GOVERNANCE
WCRP Directors and Alternate Directors, Pool Year 2014
GARFIELD
PEND OREILLE
ADAMS
1Dean Burton, Commissioner
Wynne McCabe, Commissioner
Robert K. Johnson, Commissioner
Mike Lithgow, Director of Community Dev.
Teresa Brooks, Adm. Assistant to the Director
Alan Botzheim, Sheriff
Jeffrey Stevens, Commissioner
2Linda Reimer, Clerk of the Board
Patricia Phillips, Clerk of the Board
GRAYS HARBOR
SAN JUAN
Mike Thomas, County Manager
Pamela Morais, Human Resources Manager
BENTON
1Melina Wenner, HR Director/Risk Manager
3Bryan Perry, Safety/Training
David Sparks, County Administrator
Ryan Lukson, Deputy Prosecutor
Herb Welch, Commissioner
Wes Cormier, Commissioner
3Dale Gowan, Director, Central Services
SKAGIT
ISLAND
Jessica Neill Hoyson, HR Director/Risk Mgr.
Arne Denny, Civil Deputy PA
Tim Holloran, County Administrator
Donnie LaPlante, Sr. HR/Risk Analyst
Kelly Emerson, Commissioner
Elaine Marlow, Budget Director
Jill Johnson, Commissioner
CHELAN
2Keith Goehner, Commissioner
2Cathy Mulhall, County Administrator
JEFFERSON
SKAMANIA
Doug McKenzie, Commissioner
Scott Pineo, Risk Manager
CLALLAM
3Philip Morley, County Administrator
3David Alvarez, Chief Civil DPA
Rich Sill, Code Enforcement Manager
James Jones, County Administrator
Mark Nichols, Chief Deputy Prosecutor
KITTITAS
SPOKANE
CLARK (thru 4-28-14)
3Lisa Young, HR Manager
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager
3Steve Bartel, Risk Manager
3Rob Binger, Senior DPA
3Mark Wilsdon, Risk Manager
Bernard Veljacic, Chief Civil DPA
Mark McCauley, General Services Director
Tom Mielke, Commissioner
LEWIS
THURSTON
3F. Lee Grose, Commissioner
3Paulette Young, Safety Officer/RM
Michael Strozyk, Central Services Director
3Sandra Romero, Commissioner
1Tammy Devlin, Risk Manager
Jon Tunheim, Prosecuting Attorney
COLUMBIA
3Andrew Woods, Public Works Director
Dwight Robanske, Commissioner
MASON
WALLA WALLA
Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner
Terri Jeffreys, Commissioner
Dawn Twiddy, HR/Risk Manager
Jesse Nolte, Deputy PA
James K. Johnson, Commissioner
Lucy Schwallie, Personal/Risk Manager
COWLITZ
1Clyde Carpenter, Risk Manager
1Claire Hauge, OFM Director
WHATCOM
Karen Goens, HR Manager
Daniel Gibson, Chief Civil DPA
DOUGLAS
OKANOGAN
2Steven Clem , Prosecuting Attorney
2Thad Duvall, Auditor
Sheilah Kennedy, Commissioner
Nanette Kallunki, Administration Director
Steve Bozarth, Chief Civil DPA
Tanya Craig, Deputy Clerk of the Board
Ken Stanton, Commissioner
YAKIMA
James Hagarty, Prosecuting Attorney
Terry D. Austin, Chief Civil DPA
Cindy Erwin, Paralegal
FRANKLIN
3Bob Koch, Commissioner
PACIFIC
Shawn Sant, Prosecuting Attorney
3Ryan Verhulp, Chief Civil DPA/Risk Manager
Timothy Dickerson, Civil DPA
Kathy Spoor, County Administrative Officer
Lisa Ayers, Commissioner
David Burke, Prosecuting Attorney
Pool’s longer-tenured board members:
1 = 15+ years
2 = 10+ years
3 = 5+ years
Unfortunately, farewells were conveyed during 2013-14 to eleven members of the Board of Directors as they departed their respective counties, which
rendered them ineligible for further WCRP service. Our sincere thanks as well as good wishes are extended to all those serving the Pool, but we want
to especially recognize those that served WCRP for at least five (5) years:
Melina Wenner (departed April 2014) – supported the WCRP Board as a director from Benton County for more than 19 years (1995 – 2014) and
attended 42 Board of Directors meetings (67%). Melina was also appointed by the Benton County Commissioners to serve as both the county’s claims
administrator and its risk manager for WCRP relations. During her WCRP tenure, Melina was elected to and served a full (3-year) term on the Pool’s
executive committee. She also served on multiple standing committees including the Personnel Committee.
Linda Reimer (departed early 2014) – supported the WCRP Board as an alternate director from Adams County for more than 14 years (2000 – 2014)
and attended 28 Board of Directors meetings (70%). She was also appointed by the Adams County Commissioners to serve as both the county’s claims
administrator and its risk manager for WCRP relations. During her WCRP tenure, Linda served as a WCRP standing committee member.
Mark Wilsdon (departed April 2014) – supported the WCRP Board as a director from Clark County for more than 7 years (2007 – 2014) and attended
20 Board of Directors meetings (91%). He was also appointed by the Clark County Commissioners to serve as both the county’s claims administrator
and its risk manager for WCRP relations. During his WCRP tenure, Mark was elected to and served two partial terms (4+ years) on the Pool’s executive
committee. He was also elected to preside over the Pool as the Py2013 President, which followed being elected to and serving a year-long term as
Secretary-Treasurer (Py2012) and preceded being elected to and serving a fraction of a year again as Secretary-Treasurer (Py2014). He also served on
multiple standing committees and co-chaired the Risk Management Committee.
Ryan Verhulp (departed April 2014) – supported the WCRP Board as an alternate director from Franklin County for more than 6 years (2007 – 2014)
and attended 4 Board of Directors meetings (20%). He was also appointed by the Franklin County Commissioners to serve as both the county’s claims
administrator and its risk manager for WCRP relations. During his WCRP tenure, Ryan served on multiple WCRP standing committees including several
years on the Risk Management Committee.
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