Anne Proffitt

Anne Proffitt was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Christine Gregoire in November, 2006. A strong advocate for Evergreen and its distinctive education, Anne studied public administration and psychology at the college. After graduating from The Evergreen State College in 1976, Anne's successful 21 year career in technology culminated at the Microsoft Corporation as Director of Customer Services and Sales for Microsoft Technical Support. Anne 's Microsoft business experience and Evergreen education bring a unique perspective to the Board of Trustees position.

Joining Microsoft in 1989, Anne's career included positions in both the sales and support divisions. She started in the US Sales and Marketing Division as the Information Center Manager. This position afforded her the opportunity to work directly with every product group in the company and create the pre and post-sales direct customer experience for all new products. In 1991, she was a founding member of the start up team building a new Product Support Center in Dallas , Texas . During her Microsoft career, she also directly participated in every significant Windows and MS-DOS launch, starting with Windows 3.0 in 1990 and ending with Windows 98.

Leaving Microsoft in 1998, she now owns Beach Fire Glass on Whidbey Island .