Kaleen Cottingham was appointed director of the Recreation and Conservation Office in 2007, building on a distinguished career that has blended law and environmental policy. Ms. Cottingham has worked for four governors, serving as natural resources policy advisor, legal counsel, and a member of the Pollution Control and Shorelines Hearings Board. She also served the elected Commissioner of Public Lands as both deputy commissioner and supervisor, leading the Washington Department of Natural Resource’s strategic direction and policy initiatives on a wide variety of natural resources issues and managing the daily operations of the department. She has a bachelor of science degree in forest resources from the University of Washington and a law degree from the University of Puget Sound law school.
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