SDC Staff

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Administration

Paulette Avalos
Chief of Staff
360.786.7342

Heather Lewis-Lechner
Leadership Counsel
360.786.7813

Coco Chang
Liaison to Member Offices
360.786.7845

Fajr Wilson
Casework Coordinator
360.786.6499

Communications

Aaron Wasser
Communications Director
360.786.7333
Sens. Billig, Conway, Van De Wege

Chris West
Deputy Communications Director
360.786.7328
Sens. Billig, Pedersen, Rolfes

Alex Bond
Senior Communications Specialist
360.786.7721
Sens. Frame, Mullet, Shewmake

Simrun Chhabra
Communications Specialist
360.786.7535
Sens. Hunt, Nobles, Trudeau
Members of Color Caucus

Kenneth Fockele
Senior Communications Specialist
360.786.7013
Sens. Dhingra, KeiserStanford

Sam Gutierrez
Communications Specialist
360.786.7477
Sens. Kuderer, LovickWellman

Olivia Heersink
Communications Specialist
360.786.7369
Sens. Kauffman, Randall, Robinson
LGBTQ Caucus

Erin Hut
Communications Specialist
360.786.7298
Sens. Cleveland, Nguyen, Wilson

Courtney James
Communications Specialist
360.786.7853
Sens. Hasegawa, Liias, Lovelett
LGBTQ Caucus

Christian Lamas
Communications Specialist
360.786.7050
Sen. Saldaña, Salomon, Valdez
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

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

Crys Florez
Tribal Liaison and Policy Analyst
360.786.7331
Members of Color Caucus
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Tribal Liaison

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

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