Board of Directors
President
Katrina Knutson
Gig HarborCity Administrator
Gig Harbor
Incoming President
John Mauro
City of Port TownsendCity Manager
Port Townsend
Vice President
Heidi Behrends Cerniwey
City of EllensburgCity Manager
Ellensburg
Past-President
Laura Philpot
City of Maple ValleyCity Manager
Maple Valley
Executive Coordinator
Melanie Harding
MRSCExecutive Director
Tacoma
Board Member, 2024-2027
Elizabeth Chamberlain
City of Walla WallaCity Manager
Walla Walla
Board Member, 2024-2027
Bristol Ellington
City of ShorelineCity Manager
Shoreline
Board Member, 2024-2027
Nathan West
City of Port AngelesCity Manager
Port Angeles
Board Member, 2026-2029
Torie Brazitis
Kitsap CountyCounty Administrator
Port Orchard
Board Member, 2026-2029
Robert Gelder
City of PoulsboCity Administrator
Poulsbo
Board Member, 2025-2028
Carolyn Hope
City of Mountlake TerraceDeputy City Manager
Mountlake Terrace
Board Member, 2026-2029
Richa Sigdel
City of PascoDeputy City Manager
Pasco
Board Member, 2025-2028
Matthew Selby
City of LeavenworthCity Administrator
Leavenworth
Associate Board Member, 2025-2028
Leslie Harris
City of Bonney LakeAssistant to the City Administrator
Bonney Lake
Associate Board Member, 2025-2028
Bucoda Warren
City of TacomaChief Policy Analyst
Tacoma
Ex Officio Board Member
Deanna Dawson
Association of Washington CitiesCEO
Olympia