OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee says she’ll leave her job at the end of September to take a new post as CEO of a Seattle-based nonprofit.
Lee has been with Gov. Chris Gregoire’s administration since March 2005. She’s moving to Pioneer Human Services, which delivers a mix of social, health, economic and employment services to people on the margins of society.
The governor praised Lee on Monday, saying she has brought “a system of accountability and a laser focus on customer service” to her department.
The governor says she’ll begin an immediate search for Lee’s successor.
