Zach Silk.

As Regional Field Director for the western United States, Zach helps organize multi-stakeholder coalitions that advocate for workforce policy changes at both the state and federal levels. He provides technical assistance to state partners in the areas of coalition-building, policy analysis and press outreach, and supports more intensive legislative and communications campaigns within targeted states. Zach joined National Skills Coalition in 2010.

Zach has a range of organizing, communications, and state legislative experience, earned as an environmental advocate and as a campaign manager in Washington State. He was deputy campaign manager for Governor Chris Gregoire’s 2008 reelection campaign and campaign manager for U.S. Congressional candidate Darcy Burner in 2006. Prior to that, he was the political director for Washington Conservation Voters and a regional director for EnviroCitizen.

Zach holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. He is based in Seattle.