Partners
In Driving Tri-Cities Tech Forward
companies
Research District companies benefit from and provide access to tech, talent, and capital.
- Strong Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- Highly Educated Local Workforce
- Global Reach and Presence
public institutions
Public Institutions of Higher Education and Technological Research keep us ahead of the curve.
- Washington State University Tri-Cities
- Columbia Basin College
- Tri-Tech Skills Center
- Pacific Northwest National Lab
Our Mission.
Conduit for technology development, commercialization, and marketing.
Tri-Cities Research District provides access to the technical, labor, and capital resources needed by technology companies to successfully develop, commercialize, and market their products globally.
meet our Board
The Faces Behind our Success
Miles S. Thomas
Port of Benton
Robin Conger
Pacific Northwest
National Lab
National Lab
Kerwin Jensen
City of Richland
Christopher Cree
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Tim Nies
Energy Northwest
C. Mark Smith
Author
Maren Katzeroff
Brilliance Empowered
Gary Spanner
Individual
Doug Perry
Innovation Center
Rebekah Woods
Columbia Basin College
Alan Haggerty
Individual
Julie Erickson
U.S. Department of Energy
Karl Dye
TRIDEC
Ron Boninger
Fuse SPC / Fuse Fund
Adam Lincoln
City of Pasco
Tiffany Scott
Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council
Asja Suljic
Washington Employment Security Department
Alternate
Diahann Howard
Port of Benton
Alternate
Jacob Skeels
U.S. Department of Energy
Alternate
Chancellor Sandra Haynes
Washington State University Tri-Cities
Alternate
Traci Jao
TRIDEC
Alternate Member
Alternate Member
Alternate
Michelle Tiebe Duggan
Energy Northwest
Alternate Member
Alternate Member
Alternate
Mandy Wallner
City of Richland
Alternate
Kyle Winslow
Columbia Basin College
Alternate
Jesus Mota
Columbia Basin College
Alternate
