Board & Commission Profiles

Below you will find detailed information on each state board and commission to which Gov. Inslee has appointment authority. Click below to view the boards -- these profiles will provide you with the detailed information about each board, including board members. You can also view all recently appointed board members.

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Boards and Commissions

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Convention Center Public Facilities District, Washington State

Designs, constructs, operates, and promotes the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), a convention and trade center in Seattle. Also provides economic and civic benefits for the people of Washington State.
Board Websitehttps://wscc.com/board-directors
Policy AreaTransportation and Economic Development
Governor Appointments3
Total Board Positions9
Statutory AuthorityRCW 36.100.020
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensation$50 per day / Travel and Business Reimbursement
Term Length (years)4
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: One of the governor's appointments must be representative of the lodging industry in the public facilities district. Three members must be appointed by the governor and the remaining members must be appointed by the county executive subject to confirmation by the county legislative authority. Of the members appointed by the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the majority leader of the senate must each recommend to the governor a person to be appointed to the board.

Covenant Homeownership Program Oversight Committee

The Covenant Homeownership Account and Program (CHAP) was established by HB 1474, (Chapter 340, Laws of 2023). That legislation gave the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions responsibility for establishing and supporting an ongoing CHAP oversight committee. The oversight committee will evaluate and review program activities carried out by the Washington State Housing Finance Committee. Those activities will include an initial report to the legislature and the oversight committee arising from a study of racist covenants and their economic impact on communities. That report may lead to the creation and administration of one or more special purpose credit programs to provide mortgage down payment and closing cost assistance for persons adversely affected by racist housing covenants the program is investigating. The CHAP oversight committee also may from time to time make recommendations to the Legislature.
Board Website
Policy AreaTransportation and Economic Development
Governor Appointments7
Total Board Positions7
Statutory AuthoritySSHB 1474
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensation
Term Length (years)
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Governor appoints 7 members

Criminal Justice Training Commission

The purpose of the commission shall establish and administer standards and processes for certification, suspension, and decertification of peace officers and corrections officers. The commission shall provide programs and training that enhance the integrity, effectiveness, and professionalism of peace officers and corrections officers while helping to ensure that law enforcement and correctional services are delivered to the people of Washington in a manner that fully complies with the Constitutions and laws of this state and United States. In carrying out its duties, the commission shall strive to promote public trust and confidence in every aspect of the criminal justice system.
Board Websitehttps://www.cjtc.wa.gov/about/commisson-board-and-meetings
Policy AreaPublic Safety
Governor Appointments19
Total Board Positions21
Statutory AuthorityRCW 43.101.030
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationRCW 43.03.240 and reimbursed travel expenses incurred under performance of duties RCW 43.03.050
Term Length (years)
Statutory Term Limits6 year terms

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, Washington Center for

Establishes and reviews college policies and oversees the general management of Washington School for the Deaf. The Board also sets the college's strategic direction, approves budgets, and represents the public interest and functions to ensure the basic fiscal integrity of the college. The trustees serve educational needs of hearing-impaired students from throughout the state. Develops comprehensive curriculum to maximize and develop students' skills to live, work, and be capable, contributing, independent citizens.
Board Websitehttps://www.cdhy.wa.gov/about/board-of-trustees/
Policy AreaHuman Services
Governor Appointments9
Total Board Positions9
Statutory AuthorityRCW 72.42.021
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
Compensationtravel expenses
Term Length (years)5
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: One from each congressional district; not an employee of School for Deaf, a member of any school board or a school district administrator, or an elected public official.

Dental Quality Assurance Commission

Regulates the competency and quality of dental professionals by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing qualifications for licensure, consistent standards of practice, continuing competency mechanisms, and discipline.
Board Websitehttps://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Dentist/CommissionInformation#heading28750
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments17
Total Board Positions17
Statutory AuthorityRCW 18.32.0351
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationTravel reimbursement at state per diem, $250.00 per day
Term Length (years)4
Statutory Term LimitsNo member may serve more than two consecutive full terms.
Member Requirements: Twelve members of the commission must be licensed dentists in the active practice of dentistry for a period of five years before appointment. At least four of the dentist members must reside and engage in the active practice east of the Cascades. Two members must be expanded function dental auxiliaries licensed under chapter 18.260 RCW. Three members must be public members. Public members of the commission may not be a member of any other health care licensing board or commission, or have a fiduciary obligation to a facility rendering health services regulated by the commission, or have a material or financial interest in the rendering of health services regulated by the commission. No member may serve more than two consecutive full terms.

Members must be residents of this state.

