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Who we are

Over 70 organizations, led by and working in communities of color, came together from across Washington State to form Washington Community Alliance. We are governed by leaders of color representing our member organizations across the state.

Core Staff

Kamau Chege

he/him

Executive Director

Denisse Guerrero

she/her

Membership and Policy Manager

Monique Meissner

she/her

Operations Director

Program Staff

Katie Stultz sits smiling in a green shirt and blue blazer in front of a blue-grey background.

Katie Stultz

Senior Program Manager    Data Hub

Andrew Hong stands in front of a beach scene in a black t-shirt.

Andrew Hong

Data Research Analyst      Data Hub

Tim O'Brien sits smiling in front of wooden slats in a green, yellow, and orange floral short sleeve shirt.

Tim O’Brien

Senior Research Analyst    Data Hub

Support & Advisors

Dujie Tahat (Dujie Tahat Consulting)

Communications Lead

Lauren Allen (Dujie Tahat Consulting)

Communications Specialist

Sam Martin (S.D. Martin Consulting)

Lobbyist

Cherry Cayabyab (KAYA Strategik)

Strategic Advising

Ellie Probus (Pyramid Communications)

Video & Campaign Specialist

Advocate Accounting

Finance Specialist

Barnard Iglizin & Lavitt LLP

Legal Advising

Board

Caty Padilla

Nuestra Casa

Faviola Lopez

Raiz of Planned Parenthood

Fernanda Mazcot

Raiz of Planned Parenthood

Cristina Ortega

Latino Community Fund and Yakima Pride

Imraan Saddiqi

CAIR-Washington

Lucy Gitau

Northwest Kenyan Community Association

Lilliane Ballesteros

Latino Community Fund

Susan Balbas

Na’ah Illahee Fund

Shomya Tripathy

ACRS