Serving Washington State's
1,477 Locally Elected
School Board Members

WSSDA
221 College St. NE
Olympia WA 98516
Location Map

Tel: 360/493-9231
Fax: 360/493-9247
E-Mail: mail@wssda.org

Martharose Laffey
Executive Director

Sue Brand
Webmaster

Staff Directory

Office Hours:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Pacific Time)
Monday thru Friday

WSSDA Staff Directory

General Information
Phone 360/493-9231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax 360/493-9247

Association Services

Martharose Laffey
Executive Director
360/252-3001

Sue Vanderburg
Executive Assistant
360/252-3002

Support to the Executive Director

Committee Support:
Board of Directors
Nominating Committee

Harry Frost
Director of Finance and Human Resources
360/252-3003

Committee Support:
Finance Subcommittee

Sue Brand
Computer Systems Administrator and Webmaster
360/252-3016

Network administrator
Desktop hardware and software tech support
Webmaster

Elizabeth DeGroff
Accounting Assistant
360/252-3004

Accounting

Antonio (Tony) Gonzalez
Technical/Data
Office Support
360/252-3008

Database administrator
Electronics and phone support
Mail support
Conference and workshop registrar

Bill Warrington
Receptionist/
Administrative Support
360/252-3007

Receptionist
Administrative support

Leadership Development Services

Phil Gore
Director
(360) 252-3020

Program and Curriculum Development
Training Workshops
Consulting Services
Members Assisting Peers
School Board Standards Development
Strategic Planning Services
Liaison to Other Education Agencies

Sue Kerber
Assistant Director
360/252-3006

Annual Conference
Program Evaluation
Regional Meetings
Opportunities Conference
School Boards Educational Foundation Liaison
Leadership Development Marketing

Connie Lauderdale
Administrative Assistant
360/252-3009

Annual Conference Administrative Support
Leadership WSSDA Coordinator
Project Management
Recognition and Awards Programs
Diversity Programs Coordinator

Soky Chan
Office Assistant
360/252-3012

Regional Meeting Support
Special Projects
Annual Conference – Housing & Entertainment
Research and Recommend Best Practices

Communications and Marketing

David Brine
Director
360/252-3013

Internal/external communications
Media relations
Publications
Marketing programs

Kate Vikstrom
Communications Specialist
360/252-3015

Production of electronic and
printed publications
Task Force on Small Schools

Gail Korsak
Communications Services Coordinator
360/252-3014

Printed materials production coordinator
E-mail requests
Researcher

Governmental Relations

Dan Steele
Assistant Executive Director
360/252-3010

Oversees legislative efforts
Committee Support:
Legislative Committee
IAC
Liaison Reps.
Professional Preparation Board
Reps.

Sheila Chard
Administrative Assistant
360/252-3011

Legislative Assembly
Legislative Conference
Supports legislative efforts
Committee Support:
Legislative Committee
IAC

Policy & Legal Services

Marilee Scarbrough
Director
360/252-3017

Policy and Legal advice
Editor of "Policy News"
WSSDA Resolutions Committee
Health & Fitness Task Force
WSSDA Resolutions Committee

Cindy Sands
Paralegal
360/252-3018

Policy and Legal advice
Editor of "School Law Digest"
Committee Support:
Resolutions Committee
Trust Lands Task Force
WA Council of School Attorneys
Association of Educational
Service Districts

Linda Lowery
Administrative Assistant
360/252-3019

Policy and legal support
Layout and design School Law and Policy News
Supt. Search support
Committee Support:
Resolutions Committee