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.


  1. Population over 1 million - Counties: King
  2. Population 400,001 - 1 million - Counties: Clark, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane
  3. Population 100,001 - 400,000 - Counties: Benton, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grant, Kitsap, Skagit, Thurston, Yakima, Whatcom
  4. Population 50,001 - 100,000 - Counties: Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Lewis, Mason, Walla Walla 
  5. Population 20,000 - 50,000 - Counties: Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Jefferson, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, Stevens, Whitman
  6. Population Under 20,000 - Counties: Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Skamania, Wahkiakum

2025/2026 Board of Trustees

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