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Emergency Management Office
Dede Hough Biography
Dede Hough
Fiscal Specialist

Currently as the Fiscal Specialist II with the UW Emergency Management department, Dede’s primary responsibilities include management of the department’s fiscal records, budgets and grants and is a current member of our Emergency Operations Center. Dede has worked at the University of Washington for 19 years in various capacities such as Secretary Senior, Administrative Assistant and Fiscal Specialist in such departments as the School of Fisheries and the College of Education.
Before employment with the University of Washington, Dede worked for various other companies in Seattle in the areas of property management, the media, the shipping industry and vocational/rehabilitation.
A northwest native, Dede enjoys traveling, sightseeing, motorcycle riding, camping, gardening, spending time with family and friends and is a mother of two.