Dawn Breen

Dawn Breen currently serves as a Project/Program Manager IV at King County, WA, focusing on analytical, project planning, and coordination work, particularly in support of agency audit compliance activities. Prior experience includes roles as a Research Analyst and Project Manager at Battelle, where Dawn led federal projects and contributed to over 24 publications, and as a Science and Technology Policy Analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses. Additional research positions include work at Carnegie Mellon University, the World Health Organization, and the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Dawn holds a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS in Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry from UC Irvine, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Whitman College.