Join WPC as we host a special Virtual Solutions Series event! We will be hearing from Jason Mercier, WPC's Director of Government Reform, Todd Myers, WPC's Director of our Center for the Environment and Mariya Frost, WPC's Director of Coles Center for Transportation as they provide examples of executive/agency circumvention of the legislature, and what can be done at a policy level to make it better.. You won't want to miss this special event that will also feature state legislators.

Featuring Speakers: 

Jason Mercier, WPC's Director of Government Reform

Jason Mercier is the Director of the Center for Government Reform at Washington Policy Center and is based in the Tri-Cities. He has served on the boards of the Washington Coalition for Open Government and Verify More, and was an advisor to the 2002 Washington State Tax Structure Committee. Jason is an ex-officio member for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Chamber’s government affairs committee. 

Todd Myers, WPC's Director of our Center for the Environment

With nearly two decades in environmental policy, Todd Myers’ experience includes work on a range of environmental issues, including spotted owl habitat, energy policy, old-growth forests and salmon recovery. Currently, he serves as a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and was a member of the executive team at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

Mariya Frost, WPC's Director of Coles Center for Transportation

Mariya was born in Russia, immigrated to the United States with her family in 1993, and grew up in Washington state. She is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science and has completed courses in accounting and business administration at Saint Martin’s University. She spent ten years working in the private sector and as a staff member at the U.S. House of Representatives and the Washington state senate.

State legislators will be sharing constituent stories as well!