Earlier this week Governor Gregoire named Mary Loesch as Chief of Staff.

Loesch joined the Governor’s staff as General Counsel in 2009 and later added the role of Director of External Affairs to his work. Prior to joining Gregoire’s team Loesch was Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Swinomish Indian Tribe and worked in private practice with three firms.

Loesch replaces Jay Manning who announced his resignation as Chief of Staff last month.