In May, the Washington Grain Commission (WGC) welcomed Sarah Márquez as their new manager of communications. Márquez has over 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, marketing, and community education, with extensive experience in health and human services, education, and healthcare.
“Sarah brings a wealth of experience in communications, content design, and project management, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our team,” said WGC CEO Casey Chumrau. “We’re confident her innovative, educational, and human-centered approach to storytelling will help the WGC excel in our strategic initiatives so we can further elevate the work of Washington’s wheat and barley farmers.”
Márquez will oversee the development and execution of communication strategies, creating engaging content for growers and customers and analyzing results to ensure maximum impact. Along with ensuring positive media coverage for WGC initiatives, she will write, edit, and produce content for WGC’s communication channels, including Wheat Life, e-newsletter, social media, website, promotional materials, and annual reports.
A certified project management professional, Márquez earned a bachelor’s degree in English with minors in creative writing and Spanish from New Mexico State University. Prior to joining the WGC, Márquez served as the communications and content manager for provider relations at Delta Dental of Washington in Seattle, Wash., where she led innovative communication strategies that enabled the organization to achieve some of its highest performance, comprehension, and satisfaction rates
among a high-impact stakeholder group.
Guided by her passion for community work, she is currently a volunteer board member for Best Dental Help, a school-based oral health program that brings essential oral health care to kids in need throughout the Puget Sound region, and looks forward to finding ways to give back to her new home in Eastern Washington — including to the agricultural community.
“I’m honored to join the WGC as another voice dedicated to supporting Washington grain growers and producers,” Márquez said. “Thank you for your trust and the invaluable work you do to feed the world.”
This article originally appeared in the June 2025 issue of Wheat Life Magazine.