Judith Cushman has been President of Seattle-based Judith Cushman & Associates since 1996. Prior to that, she was President of Marshall Consultants/West, the first retained firm specialized in communications, Public Relations and related searches established in New York City and then on the West Coast.

Most recently the firm shifted to offering short term consulting services relating to strategic career decision-making. For both organizations and individuals, assignments revolve around: job definition, structure, culture, longer term growth, candidate strengths, career goals, and ability to articulate capabilities.

Operating as a boutique for the past 35 years, the firm has a track record of 100% success, fulfilling the terms of every contract awarded the company.

Ms. Cushman authored a weekly blog that discussed career strategies, and several were told through true stories of senior professionals. She concluded that series in 2020. Her observations were shared with over 4,200 LinkedIn contacts and 3,500 subscribers.

Long term stints for over 35 years have been maintained with professional organizations. She has been a member of PRSA, Public Relations Society of America, for over 40 years, winning the Seattle Chapter President’s Volunteer award twice. She is a signatory and supports the Diversity Action Alliance as part of her long-term commitment to Diversity in communications. Ms. Cushman is a founding member of Women in Bio (Seattle Chapter) and was a founding member of NIRI (the National Investor Relations Institute).

Ms. Cushman is a Benefactor of the Pilchuck Glass School, and the Museum of Glass. She is on the Advisory Board of the Bellevue Arts Museum, and a 30+ year contributor to the Pacific NW Ballet. She is on the Board of the Ikebana Society contributing to a new collaboration with the Museum of Glass. She is currently involved in a revival of interest in Xerographic (Copy Art) in honor of her late sister’s contributions to this art form.

She completed course work for an MS in Public Relations at the School of Public Communications, Boston University, and received a BA in European History from Barnard College in New York City. Her hobbies include Tai Chi, boating, studying French and wine tasting. She is married, the mother of an adult son and daughter and resides in the Seattle area.