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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.

Board meeting on 6/9/2025, 9:30 am
Seoul Conference Room
Conference Center at SeaTac Airport
17801 International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98158


Meeting Agenda

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 Marko Liias
Democrat
Leg. District 21
Representative Cyndy Jacobsen
Republican
Leg. District 25
Senator Tina Orwall
Democrat
Leg. District 33
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
K.D. Chapman-See
Director
Office of Financial Management
Shari McMahan
President
Eastern Washington University
Sahar Fathi
Policy Director
Governor's Office
Bidisha Mandal
Associate Professor, School of Economic Sciences
Washington State University