Board of Directors – Washington State Association of Counties

The Washington State Association of Counties, the collective voice of Washington’s counties for over one hundred years.

Association Business

The Washington State Association of Counties is governed by a Board of Directors led by the Executive Committee. Each year an election is held prior to the Association’s Annual Meeting to select officers for the next year. Counties appoint their representative(s) to the Board.

Boards & Commissions

Travel Reimbursement

Association Bylaws

Policy Manual

Executive Committee

Blair Brady

President

Wahkiakum County Commissioner

Scott Hutsell

First Vice President

Lincoln County Commissioner

Robert Gelder

Second Vice President

Kitsap County Commissioner

Obie O'Brien

Immediate Past President

Kittitas County Commissioner

2017-18 BOARD of DIRECTORS

President	Blair Brady, Wahkiakum County Commissioner
Vice President	Scott Hutsell, Lincoln County Commissioner
Second Vice President	Robert Gelder, Kitsap County Commissioner
Immediate Past President	Obie O'Brien, Kittitas County Commissioner

BOARD MEMBERS

Past President	Marc Boldt, Clark County Councilor
Past President	Helen Price Johnson, Island County Commissioner
Past President	David Sauter, Klickitat County Commissioner
Past President	Stephanie Wright, Snohomish County Councilmember

Eastern Region Representative	Jim Johnson, Walla Walla County Commissioner
Eastern Region Representative	Josh Kerns, Spokane County Commissioner
Eastern Region Representative	Michael Largent, Whitman County Commissioner
Eastern Region Representative	Brad Peck, Franklin County Commissioner

Western Region Representative	Kenneth Dahlstedt, Skagit County Commissioner
Western Region Representative	Terri Drexler, Mason County Commissioner
Western Region Representative	Edna Fund, Lewis County Commissioner
Western Region Representative	Dennis Weber, Cowlitz County Commissioner

Counties > 180,000 Population

King County Executive	Dow Constantine, Executive
King County Council	Reagan Dunn, Councilmember
Pierce County	Jim McCune, Councilmember
Snohomish County	Nate Nehring, Councilmember
Spokane County	Al French, Commissioner
Clark County	Jeanne Stewart, Councilor
Thurston County	Bud Blake, Commissioner
Kitsap County	Charlotte Garido, Commissioner
Yakima County	Ron Anderson, Commissioner
Whatcom County	Jack Louws, Executive
Benton County	Jerome Delvin, Commissioner

BOARD ALTERNATES

Eastern Region Alternate Representative	Chris Branch, Okanogan County Commissioner
Eastern Region Alternate Representative	Wes McCart, Stevens County Commissioner

Western Region Alternate Representative	Robert Jackson, Lewis County Commissioner
Western Region Alternate Representative	Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Councilmember