The American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties elected ten new members to its Board of Directors at the organization's 112th Annual Meeting on June 3, 2010.

New board members include: Jim Bowman, Kevin Daniel, Carrie Francey, David Lee, Paulina Lopez Bermundez, Colleen Murphy, Denton Phillips, Amy Romer, Andrea Schneider and Angelynn Talcott. The new members will serve three-year terms. Deborah Haug was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board.

Chairman of the Board Deborah Haug is Chief Executive Officer of Perkins Coie Capital Management, LLC. She joined Perkins Coie LLP in 2001, after serving as the President and CEO of The Trust Company of Washington, providing trust and investment advisory services to high net worth individuals, foundations and endowments. She also has held senior management positions with The Bank of Hawaii and Wells Fargo Bank. Deborah holds an undergraduate from the College of William and Mary and an MBA in Finance from New York University.

Deborah resides in West Seattle with her husband, Eric. She is active in community service and served as a board member for the American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties for over eight years before stepping into the role of Chair. She served on the Board Finance Committee, chaired the King County Heroes Breakfast and is an active member of the Tiffany Circle. Deb is also on the Board of Ambassadors for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and on the Board of Trustees for the Rainier Club. Deborah previously served as a board member of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the Seattle Rotary Club.

New board members include:

Jim Bowman - Guy Carpenter & Co.

Kevin Daniel - Merrill Lynch

Carrie Francey - Microsoft Corporation

David Lee - State Farm Insurance

Paulina Lopez Bermudez - Community Volunteer

Colleen Murphy - Symetra Financial Corporation (West Seattle resident)

Denton Phillips - Egis Real Estate Services

Amy Romer - Community Volunteer

Andrea Schneider - Horizon Air

Angelynn Talcott - Puget Sound Business Journal (West Seattle resident)