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Legislative Planning Committee

The charge of the Legislative Planning Committee is to recommend appropriate and effective deployment of Association resources for the Association’s legislative effort, and develop legislative priorities for submission to and approval by the WLA Executive Board.

Brian Soneda, WLA President
Library Director
Mount Vernon City Library
315 Snoqualmie
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 336-6209

Tim Mallory, Immediate Past President
Timberland Regional Library
415 Tumwater Blvd. SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
(360) 704-4502
FAX (360) 586-6838

Steve Duncan, Legislative Representative
2621 Second Avenue, Suite 1804
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 283-4697

Patty Duitman, Chair
Ft. Vancouver Regional Library
1007 E Mill Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA 98663-3599
(360) 699-8804
FAX (360) 693-2681

Pat Partovi
Spokane Public Library
906 W. Main Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201-0978
(509) 444-5305
FAX (509) 444-5365

Joan Airoldi
Whatcom County Library System
5205 Northwest Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 384-3150 x 201
FAX (360) 384-4947

Michael Crose
Timberland Regional Library
415 Tumwater Blvd.
Tumwater, WA 98501
(360) 943-5001
FAX (360) 586-6838

Jonathan Franklin
Gallagher Law Library
Box 353025
Seattle, WA 98195-3025
(206) 543-4089
FAX (206) 685-2165

Jill Jean
Kitsap Regional Library
1301 Sylvan Way
Bremerton, WA 98310
(360) 405-9136
FAX (360) 405-9128

Neel Parikh
Pierce County Library System
3005 112th Street E
Tacoma, WA 98446-2215
(253) 548-3445
FAX (253) 537-4600

Carolyn Petersen
Legislative Day Local Arrangements Chair/WLFFTA Rep
Assistant Program Manager, Library Development
Washington State Library/Office of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98504-2460
(360) 570-5560
FAX (360) 586-7575

Bill Ptacek
King County Library System
960 Newport Way NW
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 369-3232
FAX (425) 369-3214

John Sheller
Valley View Library
17850 Military Road South
SeaTac, WA 98188
(206) 787-2683
FAX (206) 244-2063

Rand Simmons
Office of Secretary of State
Library Division
PO Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98504-2460
(360) 570-5585
FAX (360) 586-7575

Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory
Sno-Isle Libraries
7312 35th Ave NE
Marysville, WA 98271-7417
(360) 651-7008
FAX (360) 651-7001

Gregg Sapp (representing ICCL)
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA 98505
(360) 867-6607
FAX (360) 867-6790

Harry Bruce, The Information School
University of Washington
370 Mary Gates Hall
Box 352840
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 616-0985

Joan Weber (representing LMDC) 
Yakima Valley Community College
16th & Nob Hill Blvd.
Yakima, WA 98907-2520
(509) 574-4984
FAX (509) 574-4989

Jennifer Wiseman
Legislative Day Planning Chair
King County Library System
960 Newport Way NW
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 369-3221
FAX (425) 369-3204

Christ Skaugset
Library Director
Longview Public Library
1600 Louisiana St.
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 442-5309

Marcellus Turner
Seattle Public Library
1000 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 386-4102
FAX (206) 386-4108

Dana Murphy-Love, CAE
WLA Executive Director
23607 Highway 99, Suite 2-C
Edmonds, WA 98020
(425) 967-0739
FAX (425) 771-9588

Michael Wirt
Spokane County Library District
4322 N Argonne Road
Spokane, WA 99212
(509) 893-8201
FAX (509) 893-8472

Dean Marney
North Central Regional Library
16 N. Columbia Street
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 663-1117 ext. 121
FAX (509) 662-8060

Laura Berry
Newcastle Elementary
Teacher-Librarian
(425) 837-5825

Mary Jo Targenson
324 S. Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98371
(206) 841-5452
FAX (253) 841-5483