Peggy is responsible for providing leadership over Strategic Planning, Corporate Performance, Enterprise Risk Management, Sustainability and Corporate Philanthropy. She creates agenda and materials for corporate board and internal leadership meetings while driving the timely delivery of commitments. In her role as Chief of Staff, Peggy extends the reach of the Office of the CEO by acting as the CEO's direct representative to industry associations, community organizations and other key stakeholders.

She  joined Regence in 1997 as an associate general counsel and has held several posts, including director of Litigation & Risk Management and vice president, Legal Services, before being promoted to her current position in 2008.

Before joining Regence, Peggy worked as an attorney at Garvey Schubert & Barer, was an extern to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Judge Skopil) and a law clerk in the Office of the Washington Attorney General.

Peggy has been very active in her profession and her community, and her current civic involvement includes serving as a member of The Dougy Center board of directors and as the president-elect of the National Charity League, Oregon Rose Chapter.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and anthropology from Lawrence University and her law degree from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College.

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