based public relations and government affairs firm representing Fortune 500 corporations such as Boeing and General Motors, and other clients.
Earlier, Drew served in the administration of a U.S. President. For nine years, he held top legislative and communications positions with a U.S. Senator and two U.S. House members, including with two senior members of the Appropriations Committee. During his tenure at the Small Business Committee.
Earlier, Drew served in the administration of a U.S. President. For nine years, he held top legislative and communications positions with a U.S. Senator and two U.S. House members, including with two senior members of the Appropriations Committee. During his tenure at the Small Business Committee.
Judy Yu PR, Outreach, & Community Affairs
Judy is the founder and president of Tagging Along Communications, a public relations and communications consulting firm. She designs strategies for higher education, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Under the leadership of former University of Washington President Mark Emmert and the Executive Director of the Alumni Association, she worked with the Alumni Association to create a sustainable grassroots advocacy effort, involving its 50,000 alumni members as advocates for higher education funding with their state legislators.
She also works with organizations and boards to develop leadership capacity and build high-performance teams, facilitating planning sessions, and conducting training workshops.
She also works with organizations and boards to develop leadership capacity and build high-performance teams, facilitating planning sessions, and conducting training workshops.
