Deborah Clothier, Secretary (Seattle, WA)

Deborah grew up outside of Chicago, Illinois, but fell in love with the West as a child, accompanying her parents on numerous family trips to Colorado ranches and ski mountains.

Deborah received a BA from the University of California at Berkeley, and a law degree from the University of San Francisco. She practiced commercial litigation at firms in California, Illinois and Washington State, before retiring in 2006. In 2008, after completing a program in Museum Administration at the University of Washington, she was hired by the new Northwest African American Museum in Seattle, to work in its Education and Development Departments. She worked at the museum until 2011, when she retired and subsequently joined its board of directors. Other board service has included 826 Seattle, the Friends of Jimi Hendrix Park, and Molokai Child Abuse Prevention Pathways.

Deborah and her husband live in Seattle, Washington, and are enthusiastic hikers, both in the Cascades and around the world. They also enjoy kayaking in the ocean off the coast of Molokai, and spending time with their four children and their families.