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 a range of expertise inform the work of our organization.

John Boonstra

Pastor, Bethel Congregational Church, White Salmon, WA 

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

Megan Grover Howell

Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Group Health Cooperative

Alexes Harris

Assistant Professor, University of Washington's Department of Sociology

Karinda Harris, Betty Jane Narver Fellow 2010-2011

Policy Analyst, Mayor's Office, City of Seattle

Jeff Johnson

President, Washington State Labor Council

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

Policy Agenda

We have released Framework for Prosperity, a comprehensive policy agenda for the 2013-2015 biennium. We make specific recommendations for targeted investments that would bring our state closer to providing prosperity for all Washingtonians. We also provide revenue options to help pay for those investments. Click on the image below to download a PDF of the agenda.

 

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Catch the Budget Beat

During the 2013 legislative session we will host regular Budget Beat calls and and podcaBudget Beatsts to bring you updates and breaking news from Olympia, timely policy analysis, and share resources and upcoming community events.

Check out the archive of Budget Beat calls and podcasts. 

Join the Budget Beat calls every other Friday at noon!  

Budget Matters 2012

Our first annual policy conference was a great success! More than 300 people came together to hear from policy makers, national and state policy experts, and community leaders from around the state. Our special lunch speaker was Van Jones.

Van jones at Budget Matters 

Here are some of the PowerPoint presentations from the break-out panels.

-The Affordable Care Act: Maximizing the Opportunities

-Building a Prosperity Economy in Washington State

-Building a 21st Century Revenue System

-Effective Messaging Strategies

For pictures and more information, check out our event page.