Friends of NEWS
Official membership in NEWS is open to school districts, local education organizations and community groups who share our belief that the State must live up to its constitutional paramount duty to amply fund our K-12 public schools. Individuals or families who support our cause are welcome to become Friends of NEWS. There is no fee to become a Friend and add your name and support to the cause.
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Friends of NEWS
Dan Steele, Tumwater
Ann Whitmyer, Bellingham
Kristin Foley, Snohomish
Felicia Flagg, Lakewood
Rick Harlan, Seattle
Phyllis Runyon, Issaquah
Lona Sepessy, Northshore
Adam Ganz, Seattle
Debra Covert-Bowlds, Ferndale
Holly Ames, Chehalis
Dan Sutich, Peninsula
Andre Carnegie, Eastern
Baruch Winderbaum, Monroe
Jack Hall, Edmonds
Julie Rector, Spokane
Gib Miles, Ferndale
Bill Barnes, Bellevue
Karen Lebeter, Clover Park
Lisa Elliott, Puyallup
Mary Wallon, Seattle
Yolanda Trout, Federal Way
Shirley Potter, Bellingham
Jean Kennedy-Hubler, Snohomish
Kristen Merrill, Edmonds
Liz Brooks, Renton
Frances McDaniel, Lopez Island
Patty Kuhnau, Shelton
Barb Pope, Northshore
Leslie Manix, Snohomish
Ann Fitzmaurice, Lake Washington
Cathy Webb, Edmonds
Gina Bua, Evergreen
Stacie Hearst, Edmonds
Lisa Keuss, Lake Washington
David Berg, Puyallup
Scott Hageman, Lake Washington
Julie Bawdon, Granite Falls
Lisa Ryan, Edmonds
Rebecca Andrick, Northshore
Kristen Bass, Granite Falls
Rae Ann Engdahl, Lake Washington
Doug Johnson, Edmonds
Amy Shobe, Mercer Island
Pam Salvatore, Edmonds
Sharon Jantz, Snohomish
DJ Jakala, Edmonds
Jim Kowalkowski, Davenport
Jennifer Piplic, Edmonds
Maude Cumming, San Juan
Jack Daray, Olympia
Adam Brickell, Olympia
Michelle Dempsey, North Thurston
Dan Gossett, Mukilteo
David Peterson, North Mason
Faith Chapel, Bainbridge Island
Keith Whitacker, Orcas Island
Dave Mundy, Quilcene
Jessica Upton, Tacoma
Michele Stanish-Walls, Tacoma
John Bridge, Sequim
William Freund, Shelton
Erin Scott, Peninsula
Claudia Robbs, Mercer Island
Jon Zurfluh, University Place
Susan Baird-Joshi, Lake Washington
Jim Klepper, Republic
Kevin Atkinson, Shoreline
Linda Turner, Vancouver
Sarah Bedinger, Sequim
Gay Selby, Washington State University
Deborah Grogan, Lake Stevens
Laurie Bohm, Seattle
Berta Phillips, Northshore
Chris Ihrig, Puyallup
Roy Dotson, Wenatchee Valley College
Anna Huntington-Kriska, Shelton/Hood Canal
Ken Berry, Fife
Tracy Patton, Seattle
John Hardie, Washington Education Association
Patricia Rosen, Central Kitsap
Patricia Schlosser, Bainbridge Island
Julie Mermelstein, Bellevue
Tanya Taylor, Tacoma
Valerie Samson, Newport
Michele Fellows, Edmonds
Bill Davis, CleElum-Roslyn
Michelle Gonzalez, Seattle
Julianne Petterson, Edmonds
Marcus Morgan, Chewelah
Larry Sugarman, Monroe
Pam Deming, Riverview
Alan Sutliff, Kent
Cathy Everett, Kent
Ken La Fayette, Bellevue
Marlyn Keating, Bellevue
Brenda Hunt, Monroe
Arija Noel, Central Kitsap
Sharon Heydet, Evergreen
Alison Meryweather, Issaquah
Eldene Wall, North Central
