Over 90 organizations and tribes, 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 more than a dozen of our member organizations across the state.
Staff and advisors

Kamau Chege
he/him
Director

Denisse Guerrero
she/her
Field Organizer

Monique Meissner
she/her
Project Manager

Cherry Cayabyab
she/her
Strategic Advisor, KAYA Strategik
Board
Caty Johnson
Nuestra Casa
Laura Armstrong
La Casa Hogar
Faviola Lopez
Raiz of Planned Parenthood
Fernanda Mazcot
Raiz of Planned Parenthood
Floribert Mubalama
Congolese Integration Network
George Cheung
More Equitable Democracy
Heather Villanueva
More Equitable Democracy
Fernando Luna
Entre Hermanos
Lucy Gitau
Northwest Kenyan Community Association
Najma Osman
CAIR-Washington
Oskar Zambrano
Latino Community Fund
Lilliane Ballesteros
Latino Community Fund
Rick Polintan
APACEvotes
Susan Balbas
Na’ah Illahee Fund
Shomya Tripathy
ACRS
Member organizations

Central
APIC-Yakima
Nuestra Casa
Yakima PRIDE
CHWMR
Tri-Cities LULAC
La Casa Hogar
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
Latino Community Fund
Wenatchee CAFÉ
East King
Eastside Refugee and Immigrant Coalition
Muslim Community and Neighborhood Association
Middle Eastern North Africa Coalition
Eastern
Carl Maxey Center
Latinos in Spokane
NAACP Spokane
OUT Spokane
Raiz of Planned Parenthood
Spokane Ministerial Alliance
Northwest
APACEvotes
Community to Community
Korean Community Service Center
Latinos Educational Training Institute
Seattle
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
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
North American Post Publishing Co.
OneAmerica
Organización Centroamericano
Somali Family Safety Taskforce
Somos Seattle
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
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
WA Sin Fronteras
Wakulima
WA State Coalition of African Community Leaders
South Sound
APIC-South Puget Sound
Asian Pacific Cultural Center
Gambian Talents Promotions
Khmer Anti-deportation Advocacy Group
Latinx Unidos of South Sound
People Empowerment and Renewal Services
PNW Ugandan American Association
People of Color Community Coalition
Political Destiny
Tacoma Urban League
Southwest
Noble Foundation
Our Place – Nuestra Casa Multicultural Center
Pasitos Gigantes
SW WA Communities United for Change
Na'ah Illahee Fund Grantees
Washington Community Alliance works in partnership with Na’ah Illahee Fund to organize and engage with Native-led organizations and tribes.
Alottees & Quinault
Haida Heritage
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women WA
Nooksack Indian Tribe
Spokane Tribe of Indians
Tlingit & Haida WA Chapter
Spokane Tribe of Indians
UQ Canoe Family
American Indian Community Center
Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry
Native Action Network
Port Gamble S’Klallam
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
WWC/Whitney Lewis
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Native Unite in Journey
Quinault Indian Tribe
Ta Alunauw Canoe Club
Unkitawa
Yakama Nation
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Ndn Girl Spirit Boy Creations
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Tana Stobs Canoe Family
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe