Board Members

Your 2025 WaACRAO Board Members:

President: Megan Banford, University of Washington Seattle

Vice President: Alex Tadio – Washington State University – Everett

Past President: Arturo Torres, Central Washington University

Secretary: Kara Simon, DigiPen Institute of Technology

Treasurer (2-year term preferred): Karen Malella, Central Washington University

Registration Coordinator: Leigh Miller, University of Washington Seattle

Communications Coordinator: vacant

Web Coordinator: Elizabeth Haden, Central Washington University

Vendor Coordinator(s): Rose Spodobalski-Brower, Central Washington University

Onsite Coordinator: Pamela Lundquist and Dennis Gagaoin, University of Washington – Bothell

Hospitality Coordinator: Barry Polin, University of Washington – Bothell

Conference Program Coordinator: Kay Dodge – University of Washington

Sessions Coordinator(s): Raquel Odom – University of Washington

Assessment Coordinator(s): Steve Downing, Bellevue College

See brief position descriptions below.

Interested in joining the Board?

If you or someone you know is interested in joining the 2025 WaACRAO Board, please let us know at [email protected].

The WaACRAO Board is a perfect opportunity to collaborate with an amazing team of colleagues from institutions across Washington and gain awesome experiences as we plan this annual event together, all while having loads of fun!

Here’s a brief description of each of the board positions:

President (part of 3-year cycle): With the support of the Executive Board, the President assumes full responsibility for all general activities of the Association, oversees preparations for the annual conference, oversees all financial obligations, and approves all Association bills before payment by the Treasurer.

Vice President (part of 3-year cycle): Acts as the chief assistant to the President and succeeds to the presidency at the end of the President’s term.

Past President (part of 3-year cycle): Serves as adviser to the President, the Executive Board, and the membership.

Secretary: Custodian of the records of the Association; keeps the minutes of all Executive Board meetings.

Treasurer (2-year commitment preferred): Co-manages funds with President and/or Vice President; issues vendor payments; tracks income.

Registration Coordinator: Manages attendee registration and conference check-in; handles name tags and day-of accommodations.

Communications Coordinator: Familiarity with MailChimp and Gmail a plus; manages outgoing WaACRAO communications and Gmail inbox.

Web Coordinator: Familiarity with WordPress a plus; updates conference info and messaging, posts post-conference materials, and works with the Conference Program Coordinator.

Vendor Coordinator(s): Recruits and serves as primary contact for sponsoring vendors (established relationships exist, but open to suggestions for new vendor/conference partners).

Onsite Coordinator: Typically from the hosting campus; organizes space and equipment needs, works closely with Hospitality and Sessions Coordinators.

Hospitality Coordinator: Works with/co-serves as Onsite Coordinator, manages food/beverage arrangements, attendee dietary restriction requests, and raffle prizes.

Conference Program Coordinator: Works with Sessions and Web Coordinators to draft and post conference details (sessions, schedule, raffle info, etc.).

Sessions Coordinator(s): Facilitates session proposals, organizes session schedule, manages presenter communication and day-of needs, works with Program and Onsite Coordinators.

Assessment Coordinator(s): Organizes day-of assessment/feedback surveys, gathers and compiles survey data.