Community Advisory Board

 

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) consists of a diverse range of community leaders whose input and involvement is critical to fulfill our mission. The CAB contributes to organizational diversity by having numerous communities and expertises inform the work of the organization.

Diana Birkett

Director of Federal Relations, Group Health Cooperative

John Boonstra

Pastor, Bethel Congregational Church, White Salmon, WA

George Cheung

Executive Director, Win/Win Network

Janeen Comenote (Quinault)

Development Officer, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation

Dorry Elias-Garcia

Executive Director, Minority Executive Director's Coalition

Karan Gill

Government Relations & Communications Director, BuRSST for Prosperity

Kevin Glackin-Coley

Director, St. Leo's Food Connection

Alexes Harris

Assistant Professor, University of Washington's Department of Sociology

Karinda Harris

Graduate Student, Seattle University Institute of Public Service

Erin Hertel

Manager of Public Policy Research, Community Health Network of Washington

Jeff Johnson

President, Washington State Labor Council

Dave Kaplan

Technologist

Hubert Locke

Professor of Public Affairs and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

Len McComb

Public Policy Consultant, Two Medicine Communications

Ellie Menzies

Legislative director, Service Employees International Union 1199 NW

Rachael Myers

Executive Director, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance

David Nielsen

Senior policy analyst, US Dept. of Health and Human Services

Will Pittz

Executive Director, Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN!)

Sally Pritchard

Community Impact Manager, Spokane County United Way

Michael Ramos

Executive Director, Church Council of Greater Seattle

Jennifer Romich

Assistant Professor, University of Washington's School of Social Work

Donna Vance

Retired, Kennewick

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HIGHLIGHTS

B& PC Policy Analyst testifies before Senate Ways & Means

Policy Analyst Andy Nicholas testified on tax policy and revenue trends before a work session of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Click below.

 

Listen to us on KUOW

Our Executive Director Remy Trupin was recently on "The Conversation." He discussed our proposal to tax capital gains in Washington state. Listen here. 

Budget & Policy Center video

Our new video, which debuted at our 5th Anniversary event in October, highlights the importance of investments to public structures.

Framework for Prosperity

Explore our comprehensive vision for Washington state and solutions to get us there.  It has two components: invest in our future prosperity and build a revenue system that works for everyone. Read it here

Watch us on "Inside Olympia"

Executive Director Remy Trupin was on TVW's "Inside Olympia" to discuss how to bridge the state's revenue crisis. "Washingtonians clearly want to retain the things that make us prosperous...If we don't raise revenue now, we won't have those things in the future." Remy's panel starts at minute 29:29. Watch here

We are hiring!

Join our team! We are hiring a Development Manager. More information and job descriptions can be found here.