Brian Bennett
Director
Brian is very happy to be at the Washington State Lottery after working for Washington State in the Senate almost three decades ago. Brian spent the intervening time working in the private sector, most recently as Vice President and Facility Security Officer for F5, Inc., a Seattle-based global technology company. He also served as Mayor and Councilmember for the City of Burien, where he lives with his family.
The Lottery is a $1 billion business within the Washington State government, so Brian hopes that his business and government experience will help him continue the Lottery’s success. Brian is especially proud of the Lottery’s focus on responsible gambling, as one of the first state lotteries to be verified as compliant at all three levels of the National Council on Problem Gambling’s (NCPG) Responsible Gambling Verification.
Brian is a 5th generation Washingtonian, and a graduate of Hazen High School, the University of Washington, and New York University Law School. In his spare time, he coaches kids’ sports teams, he is an avid Seattle sports fan, and plays the official Washington State sport, pickleball. He has also volunteered for the Ukrainian Association of Washington and as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Burien. Brian’s ideal Scratch ticket would incorporate the official State sport, perhaps paying homage to the founding of the sport on Bainbridge Island.
Cassi Villegas
Deputy Director
Jonathan Aevermann
Director of Information Services
Walter Bracy
Director of Human Resources and Support Services
Shar Hawley
Director of Organizational Performance and Planning
Derek Poppe
Director of Security and Licensing
Bariah Rice
Executive Assistant
Todd Steben
Director of Finance
Randy Warick
Director of Sales and Marketing
Kristi Weeks
Director of Legal Services