The board of the WSCRC appoints Dr. Man Wang as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective November 1, 2024.
Dr. Wang previously served as the Director at WSCRC from December 2018 to October 2024. From May 2023 to August 2024, Man served as the Director of Programs for Asia Society Seattle, a global non-profit whose mission is to navigate shared futures throughout Asia and the world. In 2024, she founded People and Places, a consultancy specializing in regional and community development, demographics, and business and cultural exchange opportunities between China and the U.S. She has also held roles as Business Development Manager for China at the Washington State Department of Commerce, editor of Seattle Luxury Living Magazine, and lecturer for a professional master’s program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the University of Washington.
Man has coauthored articles on spatial disparities and community vitality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as on regional economic development in China. She has contributed book chapters on China’s urban and economic geography. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Liaoning University in China, an MA in International Studies from East Carolina University, an MA in Geography from the State University of New York at Albany, and a PhD in Geography from the University of Washington.