Chair

Jenny Wilson

City of Lacey

Chair-Elect

KC Gere

City of Issaquah

Vice Chair

Justin Shields

City of Bellingham

Secretary

Brandi Christman

City of Enumclaw Parks

Past Chair

Ethan Newton

City of Covington

District 1

Lori Jacobson

City of Bellingham

District 4

Ray Osman   

City of Vancouver 

District 2

Colleen Rittenoure

District 5

Jodi Hoctor

City of Ellensburg

District 3

Becky Jenks

City of Lacey  

District 6

Karen Johnston

City of Pullman

Executive Committee

Chair:  Ethan Newton

Members:  All Officers and District Representatives

Duties:  maintain section business, review scholarship applications, programming, grant the WRPA Aquatic Section Recognition Award, and prepare officer nominations for following year.

Programming Committee

Chair:  Ethan Newton

Members:  Executive Committee

Duties:  WRPA annual conference, WRPA mid-year conference, water fitness workshop, summer skill builder, and any other programming or special events.

Membership Committee

Chair:  Pat Patterson

Members:  District Representatives and interested members

Duties:  encourage recruitment, recognize new members, update membership roster, distribute 2-3 recruitment mailings to non-members.

Public and Professional Awareness Committee

Chair:  Tom Wunderlich

Members:  District Representatives and interested members

Duties:  responsible for publications approved by executive committee, newsletters, submit articles to the syllabus, and provide media coverage.

Education and Research Committee

Chair: Tom Wunderlich

Members:  District Representatives and interested members

Duties:  enlisting interest and support of research projects and studies by other agencies submitting reports on subjects requested by the Executive Committee working in conjunction with other agencies such as Department of Health, SPI, Department of Health Services, and to be a liaison resource for professional aquatic organizations.