SDC Staff

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Senior and Coordinating Staff

Paulette Avalos
Chief of Staff
360.786.7342

Leslie Harbaugh
Senior Caucus Assistant
360.786.7601

Noha Mahgoub
Chief of Staff
360-786-7845

Heather Lewis-Lechner
Leadership Counsel
360.786.7813

Sarah Clifthorne
Policy Director
360.786.7360

Coco Chang
Liaison to Member Offices
360.786.7845

Aaron Wasser
Communications Director
360.786.7333

Dr. Natalie Hart
Equity Strategic Advisor
360-786-7231

Communications

Aaron Wasser
Communications Director
360.786.7333
Sens. Pedersen, Billig, Chapman, Conway

Chris West
Deputy Communications Director
360.786.7328
Sens. Billig, LovelettPedersen

Alex Bond
Senior Communications Specialist
360.786.7721
206.579.1857
Sens. Frame, Mullet, Trudeau

Bridget Doyle Williams
360-786-7435
Communications Specialist
Sens. Cortes, Nguyen

Dee Gilson
Communications Specialist
360.786.7899
Sens. Cleveland, Liias
LGBTQ Caucus

James Gold
Communications Specialist
509-960-1251
360-786-7686
Sens. Lovick, Salomon, Shewmake

Sam Gutierrez
Communications Specialist
360.786.7477
Sens. Hasegawa, Kuderer, Wellman, Wilson
Members of Color Caucus

Olivia Heersink
Communications Specialist
360.786.7369
Sens. Kauffman, Nobles, Robinson

Angela Kerndl
Communications Specialist
360.975.4340
Sens. Dhingra, Hansen, Hunt, Stanford

Christian Lamas
Communications Specialist
360.786.7050
Sens. SaldañaValdez
Members of Color Caucus

Policy

Sarah Clifthorne
Policy Director
360.786.7360
LGBTQ Caucus
Labor & Commerce

Michael Althauser
Senior Policy Counsel
360.786.7741
Human Services
Early Learning

David Bremer
Senior Fiscal Analyst
360.786.7350
Capital Budget
Local Government

Matt Bridges
Fiscal Coordinator
360.786.7367
Ways & Means
Operating Budget; Revenue; Pensions; Redistricting

Crys Florez
Tribal Liaison and Policy Analyst
360.786.7331
Business, Financial Services, & Trade
Members of Color Caucus
Tribal Liaison

Adam Hall
Senior Policy Counsel
360.786.7078
Law & Justice
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Redistricting

Karolyn Kukoski
Policy Analyst
360.786.7326
Housing
Joint Administrative Rules Review
Technology (Except broadband)

Heather Lewis-Lechner
Leadership Counsel
360.786.7813
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Rules
Appointments

Hannah McCarty
Senior Policy Counsel
360.786.7330
Transportation
Transportation Budget