Heather Stegner Levels Up to COO with Executive MBA
When Heather Stegner (’24 EMBA) sat down with the new president and CEO of the American Wood Council (AWC), she wasn’t expecting a career-defining conversation. At the time, Stegner was the vice president for communications and educational outreach for the AWC. She had spent most of her career in public relations and wanted to broaden her business acumen with an EMBA.
Travis Rager Leads Global Business with a Coug Legacy
For Travis Rager (’24 EMBA), being a Coug is a family tradition. His connection to WSU dates back four generations, beginning with his great-great-uncle, Orin Hector Stratton (Class of 1897), one of WSU’s first civil engineering graduates.