Kim Ustanik, Manson
Laura Sparks, Bainbridge Island
Karin Ashabraner, Peninsula
Bob Hughes, State Board
Julie Backous, Battle Ground
Ann Koch, Kent
Violet West, Edmonds
Gwen Douglass, Edmonds
Katherine Lawson, Edmonds
Jodi Mackey, Edmonds
Breeun Johnson, Central Valley
Linda Dezellem, Brewster
Angela Dawson, Northshore
John Molohon, Clarkston
Tanya Ummel, Edmonds
Pam Veltri, Medical Lake
Patsy Treece, Northshore
Sharon Hood, Edmonds
Martin Kay, Aberdeen
Gail Sackman, Ocosta
Sam McCracken, Seattle
Jennifer Langdalen, Lakewood
Gregory Roberts, South Kitsap
Neil Morton, Seattle
Barbara Mertens, North Thurston
Jill Van Glubt, Snoqualmie Valley
Phyllis Frank, State Board of Education
Debbie Johnson, Edmonds
Patrick Ferguson, Olympia
Ramona Hattendorf, Seattle
Sherry Krainick, Northshore
Judith Brack, Edmonds
Richard Heydet, Evergreen
Julia Lacey, Northshore
Gaylord Schank, Methow
Maya Starbuck, Tumwater
John Mangum, Seattle
George Scarola, Seattle
Bill Boyce, Kent
Frances Martiny, Edmonds
Michael Cook, Edmonds
Steve Goodwin, Edmonds
Rick Harlan, Seattle
Chris Peppers, Vancouver
Thomas Pirie, Edmonds
Jean Chenevert, Lake Washington
Paula Donahue, Edmonds
Kathleen Johnson, Edmonds
Therese Hering, Arlington
Viki Draper, Rochester
Phyllis Silling, Renton
Edna Peak, Federal Way
Kenneth Bogle, Edmonds
Tracy Williams, Spokane
Berry Rogers, Snoqualmie Valley
Nancy Chamberlain, Northshore
Keith Cross, Bellevue
Sherine Tully, Seattle
Tami Clark, Seattle
Sue Paro, Northshore
Kira Dayley, Highline
Debra Clark, Northshore
Katherine Cline-Bowman, Spokane
Julie Finholm, Peninsula
Kathie Axtell, Olympia
Hillery Berteaux, Sumner
Kristine Nelson, Vashon Island
Anne Carraturo, Kent
Kimberly Rose, Puyallup
D. Brooks, White River
Waneta Larios, Northshore
Linda Burns, Lynden
Lorna Jeanneret, Spokane
Bradford Williams, Vancouver
Duggan Harman, Seattle
Janet Beck, West Valley
Mike Spence, Bainbridge Island
Tracy Michaels, Mercer Island
April Walker, Puyallup
Idalia Apodaca, Spokane
Terry Sapp, Seattle
Lynn Davidson, Evergreen
Jeanne McMinds, Tumwater
Penny Pfiester, Renton
Jack Hawes, Northshore
Bill Bailey, Bethel
Carol Howard, North Thurston
Karen Laase, Franklin Pierce
Tom Cruver, Bethel
Betsy Ritchie, Peninsula
Rebecca Babcock, Renton
Gary Hoerler, Sedro-Woolley
Kathy Gillespie, Vancouver
Bethany Brown, Seattle
Nancy Sanford, Bainbridge Island
Rebecca Powell, Spokane
Marylyn Hawkins, Shoreline
Maralyn Chase, Shoreline
Carole Cottle, Bainbridge Island
Kenneth Gass, Bellingham
Janice Kutzera, Northshore
Patricia Steinburg, University Place
Jane Stewart, Bainbridge Island
Stephanie McCleary, Chimacum
Warren Smith Sr., State Board of Education
Lyn Sherry, Shoreline
Suzane Darling, Bainbridge Island
Stephanie Simone, Arlington
Stephanie Hillier, Bainbridge Island
Leah Gillis, Federal Way
Anne Lertora, Bainbridge Island
Kathleen Collister, Orcas Island
Kat Gilmore, Bainbridge Island
Nancy Mumm, Bainbridge Island
Jason Klein, Arlington
Jim Behrens, Bainbridge Island
Lisa Macfarlane, Seattle
