Connie Bourassa-Shaw
Connie Bourassa-Shaw is an advisory board member and mentor for the MS in Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. She previously served as Director of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Director at the Foster School of Business, where she built cross-campus programs, new courses, and competitions for student entrepreneurs. Earlier, she was Executive Director at Northwest Entrepreneur Network and Managing Director at the University of Washington.
Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge awards $15,000 grand prize to CPRight; other 2026 winners share $20,000 in prizes
A student innovation challenge across the Cascadia Corridor and Alaska invited teams to develop health solutions, offering expert feedback, networking, and funding with applications opening December 1. In 2026, CPRight won the $15,000 Hollomon Family Grand Prize; other winners included TheraT ($10,000), LegUp Prosthetics ($5,000 and a $2,500 prize), and ShiftSpark ($2,500).
University of Washington Team Wins $17,500 at Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge for CPRight CPR Feedback Device
A University of Washington student team won the $15,000 top prize and a $2,500 medical device award at the 11th Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge for CPRight, a real-time CPR feedback device ensuring effective chest compressions during emergencies. The competition featured health innovation solutions from students across the Cascadia Corridor.
Engage founders Willard and Brandenstein win UW’s first Health Innovation Challenge with SafeShot needle‑sterilizing vial lid
Engage, a biotech startup founded by Washington State University students Emily Willard and Katherine Brandenstein, won first place at the University of Washington’s inaugural Health Innovation Challenge for SafeShot, a lid that sterilizes needles entering multi-use vaccine vials. The competition brought 18 multidisciplinary student teams judged by over 100 Seattle health-industry experts and featured projects from regenerative medicine to VR therapy and sanitation solutions.
Organizations
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University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business Advisory Board Member and mentor, MS in Entrepreneurship 2018–present, Director of Communications 1987–1997 · current
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Foster School of Business Executive Director 2016–2018 · past
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Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Washington Director 2006–2017 · past
Education
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Foster School of Business Executive Development · 2006–2007
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University of Montana BA, History, Political Science, Education · 1970–1974
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University of Montana; University of Washington
