Welcoming Abby Zorn, Director of Organizational Development & HR

Finance & Administration is excited to welcome Abby Zorn as Director of Organizational Development & Human Resources at UW Tacoma.

Abby (she/her) has worked in HR at the University of Washington for the past five years. Most recently, she was an HR Manager and HR Associate Director for the School of Social Work. Prior to this role, she was the HR Manager at the Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES), which is part of the College of the Environment. In both positions she managed HR generalist responsibilities and organizational development initiatives.

Originally from Connecticut, Abby started her HR career at the Estée Lauder Companies in New York City where she worked on supervisor trainings and onboarding programs. She happily moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2018. In her free time, she loves going on hikes, reading (and listening) to books, and learning Spanish. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Vassar College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

We are looking forward to having Abby join our team on December 11, and want to acknowledge and thank Trish Fiacchi, current Director of OD & HR and wealth of institutional knowledge, for her thoughtfulness and contributions to allow for overlap before her retirement in January.

I also want to extend my gratitude to the search committee, which supported an equitable and efficient interview process: Joe Lawless, Chief Strategy Officer, Chancellor’s Office; Jillian Leahy, Divisional Operations Specialist, F&A; Jessica Asplund, Director of Academic & Finance Operations, SIAS; Sarah Davies Breen, Director of Academic HR & Faculty Affairs; Rachel Endo, Dean, School of Education; Trish Fiacchi, Director of OD & HR; Megan Elizabeth Gregory, Learning Commons and Access Services Manager, Library; Nicole Jordan, Director of Cross-Cultural Engagement, Equity & Inclusion; Armando Martinez, Procurement Compliance Specialist, Fiscal Services; Sean Schmidt, Assistant Director of Student Planning & Administration, Student Affairs; Robin Sherwood, Program Support Supervisor, Integrated Facilities Services; Robert Whitfield, Campus Safety Sergeant, Campus Safety & Security; Anaid Yerena, Associate Professor, School of Urban Studies.

Please join me in wishing Abby a warm welcome to our campus and community.