Maia Bellon, ’91 Washington’s new Director of the Department of Ecology
Governor Jay Inslee named Maia Bellon, ’91 as the new Director of the Department of Ecology. She has overseen the Department’s Water Resource Program since 2010.
The Seattle Times reports that Maia’s top priority will be the implementation of the Yakima River Basin Water, Jobs and Fish Bill. The legislation will launch a long-term plan for improving water supplies in central Washington’s agricultural Yakima River Basin.
This is great news for the State of Washington and for The Evergreen State College! I met Maia while a student and activist in the First Peoples Coalition. She stuck me then as a woman who was a natural leader who would go far.
Congratulations Ms. Bellon!
Teresa Diaz, TESC Class of ’88