"Freeing the political process from the influence of big money"
|
Board of Directors Jean Carlson Ms. Carlson has been a civic activist since the early '70's, for Seattle Public Schools and state funding of education, with the League of Women Voters on statewide issues, and locally on the Madison Park Community Council. Currently she is Publicist for WPC.
Jody Grage A retired teacher, Ms. Grage now serves in leadership roles in several national and local organizations. In addition to her work with Washington Public Campaigns, she is Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States, Chair of the Ballard District Council Planning Committee, a founder and organizer of the Nonviolent Peacekeeper Pool, and a member of Sustainable Seattle.
Don Hopps, PhD Dr. Hopps is the Consulting Director of the Institute for Washington's Future, a research and education center devoted to environmentally sustainable economic development. He is a former lobbyist with the Washington State Legislature, and he has coordinated numerous research and planning projects relating to economic development and environmental public policy.
John F. Howes, CPA (WPC Treasurer)
Mr. Howes is a Certified Public Accountant
who manages a tax and business consulting practice
in Vancouver, Washington. He also
serves as treasurer for both a nonprofit
and a political action group in Vancouver. He holds a
B.A. degree from New York University. He is a former
Chair of the 17th Legislative District Democrats and has
been involved in various capacities with political
campaigns at the local, state and federal levels.
Gentry Lange Mr. Lange is an independent journalist and photographer, political activist, and licensed real estate agent. A former public relations coordinator for a high-tech company, his communications background also includes work for the Seattle Independent Media Center and Real Change Newspaper. In addition, he has worked on statewide and local political campaigns.
John Lynes Mr. Lynes has an MS in Computer Science and is a semi-retired software consultant. A former volunteer with the Big Brother program, he is currently a part time software consultant and works in property management in Port Townsend in addition to his work with Washington Public Campaigns.
William F. Nerin MA
A retired Marriage and Family Therapist, Mr. Nerin is a
graduate from Columbia University Teachers College and is .
currently Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of
Human Relations, University of Oklahoma. Mr. Nerin is
the author of two books on family systems - Family
Reconstruction, W.W. Norton; You
Can't Grow Up Till You Go Back Home, Magic Mountain
Publishing Co. and has been a guest columnist for Gateway
newspaper. A volunteer in Mississippi Voters Rights
project in the '60s, Mr. Nerin was also the Oklahoma manager
of Senator Eugene McCarthy's Independent Presidential
candidacy in 1976.
Annie Phillips Ms. Phillips is an environmental educator and small business owner. She has a B.A. in Mass Communications and worked for several years for the Washington State Department of Ecology designing and implementing environmental communications and education programs. She now owns a bed and breakfast inn and participates in local Puget Sound election reform and peace groups.
Craig Salins
Mr. Salins has an
extensive background in grant writing, organizing
and public policy work. A former VISTA
Volunteer and Head Start director, he has directed
advocacy organizations on consumer issues, economic
cooperatives, and health care reform. He now makes
his living as a remodeling contractor
- allowing time to organize for issues of
concern, including public financing of election
campaigns!
Marcella Stone Ms. Stone has become active in the community in the last few years as a neighborhood organizer against cell towers in residential neighborhoods, member of the 36th and 34th Districts, a Camp Wellstone training and White House Project training alumna, and delegate to the Democratic State Convention. Marcee has a B.F.A. in Drama from the University of Washigton and is in Legal Administration at a downtown Seattle law firm. Terry Sullivan Mr. Sullivan has a B.A. in Urban Planning, a professional background in home design and carpentry, and now owns a fine woodworking business. A local community activist and Peace Corps veteran, he has helped found four organizations: Washington Public Campaigns; Vashon Household, a low income housing advocacy and development organization; a Vashon Island teen center; and an alternative school program.
Staff
Katy Carter, M.A.
(Executive Director)
Katy Carter has over twelve years of experience in
politics and non-profits. In
addition to her work as Executive Director of Washington Public
Campaigns, she is the Staff Director of the Institute for a
Democratic Future, a political leadership program for Democrats in
their 20's and 30's. Ms.
Carter's other professional experience includes positions with the
WA State Legislature, the Seattle City Council, the WA State
Democratic Party, SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaign, and the Low
Income Housing Institute. She
has also worked as a staff member/volunteer on numerous political
campaigns. Ms. Carter
has a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Brown University and a Master's
degree in Applied Politics from the University of Akron.
In her spare time, she is active as a precinct committee
officer in the 43rd District Democrats, coordinates a local
Voluntary Simplicity discussion group, and has done volunteer work
with victims of domestic violence.
|
|||||