2023 – 24 Board Officers

President: Paul Kelley, Yakima Department of Assigned Counsel

President Elect: Rachel Cortez, Individual Member Representative, Division III

Vice President East: Kendra Lotstein, Division III

Vice President West: Harry Gasnick, Clallam Public Defender

Secretary: Matt Harget, Spokane County Public Defender

Treasurer: Jennifer McIntyre, Snohomish County Public Defender Association

Past President: Heather Carroll, Individual Member Representative, Division II

Office Member Representatives

Nicolas Antush, Spokane City Public Defender

Victoria Blumhorst, Spokane County Counsel for Defense

Starck Follis, Whatcom County Public Defender

Jeremy Ford, Counsel for Defense of Chelan County

Brett Hill, Grant County Department of Public Defense

Peter Jones, Mason County Public Defenders

Mary Kay High, Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel

Anita Khandelwal, King County Department of Public Defense

Greg Link, Washington Appellate Project

Patrick O’Connor, Thurston County Public Defender

Wes Richards, Skagit County Public Defenders

Individual Member Representatives

Kari Reardon, Division II

Christopher Swaby, Division I

Karen Denise Wilson, Division III