2017 – 18 Board Officers

President: Jeremy Ford, Counsel for Defense of Chelan County

President Elect: Paul Thompson, Snohomish County Public Defender Association

Vice President East:  Kathy Knox, City of Spokane Public Defender

Vice President West: Harry Gasnick, Clallam Public Defender Association

Secretary:  Christopher Swaby, Division I (Position II)

Treasurer: Kelli Armstrong-Smith, Division I (Position I)

Past President:  Daryl Rodrigues, Ex Officio/Emeritus

Office Member Representatives

Starck Follis, Whatcom County Public Defender

Brett Hill, Grant County Department of Public Defense

Matthew Harget, Spokane County Public Defender

Michael Kawamura, Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel

Paul Kelley, Yakima County Department of Assigned Counsel

Greg Link, Washington Appellate Project

Dan McGreevy, Bellingham Assigned Counsel

Terry Mulligan, Cowlitz County Public Defender

Patrick O’Connor, Thurston County Public Defender

Paul Thompson, Snohomish County Public Defender Association

Keith Tyne, Skagit County Public Defender

Lorinda Youngcourt, King County Department of Public Defense

Individual Member Representatives

Andrea Burkhart, Division III (Position I)

Heather Caroll, Division II (Position I

Rachel Cortez, Division III (Position II)

Diane Whaley, Division II (Position II)