Twelve elected director area representatives and WSSDA’s president-elect review and recommend updates to WSSDA’s permanent positions subject to approval by WSSDA members at the annual General Assembly. This group typically meets six times per year either in-person, virtually, or in conjunction with WSSDA events. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the committee chair with most of those being held virtually.

Committee Roster

Committee Roster
Members DA School District Term Expires
Charlotte Murry 1 Stanwood-Camano 2025
Arlista Holman (Vice Chair) 2 Auburn 2025
Azeb Hagos 2 Highline 2026
Natalie Wimberley 3 Peninsula 2025
Sarah Methner 4 Port Angeles 2026
Teresa Ekdahl-Johnson 5 Mossyrock 2025
Crystal Moldenhauer 6 Longview 2026
Trey Ising (Chair) 7 Cascade 2025
Norm Walker 8 Yakima 2026
Alan Nolan 9 Mead 2025
VACANT 10 2025*
Ruth Ladderud 11 Walla Walla 2025

*to be appointed to serve until next election – then it will be a 1-year unexpired term to get on cycle with 2026-28 term

WSSDA Board Liaison

Melissa Beard, President-Elect
Tumwater – DA 5

Committee Support

WSSDA Strategic Advocacy branch supports this committee.

Marissa Rathbone
Director of Strategic Advocacy
360-742-4435

Kelsey Winters
Policy Specialist
360-252-3018

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