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Board of Trustees
The WACO Board of Trustees consists of 19 positions: the President, Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, the 2 most recent Past-Presidents, 1 member chosen by their respective affiliate (known as a trustee), and 6 positions as trustees-at-large based on their county category.
- Population over 1 million - Counties: King
- Population 400,001 - 1 million - Counties: Clark, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane
- Population 100,001 - 400,000 - Counties: Benton, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grant, Kitsap, Skagit, Thurston, Yakima, Whatcom
- Population 50,001 - 100,000 - Counties: Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Lewis, Mason, Walla Walla
- Population 20,000 - 50,000 - Counties: Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Jefferson, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, Stevens, Whitman
- Population Under 20,000 - Counties: Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Skamania, Wahkiakum
2025/2026 Board of Trustees
- Linda Hjelle, President
Snohomish County, Assessor
Term Expires: October 2026 - Jeff Gadman, Vice-President
Thurston County, Treasurer
Term Expires: October 2026 - Danny Hagen, 2nd Vice-President
Skagit County, Assessor
Term Expires: October 2026 - Paul Budrow, Secretary/Treasurer
Okanogan County, Sheriff
Term Expires: October 2026 - Amy Cziske, Immediate Past-President
Kittitas County, Treasurer
Term Expires: October 2026 - Adam Kick, Past-President
Skamania County, Prosecutor
Term Expires: October 2026 - Dan Lindgren, Assessors Trustee
Grays Harbor County, Assessor - Bryan Elliott, Auditors Trustee
Kittitas County, Auditor - Scott Tinney, Clerks Trustee
Lewis County, Clerk - Craig Morrison, Coroners Trustee
Grant County, Coroner
- Jon Tunheim, Prosecutors Trustee
Thurston County, Prosecuting Attorney - Daniel Garcia, Sheriffs Trustee
Pacific County, Sheriff - Tereasa Summers, Treasurers Trustee
Garfield County, Treasurer - John Wilson, Trustee at Large Position 1
King County, Assessor
Term Expires: October 2026 - Tom Konis, Trustee at Large Position 2
Spokane County, Assessor
Term Expires: October 2027 - Jeff Gadman, Trustee at Large Position 3
Thurston County, Treasurer
Term Expires: October 2026 - Arny Davis, Trustee at Large Position 4
Lewis County, Treasurer
Term Expires: October 2027 - Katie Sloan, Trustee at Large Position 5
Adams County, Clerk
Term Expires: October 2026 - John Kulseth, Trustee at Large Position 6
San Juan County, Assessor
Term Expires: October 2027