GCDE members and associate members

View information about the Governor's Committee on Disability Issues & Employment (GCDE) members and associate members.

Members

Jaida Barrows

  • Cowlitz County, Legislative District 19, Congressional District 3

Ashley Bray

  • Yakima County, Legislative District 15, Congressional District 4

Yvonne Bussler-White, Chair

  • Okanogan County, Legislative District 12, Congressional District 4
  • Subcommittees: Awards chair, Coordinating

Dave Carl

  • Clark County, Legislative District 49, Congressional District 3
  • Subcommittees: Outreach co-vice chair, Membership

Amy Cloud, M.Ed.

  • Whatcom County, Legislative District 40, Congressional District 2
  • Subcommittees: Awards, Legislative

Marsha Cutting, Ph.D., Co-Vice Chair

  • Kitsap County, Legislative District 23, Congressional District 6
  • Subcommittees: Outreach chair, Youth Leadership Forum, Coordinating

Patti Dailey-Shives

  • Pierce County, Legislative District 25, Congressional District 10
  • Subcommittees: Community Outreach co-vice chair, Legislative chair, Membership, Coordinating 

Kristin DiBiase

  • Snohomish County, Legislative District 21, Congressional District 2
  • Subcommittees: Youth Leadership Forum chair, Legislative, Coordinating

Lucas Doelman

  • Thurston County, Legislative District 22, Congressional District 10
  • Subcommittees: Youth Leadership Forum co-vice chair, Awards, Legislative

Cullyn Foxlee, Co-Vice Chair

  • Thurston County, Legislative District 22, Congressional District 10
  • Subcommittees: Accessible Communities Vice-Chair, Awards, Coordinating, Legislative

Autumn Harris

  • King County, Legislative District 2, Congressional District 8
  • Subcommittees: Accessible Communities, Membership, Youth Leadership Forum co-vice chair

Daniel Ledgett

  • Cowlitz County, Legislative District 19, Congressional District 3
  • Subcommittees: Community Outreach, Governor's Employer Awards

Steven Lewis, Ph.D.

  • King County, Legislative District 48, Congressional District 1
  • Subcommittees: Coordinating, Accessible Communities chair, Legislative

Susan Matt

  • King County, Legislative District 41, Congressional District 8
  • Subcommittees: Community Outreach, Accessible Communities (pending)

Steven McCray

  • Spokane County, Legislative District 6, Congressional District 5
  • Subcommittees: Legislative, Community Outreach, Accessible Communities

Brit Nuckles

  • King County, Legislative District 48, Congressional District 1
  • Subcommittees: Legislative 

Leslie Purser

  • Kitsap County, Legislative District 23, Congressional District 6

Angela Romeo

  • Whatcom County, Legislative District 40, Congressional District 2

Kristina Sawyckyj

  • Thurston County, Legislative District 43, Congressional District 7
  • Subcommittees: Legislative

Carolyn Sowdon

  • Clark County, Legislative District 49, Congressional District 3
  • Subcommittees: Youth Leadership Forum, Community Outreach

Napal Tesfai

  • King County, Legislative District 41, Congressional District 9

Ivyanne Van Der Peet

  • King County, Legislative District 45, Congressional District 1
  • Subcommittees: Outreach

Angela West

  • Thurston County, Legislative District 22, Congressional District 10
  • Subcommittees: Accessible Communities, Legislative

Nancy Zellers

  • Kitsap County, Legislative District 26, Congressional District 6
  • Subcommittees: Legislative Vice-Chair, Youth Leadership Forum

Associate members

David Puente, Jr.

  • Director
  • Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Olympia
  • dva.wa.gov

Marika Barto

  • Employee Development and Inclusion Practitioner
  • Labor and Industries, Tumwater
  • lni.wa.gov

Jen Bean

Lucy Barefoot

  • Language Access Services Coordinator
  • Administrative Services, Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Olympia
  • dcyf.wa.gov

Rebekah Moras

  • Executive Director
  • WA State Independent Living Council, Olympia
  • wasilc.org

Phyllis Campano

  • Special Programs Director
  • Special Education Support Center, Federal Way
  • sec.org

Vacant

Tania May

  • Assistant Superintendent, Special Education
  • WA State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia
  • k12.wa.us

Shauna Bileu

  • Interim Executive Director
  • WA State Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, Vancouver
  • cdhy.wa.gov

Scott McCallum

  • Superintendent
  • WA State School for the Blind, Vancouver
  • wssb.wa.gov

Kimberly Meck

Danielle Miller

  • Director
  • WA Talking Book & Braille Library, Seattle
  • wtbbl.org

Brandi Monts

  • Executive Director
  • Developmental Disabilities Council, Olympia
  • ddc.wa.gov

Andreta Armstrong

  • Executive Director
  • WA State Human Rights Commission, Olympia
  • hum.wa.gov

Earnest Covington III

  • Executive Director
  • Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, WA State Dept. of Social & Health Services, Olympia
  • dshs.wa.gov/altsa/odhh

Dana Phelps

  • Interim Director
  • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, WA State Dept. of Social & Health Services, Olympia
  • dshs.wa.gov/dvr

Shelby Satko

  • Director
  • WA State Rehabilitation Council, Olympia
  • wsrcwa.org

Allison Spector

  • ADA Compliance Coordinator
  • WA State Department of Transportation, Olympia
  • dot.wa.gov

Michael Mackillop

  • Executive Director
  • WA State Department of Services for the Blind, Seattle
  • dsb.wa.gov

Larry Watkinson

  • ADA Compliance Manager
  • WA State Dept. of Licensing, Olympia
  • dol.wa.gov