SEWEDA board names Dawn Smith director

A new executive director for the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) has been appointed. Dawn Smith, previous office administrator in Asotin County with SEWEDA, has been named to the position by the organization's executive board.

Smith fills the position after the retirement of previous director Marshall Boak earlier this year.

Established in 1985, SEWEDA is a multi-county agency of Asotin, Columbia, Garfield and Whitman counties to promote economic development in the counties.

“It's getting the work done,” she said. “I just want to do the job.”

Smith said much of h...