Today, Governor Gregorie announced a new leader for Washington’s Department of Ecology (DOE). Ted Sturdevant was appointed to serve as Director of Ecology.

Sturdevenat has spent the past seven years as the Director of Government Relations for Ecology. 

Before joining the senior management team at the Department of Ecology in 2003, Sturdevant worked under Gov. Gary Locke, leading Locke’s external affairs team. Sturdevant has also worked for Rep. Mike Nelson and Rep. Tony Federici in Oregon. In 2008, Gregoire presented Sturdevant with the Governor’s Award for Leadership Management.