Don Evans, Bremerton
Carole Cottle, Bainbridge Island
Roy Maier, Vancouver
Andrew Cainion, Evergreen
James Meadows, Shoreline
Elizabeth Ande, Bainbridge Island
Sumner Schoenike, Peninsula
Victoria Dwight, Yakima
Neil Sullivan, Spokane
Kelly Bashaw, Bellingham
Sapina Pele, Seattle
Jessie Plate, Snohomish
MJ Bolt, Central Valley
Thelma Jackson, North Thurston
Steve Kink, Seattle
Kristine McLane, Shoreline
Steve Rasmussen, Issaquah
Marie J. Riche, Snohomish
Sue Buske, Northshore
Janet Quinn, Northshore
Michael Anderson, Bainbridge Island
Chris Enslein, Lake Washington
Ken Mortland, Lake Washington
Matt Pedersen, Bainbridge Island
Dee Bergstrom, Federal Way
Dawn McCravey, Northshore
Karla Sullivan, Bainbridge Island
Penny Bright, Bainbridge Island
Barbara McMahon, Bainbridge Island
Susan Morgridge, Bainbridge Island
Robert Douthitt, Spokane
Julia Graves, Bainbridge Island
Jenny Forbes, Everett
David Layton, Bainbridge Island
Ahn Lee Horn, Snoqualmie Valley
Evelyn Reis Crooks, Bainbridge Island
Adam Rabinowitz, Bainbridge Island
Janet Kight, Bremerton
Jody Mull, Issaquah
Paul Sullivan, Bainbridge Island
Canela Arechiga, Snohomish
Jim Bittner, Vancouver
Laura Kornfeld, Bainbridge Island
Janne Endreo, Seattle
Renee Dyer-Shipman, Lake Washington
Kim Thomas, Chimacum
Sheryl Schroeter, Northshore
Jennifer Strand, Colville
Maggie Everett, Seattle
Diane Schmidtke, Tacoma
Mark Stoker, Vancouver
Gregg Wishkoski, Highline
Andi Nofziger, Edmonds
Lynda Maraby, Spokane
Paul Benz, Seattle
Ed Rankin, Vancouver
Candy Skaugrud, Lakewood
Jacque Cully, Lakewood
Mark Leonard, Seattle
John Glenn, Bellingham
Lorraine Dietel, Edmonds
Doug Nelson, Kent
Scott Hodgins, Snoqualmie
Elizabeth Campbell, Kent
Paul Voorhees, Wahluke
John Stokes, Bellevue
Debra Stenberg, Federal Way
Teresa Piddington, Seattle
Charlotte Rovelstad, Bainbridge Island
Amy Paulson, Clover Park
Phyllis Solomon, Port Townsend
Eva Sheie, Snoqualmie Valley
Wendy Crocker, Seattle
Ellyn Hennecke, Kitsap
Edward Vargas, Kent
Timothy Brittell, Northshore
Brian Lindquist, Seattle
Julie Yunt, Bainbridge Island
Ryan Grant, Medical Lake
K. Mensinger, North Mason
Debra Aungst, Puyallup
Janice Rice, Bremerton
Kris McRea, South Whidbey
Susan Morgridge, N. Kitsap and Bainbridge Island
John Lees, Auburn
Anne Moore, Issaquah
Jenifer Venema, Edmonds
Jill Perander, Edmonds
Julianna Dauble, Renton
Jean Kinnaman, Puyallup
Elizabeth Beck, Shoreline
Brandis Roundy, Edmonds
Deborah Parsons, Issaquah
Christine Enslein, Lake Washington
Heidi Bennett, Seattle
Gene Hart, Bremerton
Connie Compton, Kent
Neil Sullivan, Spokane
Barbara Billinghurst, Lake Washington
Ellen Courtois, Cashmere
Toni Graf, Clover Park
Yang Hu, Richland
Amy Goings, Puyallup
Patricia Betz, Everett
Karen McNamara, Puyallup
Sondra Wilson, Shoreline
Byron Shutz, Lake Washington
Deborah Sanders, Issaquah
Eric Grant, Arlington
Craig Madsen, Edmonds
Austin Shotwell, Vancouver
Gayle Northcutt, Wenatchee
Pat Montgomery, Auburn
Naomi Polen, South Kitsap
Shelley Kloba, Lake Washington
Susan Sage, Vancouver