Program Operations Specialist

esmaliga@uw.edu

Liz grew up in Maine and lived in Massachusetts and New Mexico before moving to Seattle. She holds a master’s in composition and rhetoric from the University of Maine and taught writing and technical communication at the college level until 2020. Liz joined UW in October 2021 and served as Assistant to the Chair for the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine until joining the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in September 2025. Outside of work, Liz is a Capricorn, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, Bravo scholar, bad runner, and cat bestie.