Executive Board

President
Jennifer Nehus
Assistant Director of Recruitment
Eastern Washington University
333 Eagle Lane, 304 Sutton Hall
Cheney, WA 99004
509.359.7431
Term: 2027

President Elect
Myndee Ronning
Director Multicultural Outreach & Recruitment
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
University of Washington
1410 NE Campus Parkway, Schmitz Hall
Seattle, WA 98195
206.685.3033
Term: 2028

Past President
Heidi Youseph
College & Career Readiness Counselor
Freeman School District
14626 S. Jackson Rd.
Rockford, WA 99030
509.292.3721 #241
Term: 2026

Executive Secretary
Leigh Jewett

Technology Officer
Julie Garver
360.292.4103

Commissions

College/School Tours and Fairs

College Planning Days

Casey Melnrick , Chair
Assistant Director of Recruitment & Outreach
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
11605 132nd Avenue NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
425.576.5819
Term: 2027

8th Grade College Exploration Days

Ellen Zambrowsky-Huls (Co-Chair)
Counselor
Redmond High School
17272 NE 104th St
Redmond, WA 98052
425.936.1806
Term: 2026

Claire Silva (Co-Chair)
Associate Director of Admissions
Gonzaga University
502 East Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258
509.313.6286
Term: 2027

High School College Fairs

Melody Ferguson (Co-Chair)
Dean of Admission
Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98447
253.535.7707
Term: 2027

Brian Spraggins (Co-Chair)
College & Career Readiness,
Ridgeline High School
20150 E. Country Vista Dr. Liberty Lake, WA 99019
509.558.3013
Term: 2027

Community/Technical College Transfer Fairs

Jason Yi (Chair)
Campus Director of Admissions
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon reek Ave, Vancouver, WA 986886
360.546-9219
Term: 2027

Sarah Clarke
Academic Advisor
South Puget Sound Community College
2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia, WA 98512
360.596.5437

Transfer Advisors Workshop 

Cheyanne Robertson (Chair)
Admissions Advisor: Transfer
Eastern Washington University
526 5th St., Cheney, WA 99004
509.359.1120
Term: 2028

Fall Counselor Workshops

Megan Cooley (Chair)
Serving as contract Commission Chair through September 2026

Dual Credit

Anne Molenda (Co-Chair)
Director of K12 Partnerships and Recruitment
South Puget Sound Community College
2011 Mottman Rd SW
Olympia, WA 98512
360.596.5417
Term: 2027

Guillermo Espinosa (Co-Chair)
Assoc Dean K12 Prtshp/Outreach
Spokane Community College
1810 N. Greene St
Spokane, WA 99217
509.533.7033
Term: 2027

InterCollege Relations (ICRC)

Tasaday Turner
Interim Associate Dean of Advising
Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663
3260.992.2250

Membership/Publications & Communications

Membership

Heidi Youseph
Contact info. abov

Publications and Communications

Commission is on pause

Associations/Agency Representatives

Association of Washington School Principals
Bret Cochrun
Principal, Interlake High School
16245 NE 24th St. 
Bellevue, WA 98008
425.456.7200

Council of Presidents
Julie Garver,
Director of Policy & Academic Affairs
410 11th Ave SE, Suite 101
Olympia, WA 98501
360.292.4103

Independent Colleges of Washington
Sheila Steiner,
Senior Director, Policy & Community Engagement
600 Stewart St, Ste 600
Seattle, WA 98101
206.623.4494

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Maria Muto,
Secondary School Counseling Program Supervisor, 600 Washington St.
Olympia, WA 98504
360.870.8563

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Jamie Traugott,
Director of Student Services and K12 Alignment
1500 Jefferson St. SE
Olympia, WA 98504
360.704.3929

State Board of Education
Alissa Muller,
Director of Policy
PO Box 47206
Olympia, WA 98501
360.725.6501

Washington Financial Aid Association
April Tovar, FAAC, Director Financial Aid, VASCO
Lower Columbia College 1600 Maple St. Longview, WA 98632
360.442.2391

Washington Student Achievement Council
Sarah Weiss,
Assistant Director of College Access and Support
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504
360.485.1003

Washington School Counselors Association
Lilia Hueso,
Counselor
Moses Lake High School
803 Sharon Ave. E.
Moses Lake, WA 98837
509.793.7831