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Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Board of Directors

WSIPP’s Board of Directors represents the state legislature, executive branch, and the academic community. The Board governs WSIPP, appoints the WSIPP Director, and reviews and provides oversight for WSIPP’s projects.

Click here for a copy of WSIPP's bylaws.

The WSIPP Board is made up of the following sixteen members:


Senator Chris Gildon, Co-Chair
Republican
Leg. District 25
Representative Larry Springer, Co-Chair
Democrat
Leg. District 45
Senator Andy Billig
Democrat
Leg. District 3
Representative Cyndy Jacobsen
Republican
Leg. District 25
Senator Marko Liias
Democrat
Leg. District 21
Representative Timm Ormsby
Democrat
Leg. District 3
Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
Leg. District 9
Representative Suzanne Schmidt
Republican
Leg. District 4
Kim Johnson
Director, Senate Committee Services
Washington State Senate
Erin Guthrie
Assistant Vice Provost, University Analytics & Institutional Research
University of Washington
Jill Reinmuth
Director, Office of Program Research
Washington State House of Representatives
John Carmichael
President
The Evergreen State College
David Schumacher
Director
Office of Financial Management
Kate Destler
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Western Washington University
Rob Duff
Executive Director, Policy & Outreach
Office of the Governor
Bidisha Mandal
Associate Professor, School of Economic Sciences
Washington State University