Keynote Speakers
Mike Egan
Director, Government Affairs
Mike Egan is the Director of Government Affairs for the Microsoft Corporation. Mike is responsible for the company’s political engagement, management of the Microsoft Political Action Committee, and hosting of dignitaries to the Microsoft headquarters.
Mike previously served on the staffs of U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Norm Dicks in Washington D.C. 1990-1999, before joining Microsoft’s Legal and Corporate Affairs Department in 1999.
Mike was raised in Puyallup, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington, where he was elected the school’s Student Body President and served on the University's Board of Regents.
Mike has served on the Board of Directors for the University of Washington Foundation, the Good Samaritan Hospital, the University of Washington-Tacoma, the Puyallup Fair Foundation, Youth and Government, the Washington Council for International Trade, and the University of Washington Alumni Association. Mike has spoken at ten high school commencements and is the annual host of Seattle’s Gridiron Dinner. Mike, his wife Karyn and daughter Mabel reside in Seattle..
Rep. Mike Hope
Growing up in a blue collar suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Mike Hope dreamed of going to college and having a career in law enforcement.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he paid his own way through college and graduated from John Carroll University with a degree in in Sociology and Criminology in 1998. After graduation he joined the Seattle Police Department and in 2006 earned a Masters Degree in Policy Studies from the University of Washington.
Today, Representative Hope serves as the Assistant Ranking Minority member on the Early Learning and Human Services Committee as well as on the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
In 2009 he sponsored House Bill 1724, known as “Eryk’s Law”, which increased penalties for serious child abusers and restricted them from working with vulnerable children later on in life.
Recently, Representative Hope launched the 100 Ideas initiative. Working with an advisory panel of dynamic leaders, he understands that as much as lawmakers hope to achieve at the state Capitol, government alone is not the answer to the challenges and opportunities of the future. Representative Hope believes the energy and drive of our people will move our state forward. He maintains hardworking citizens who pay taxes and raise families are the true reservoir of great ideas for our state. Representative Hope also knows that youth play a very important role in shaping our future and is eager to hear your ideas
Althea Cawley-Murphree
Althea Cawley-Murphree is an alum of Washington State 4-H and the Know Your Government conference. She grew up in Central Washington participating in 4-H in Chelan, Douglas and Kittitas counties, and represented the region as a State Ambassador. Althea graduated from the honors college at Central Washington University with degrees in geology and political science. She earned her Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington and began her career as an intern with the Seattle City Council, the Washington State Legislature, and the American Geological Institute in Washington, D.C. She has served in volunteer roles on many campaigns and helped elect Governor Chris Gregoire in 2004 and 2008. Althea was the first permanent hire in Governor Gregoire’s communications office and worked for the Governor for two and half years. Traveling with her extensively, she built relationships with reporters and organized community events. She played key roles in orchestrating major events like the Governor State of the Union address and the visits of President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Hu Jintao of China. For the past five years, Althea has worked for Charles Wright Academy, a private school in Tacoma, where she is the Director of Communications and teaches a course in Global Citizenship.
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