WAVS Board of Directors
BELLINGHAM, WA
The WAVS Board of Directors consists of a minimum of five and a maximum of nine members, ensuring balanced representation with at least one member from Eastern Washington and three from Western Washington. Each Board member serves a three-year term (unless otherwise specified in the WAVS Handbook), with terms running from July 1 to June 30. When a Board position becomes vacant at the end of a term, it is filled by a majority vote of all voting members present at the Annual Membership Meeting.
Leadership & Elections
Potential Board members are nominated by the membership before elections.
The association’s officers include:
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President
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1st Vice President
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2nd Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
All officers, except for the Secretary and Treasurer, are members of the Board. The President and Vice Presidents are elected at the Annual Membership Meeting and serve terms as outlined in the WAVS Handbook. The Secretary and Treasurer are appointed by the President and confirmed by a majority vote of the Board.
Cari Crook
President
Brian Cullinane
First Vice President
Danielle Richardson
Second Vice President
Sam Flynn
Director
Brandy Howell
Director
Kimberley Pellegrini
Director
Brenda Piña-Douglas
Director
Chuck Whitfield
Director
Tessa Winzler
Director
Manny Ang
Corporate Secretary
Diane Skocilich
Treasurer
Honorary Lifetime Members
The board of directors may confer, by majority vote, the status of Emeritus upon a member who has served eight or more years as a member of the Board or as an officer of the Association. President Emeritus shall be a non-voting advisory member of the board.
WAVS Past Presidents
Robert Shannon — 17.18 — 1980–1989
George Cohee — 17.28 — 1990
Dena McCallum — 27.14 — 1991–1992
Mark Pfouts — 31.10 — 1993–1994
Donald Burrell — 18.21 — 1994–1998
Patrick McMahan — 23.13 — 1999
Bill Cox — 39.13 — 2000
Sandra Foraker — 17.36 — 2001–2002
George Cohee — 17.28 — 2002–2004
Al Paulsen — 32.16 — 2004–2007
Pat McMahan, Jr. — 31.39 — 2007–2009
Don McCallum — 27.14 — 2009–2011
Char Winzler — 13.08 — 2011 – 2013
Larry Whitfield — 31.30 — 2013–2015
Cherie Adams — 17.44 — 2015–2016
Corry Cavin — 34.22 — 2017–2018
Shane Cox — 39.13 — 2018–2019
Elisha Wilhelm — 06.24 — 2019–2020
Cari Crook — 31.55 — 2020–2022
Kevin David — 34.23 — 2022–2023
Shane Cox — 39.13 — 2023–2024
Chuck Whitfield — 31.30 — 2024–2026
Cari Crook — 31.55 — 2026–Current
Jan Cox
Treasurer Emeritus
Robert Shannon
President Emeritus
George Cohee
President Emeritus 2019
Contracted Services
In accordance with Article 6.8 of the WAVS Bylaws, the Board of Directors may choose to engage “Contracted Services” in order to achieve the goals of the association. These contracted services are a temporary position that are reviewed annually to determine if the position will be extended. Examples of contracted service positions are: Lobbyist, Executive Director, Convention Coordinator, Legal Counsel, etc. The Convention Coordinator position is defined under the policies for Committees in the WAVS Member Handbook. Expectations and scope of work for all other contracted services are outlined in their respective independent contractor agreements. Terms of representation from WAVS Legal Counsel are defined through separate signed attorney contracts. The contracted services, if not a volunteer position, will be an independent contractor and any salary and reimbursements must be negotiated with the Board of Directors through the President and budgeted accordingly.
Carly Langdon
Executive Director
Marian Dacca
Lobbyist
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