EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Hulse, a government affairs specialist, studied philosophy in college. She says it was a helpful starting point for a vibrant and varied career. Straight out of school, she went to work in marketing and business development. She moved to Olympia when she decided to shift and work in fund development for nonprofits. She started at the Thurston County Food Bank and then The Evergreen State College.

It was after a run for political office in 2016 that Hulse made a more significant transition. "I shifted to government affairs work because of its impact on people and their quality of life. That's when I started working as a government affairs representative," she said. She spent five years working at Puget Sound Energy helping advance clean energy at municipal and state levels, as well as with tribal governments.