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Who we are

Over 70 organizations, led by and working in communities of color, came together from across Washington State to form Washington Community Alliance. We are governed by leaders of color representing our member organizations across the state.

Core Staff

Kamau Chege

Kamau Chege

he/him

Executive Director

Denisse Guerrero

she/her

Membership and Policy Manager

Monique Meissner

she/her

Managing Director

Program Staff

Washington Community Alliance staffs and supports several member-led coalitions:

Alma Aguilar

she/her
Data Associate
Data Hub

Katie Stultz sits in front of a blue-grey background with a blazer and green top.

Katie Stultz

she/her

Senior Program Manager

Data Hub

Andrew Hong stands in a black t-shirt with a defocused beach background.

Andrew Hong

Data Research Analyst
Data Hub

Tim O'Neal sits in a floral button up short sleeve shirt with glasses and a wooden fence behind him.

Tim O’Neal

he/him

Senior Research Analyst

Data Hub

Chelsea sitting in a black t-shirt, smiling

Chelsea McElroy

she/her
Washington For Black Lives

Anne Brix

she/her

Operations Manager

Support & Advisors

Dujie Tahat (Dujie Tahat Consulting)

Communications Lead

Lauren Allen (Dujie Tahat Consulting)

Communications Specialist

Ellie Probus (Pyramid Communications)

Video & Campaign Specialist

Sam Martin (S.D. Martin Consulting)

Lobbyist

Advocate Accounting

Finance Specialist

Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP

Legal Advising

Board

Caty Padilla

Nuestra Casa

Faviola Lopez

Raiz of Planned Parenthood

Fernanda Mazcot

Raiz of Planned Parenthood

Cristina Ortega

Latino Community Fund and Yakima Pride

Imraan Saddiqi

CAIR-Washington

Lucy Gitau

Northwest Kenyan Community Association

Lilliane Ballesteros

Latino Community Fund

Johnny Buck

Na’ah Illahee Fund

Shomya Tripathy

ACRS

Member organizations

Map of members

Central

APIC-Yakima

Nuestra Casa

Yakima PRIDE

CHWMR

Tri-Cities LULAC

La Casa Hogar

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network

Latino Community Fund

Wenatchee CAFÉ

Yakama Nation Member

East King

Eastside for All

Muslim Community and Neighborhood Association

Middle Eastern North Africa Coalition

Eastern

ACL Spokane

Friends of the Black Lens / Carl Maxey Center

I Did the Time

Latinos en Spokane

Health and Justice Recovery Alliance/Peer Navigator Training Program

Hispanic Business Professional Association

RAIZ of Planned Parenthood

Revive Center for Returning Citizens

Rural People’s Voice

Spokane Ministerial Alliance

Spokane Community Against Racism

Spokane NAACP

Spokane Pride

Northwest

APACE

Community to Community

Korean Community Service Center

Latinos Educational Training Institute

Unidos of Snohomish County

Peninsula

Pacific County Voices Uniting

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe

The Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management

Seattle

Asian Counseling and Referral Services

Amigos de Seattle

Casa Latina

El Centro de la Raza

Entre Hermanos

Equal Rights WA

Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle

Ethiopian Community in Seattle

LGBTQ Allyship

More Equitable Democracy

Na’ah Illahee Fund

Native Action Network

Native Vote WA

Northwest Harvest

Nuestras Raices

OneAmerica

Organización Centroamericano

Puget Sound Sage

Somali Family Safety Taskforce

Somos Seattle

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

Washington Bus

South King

African Community Housing and Development

Council on American-Islamic Relations WA

Channel ATV

CIRCC

Congolese Integration Network

Federal Way Black Collective

Iraqi Community Center of WA

Living Well Kent Collaborative

NW Kenyan Community Association

Para Los Niños de Highline

South King Youth Engagement Coalition

Teenagers Plus

The Firm Outreach

WA Sin Fronteras

Wakulima

WA State Coalition of African Community Leaders

South Sound

APIC-South Puget Sound

Asian Pacific Cultural Center

Gambian Talents Promotions

Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry

Khmer Anti-deportation Advocacy Group

Latinx Unidos of South Sound

Mason County Climate Justice

People Empowerment and Renewal Services

PNW Ugandan American Association

People of Color Community Coalition

Political Destiny / Tacoma Ministerial Alliance

Rescue Mission and Prayer Network International / WSCACL

Tacoma Urban League

WA Transitional Housing

Southwest

Hispanic Disability Support SWWA