Knowrasa Patrick

Knowrasa Patrick is currently the Program Manager of the Self-Insurance program at the Department of Labor and Industries. Prior to joining the Department, she worked at the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals where she was an Assistant Chief Industrial Appeals Judge. Knowrasa has worked in workers compensation since shortly after graduating from Seattle University School of Law in 2000. She initially represented injured workers in social security and workers’ compensation matters. She took a 9 month break and worked for the National Labor Relations Board. When she returned to workers’ compensation, she represented injured workers and small businesses; and returned to graduate school where she earned an MBA from Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. Knowrasa has enjoyed over 20 years of contributing to the workers’ compensation system and purpose of keeping workers safe. She serves on the dispute resolution and regulator IAIABC committees and is a College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers fellow.