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
Senior Program Manager Data Hub

Andrew Hong
Data Research Analyst Data Hub

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