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Board of Directors


"When you consider the many keys to a successful organization, look no further than your board of Directors. When the Washington Policy Center (WPC) set out to double its budget, staff and impact five years ago, having a dedicated board was deemed essential. In retrospect, now that we have accomplished our first set of goals, we can confidently say the work and support of our board has been instrumental to our achievements." - WPC President Dann Mead Smith

Greg Porter, Chairman, Berntson Porter & Company, Bellevue

John Connors, Vice Chairman, Ignition Partners, Bellevue

Richard Alvord, Treasurer, Seattle

Fred Bovenkamp,
FW Bovenkamp Ventures

Jim Coles, Secretary, Westen Peterbilt, Inc., Seattle

William Conner, Conner Development, Bellevue

Kathy Connors,
Bellevue

Jim Day, Simpson Investment Co., Seattle


Hon. Kemper Freeman, Jr., Kemper Development, Bellevue

John J. Hennessy,Nuprecon, LP, Snoqualmie

Hon. Stephen L. Johnson, Former Washington State Senator, Kent

Anne Kelley, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

David Maryatt, Seattle

Daniel Mead Smith,President, WPC, Seattle

Hon. George R. Nethercutt Jr., Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles, Spokane

Jerry Nutter, Nutter Corporation, Vancouver

Mary Odermat, Medina

John Otter, Commerce Bridge Company

Ken D. Peterson, Jr., Columbia Ventures Corp., Vancouver

Sarah Rindlaub,
Past Chairman, King County Charter Review Commission Member, Mercer Island

Michael Sotelo, Approach Management Services, Seattle

Peter Stanton, Washington Trust Bank, Spokane

Al Symington, Seattle

Robert Tippett, Tippett Company, Pasco

Janet True, Seattle

Fred Weiss, The Weiss Company, Seattle

Roberta Weymouth, Silver Cloud Inns & Hotels, Bellevue

Robert L. Wiley III, Bellevue

Craig Williamson, MM Comfort Systems, Redmond

Len Zarelli, Merit Company, Lakewood

Director Emeritus

Eastern Washington Advisory Board

Research Advisory Board