Michael Harthorne

Michael Harthorne is a Senior Marketing Manager at Puget Sound Energy since July 2019, specializing in electric vehicle education and outreach strategies, as well as marketing for renewable energy programs. Prior experience includes roles as a Content Marketing Specialist at Arivale, where Michael developed marketing collateral and messaging, and as an Editor at Newser, focusing on content strategies and high-volume story production. Michael has also served as Managing Editor at Newzulu Limited, overseeing an editorial team, and as Managing Digital Producer at KOMO TV, where a crime blog was created. Additional roles include reporter and editor positions at Ballard News-Tribune, with earlier experience as a copyeditor and reporter at Western Front. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Western Washington University and completed further education at the School of Visual Concepts in 2018.