GCDE members and associate members

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

Staff

  • Elizabeth Gordon, executive director
  • Elaine Stefanowicz, program coordinator
  • Emily Heike, program specialist

Members

Yvonne Bussler-White, vice chair

Yvonne Bussler-White, vice chair

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

 

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Dave Carl

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

 

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Amy Cloud, M.Ed.

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

 

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Marsha Cutting, Ph.D.

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

 

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Patti Dailey-Shives

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

 

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Kristin DiBiase

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

 

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Lucas Doelman

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

 

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Cullyn Foxlee

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

 

Damiana Harper, chair

Damiana Harper, chair

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

 

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Autumn Harris

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

 

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Daniel Ledgett

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

 

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Steven Lewis, Ph.D.

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

 

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Suzi Matt

  • King County, Legislative District 41, Congressional District 8
  • Subcommittees: Community Outreach

 

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Steven McCray

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

 

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Matt Nash

  • Benton County, Legislative District 8, Congressional District 4
  • Subcommittees: Outreach

 

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Brit Nuckles

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

 

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Leslie Purser

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

 

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Kristina Sawyckyj

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

 

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Carolyn Sowden

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

 

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Ivyanne Van Der Peet

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

 

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Angela West

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

 

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Nancy Zellers

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

Associate members

Marika Barto
Employee Development and Inclusion Practitioner
Labor and Industries
Tumwater
lni.wa.gov

Jen Bean
Director
Client Assistance Program
Seattle
washingtoncap.org

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 (TBD)
Special Programs Director
Special Education Support Center
Federal Way
sec.org

Sunshine Cheng
Public Policy Fellow
Disability Rights Washington
Seattle
disabilityrightswa.org

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
Executive Director
Disability Empowerment Center
Seattle
disabilityempowerment.org

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
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
WA State Dept. of Licensing
Olympia
dol.wa.gov