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
he/him
Executive Director
Denisse Guerrero
she/her
Membership and Policy Manager
Monique Meissner
she/her
Operations Manager
Program Staff
Washington Community Alliance staffs and supports several member-led coalitions:
Andrew Hong
Kenia Peregrino
Alma Aguilar
Rediet Medhane
Support & Advisors
Dujie Tahat (Dujie Tahat Consulting)
Communications Lead
Kelsey Hamlin (Dujie Tahat Consulting)
Communications Specialist
Sam Martin (S.D. Martin Consulting)
Lobbyist
Cherry Cayabyab (KAYA Strategik)
Strategic Advising
Ellie Probus (Pyramid Communications)
Video & Campaign Specialist
Advocate Accounting
Finance Specialist
Barnard Iglizin & 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
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 for All
Muslim Community and Neighborhood Association
Middle Eastern North Africa Coalition
Eastern
APIC – Spokane
Friends of the Black Lens / Carl Maxey Center
I Did the Time
Latinos en Spokane
RAIZ of Planned Parenthood
Spokane Ministerial Alliance
Spokane NAACP
Spokane Pride
Northwest
APACE
Community to Community
Korean Community Service Center
Latinos Educational Training Institute
Unidos of Snohomish County
Peninsula
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
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
OneAmerica
Organización Centroamericano
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
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
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
Noble Foundation
Our Place – Nuestra Casa Multicultural Center
Hispanic Disability Support SWWA
SW WA Communities United for Change
