Alicia Marmolejo joined the Office of the Ombuds in March of 2020 as an assistant to the Ombuds advocating for the rights of injured workers of self-insured employers. Primary responsibilities include facilitating resolution of inquiries and investigations, applying expert level knowledge of Washington industrial rules/regulations and dispute resolution skills, collaborating with stakeholders, identifying systemic...
Bob Dirham is a current Captain with the Kennewick Fire Department as well as an active member of Kennewick Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1296 serving as their Vice President. Bob also serves as the Assistant Director of the newly formed Washington State Council of Firefighters Cancer Foundation. In this role, Bob assists in coordinating...
James (they/them) is a Labor Educator at the Labor Center. Prior to joining the team, James served as Education Chair of Anakbayan Seattle, a youth organization focused on liberation for the Philippines and its people. James has also worked as a community organizer with groups like Washington CAN, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle,...
Andrew Hedden is Associate Director of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington. He is a historian of urban and labor history focused on the Pacific Northwest. His work has been published most recently in the Journal of Urban History and a chapter in the book Seattle’s Working Waterfront,...
