TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB) ( Columbia ) today announced the appointment of Laura Alvarez Schrag and Tracy Mack-Askew to its Board of Directors. Both appointments are effective January 1, 2021. We are pleased to welcome Ms. Alvarez Schrag and Ms. Mack-Askew to Columbia and look forward to benefiting from their expertise in the areas of organizational development, governance and operations, said Craig Eerkes, Chairman of the Board. Both directors have a strong history of business and community leadership in the Northwest, and their appointment honors Columbia s tradition of naming community-based directors.
Laura Alvarez Schrag is the President of Pondera Consulting and has extensive experience providing human resources, organizational and leadership development expertise to companies and nonprofits. In her prior role as Human Resources Manager at Hewlett-Packard, she implemented a comprehensive Talent Management syst