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Save the date for this year's Young Professionals Summer Social on Thursday, August 11th, 2022 at 6pm! Our keynote speaker is WPC's Environmental Center Director Todd Myers. This event is graciously co-sponsored by AssuredPartners.
Enjoy food, drinks, socializing, and networking with other like-minded Young Professionals at our annual Tri-Cities Summer Social. Tickets are free for WPC and YP members; non-member tickets are $15/person. Children and teens (under 18) attend free! All ages are welcome, and all food and drinks are included. This event is hosted by WPC Board member Kate Lampson and is family-friendly. Address will be provided to registrants in a follow-up email.
Learn more about our co-sponsor HERE.
Meet Todd:
With nearly two decades in environmental policy, Todd Myers’ experience includes work on a range of environmental issues, including spotted owl habitat, energy policy, old-growth forests and salmon recovery. Currently, he serves as a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and was a member of the executive team at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
Myers is a nationally recognized expert in free-market environmental policy, including issues ranging from energy, climate, forestry and salmon-recovery. He has appeared before the Canadian Parliament, provided Congressional briefings, and worked with legislators from several states and provinces.
Todd’s book, “Eco-Fads: How the rise of trendy environmentalism is harming the environment,” has received national praise. Myers’ writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, National Review, Seattle Times, USA Today, and he has appeared on numerous news networks including CNBC, Fox News, and CNN.
Myers also served as President of the Prescription Drug Assistance Foundation, a charity that assists patients who have difficulty accessing prescription medicines. He previously served as Vice-President of the Northwest Association of Biomedical Research, which promoted ethical research standards and science education. In 2018, he was awarded the NWABR Distinguished Service Award for promotion of science. He is also Vice-President of the Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers Association.
A former computer programmer, Mr. Myers has a bachelor’s degree in Politics from Whitman College and a master’s degree in Russian/International Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He and his wife Maria live in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state with 100,000 honeybees.