Columbia Banking System, Inc. announced the appointment of Laura Alvarez Schrag and Tracy Mack-Askew to its Board of Directors. Both appointments are effective January 1, 2021. Laura Alvarez Schrag is the President of Pondera Consulting and has extensive experience providing human resources, organizational and leadership development expertise to companies and nonprofits. In her prior role as Human Resources Manager at Hewlett-Packard, she implemented a comprehensive Talent Management system for global business units, led HR due-diligence for international acquisitions and developed diversity plans for global business units. Ms. Alvarez Schrag currently serves on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of Idaho, Bishop Kelly High School Governance Board and St. Alphonsus Community Board. She is a past board member of Human Resources Association of Treasure Valley and is a past president of Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho and St. Paul'sCatholic School Board. In 2014, she earned recognition as Idaho Young Mother of the Year from American Mothers Inc. and was named a Woman of the Year honoree in the Idaho Business Review. Tracy Mack-Askew is the General Manager-HD Vocational Platform Development of Daimler Trucks North America and has a depth of operations executive experience providing direction and oversight to cross-functional teams while increasing market share, reducing product complexity and ensuring excellence in design. Ms. Mack-Askew currently serves as a Finance Committee member on the Governing Board of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington. She is Executive Sponsor of the Daimler African American Employee Resource Group and National Chair for the Policies and Procedures Committee of Jack and Jill of America Inc. In 2016, she was honored with an award for leadership in business and philanthropy from the Triad Business Journal's Women in Business Awards. Ms. Mack-Askew is a resident of Portland, Oregon.