Bob Strayhan, owner and President of Athena Development, has been elected Chair of the Board of AtWork!

Vice President is Gary Bodenstab, President, CEO and owner of Johnson Barrow Inc., Bode Properties, Bode Development & Construction as well as CEO/founder of SpaceLease.com, Inc. Serving as Secretary/Treasurer is John Hemion of Columbia Bank and as Immediate Past President is Sherri Bealkowski, President of Callidus Consulting LLC.

Strayhan retired from the Xerox Corporation in 2001 where he was the Vice President of Client Operations for Xerox Business Services, supporting more than 400 clients on the West Coast with more than 1,000 employees. Previous to this role he was the VP General Manager for all of Xerox in the Northwest.

In addition to his work with AtWork! he is the past chair for the March of Dimes, Greater Puget Sound chapter and has held board memberships with Junior Achievement and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Strayhan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from California State University at Long Beach as well as graduate work with Columbia University.

AtWork! is a 47 year old non-profit company based in Bellevue providing employment services to people with disabilities throughout King County, by helping them to learn marketable skills, find and keep good jobs in the community and earn wages and benefits that help them escape poverty.