Developmental Disabilities Council

The Council, pursuant to the Act, shall engage in advocacy, capacity building, and systems change activities that contribute to a coordinated, consumer and family-centered/directed comprehensive system of community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that enable individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to exercise self-determination and be independent, productive, integrated, and included in all facets of community life.
Board Websitehttps://ddc.wa.gov/about-us/council-members/
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments27
Total Board Positions27
Statutory AuthorityExecutive Order 16-10
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensation$50 per meetingTravel (per-diem) & Respite/Child Care
Term Length (years)3
Statutory Term LimitsTwo full terms
Member Requirements: The Council’s composition shall be consistent with the Act and include representatives from the agencies and programs designated in the Act. Agencies and programs represented on the Council shall include those responsible for: (1) Rehabilitation Act – Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) – Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; (2) Older Americans Act – DSHS – Aging and Long Term Support Administration; (3) Medicaid Title XIX – DSHS – Developmental Disabilities Administration; (4) Medicaid Title XIX – Health Care Authority; (5) Social Security Title V – Department of Health/Maternal Child Health; (6) IDEA – Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction /Special Education; (7) University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities; (8) State Protection and Advocacy System; and (9) Representative of local and non-governmental agencies and non-profit agencies concerned with the services of individuals with developmental disabilities. Representatives from the agencies and programs must have sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the department, agency, or program they represent.
Consistent with the Act, not less than 60 percent of the Council membership shall consist of (i) individuals with developmental disabilities; (ii) parents or guardians of children with developmental disabilities or (iii) immediate relatives or guardians of adults with developmental disabilities who cannot advocate for themselves. At least one member shall be a person who resides or has resided in a large state developmental disability institution, or a parent or guardian of a person who resides or has resided in one.

Developmental Disabilities Endowment Trust Fund Governing Board

Designs and administers the developmental disabilities endowment for a wide range of life enhancing services and needs that are not provided by government services. Also strives to provide reassurance and security without the risk of compromising an individual's benefits and services, in addition to being affordable and accessible.
Board Websitehttp://ddetf.wa.gov/about/
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments6
Total Board Positions7
Statutory AuthorityRCW 43.330.433
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensationup to $50 per day
Term Length (years)4
Statutory Term LimitsMembers of the board shall serve terms of four years and may be appointed for successive terms of four years at the discretion of the appointing authority.
Member Requirements: Six members are appointed by the Governor. Three members appointed by the Governor shall be family members of persons with developmental disabilities. Members of the board shall serve terms of four years and may be appointed for successive terms of four years at the discretion of the appointing authority.

Disability Issues and Employment, Governor's Committee on

Advises the Governor and the Legislature on disability issues, generates local action, and initiates projects to address specific issues. They Committee also provides training and assistance to individuals and organizations statewide, from conducting workshops and conferences to publishing disability-related materials.
Board Websitehttps://esd.wa.gov/GCDE/members
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments27
Total Board Positions27
Statutory AuthorityExecutive Order 87-08
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationMileage reimbursement, per diem, hotel
Term Length (years)3
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: At least fifty percent of members shall be persons of disability. Up to 10 percent of the full Committee membership may be family members of persons of disability and/or advocates

Earth-Abundant Materials Board of Directors, Joint Center for Deployment and Research in

Exercises the powers of the Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth-Abundant Materials (JCDREAM).

Works with the clean technology and transportation industry associations and firms of all sizes to identify the research areas that will benefit the intermediate and long-term economic vitality of Washington's clean technology and transportation industries; Identifies entrepreneurial researchers to join or lead research teams and the steps the UW and WSU will take to recruit and retain such researchers; Assists firms to integrate existing technologies into their operations and aligns the activities of JCDREAM with those of impact Washington to enhance services available to clean technology and transportation firms; Develops internships, on-the-job training, research, and other opportunities and ensure that all students enrolled in programs for clean technology and earth-abundant research and deployment-related curriculum have direct experience with the industry; Assists researchers and firms in safeguarding intellectual property while advancing industry innovation; Develops and strengthens university-industry relationships through promotion of faculty collaboration with industry and sponsor at least one annual symposium focusing on clean energy earth-abundant research and deployment in the state of Washington; Encourages a full range of projects from small research projects that meet the specific needs of a smaller company to large scale, multi-partner projects; Develops non-state support of the center's research activities through leveraging dollars from federal and private for-profit and nonprofit sources; Establishes mechanisms for soliciting and evaluating proposals and for making awards and reporting on technological progress, financial leverage, and other measures of impact; Allocates appropriated seed funds for at least one of four specified areas; Reports biennially to the legislature and the governor about the impact of the center's work on the state's economy and the development of next generation clean energy and transportation technologies in Washington using earth-abundant materials, including performance metrics results, projections of future impact, indicators of its current impact, and ideas for enhancing benefits to the state.
Board Websitehttps://jcdream.org/
Policy AreaClimate and Energy
Governor Appointments11
Total Board Positions11
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.156.030
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensation
Term Length (years)
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: The board consists of ten voting members and a non-voting chair. Of the ten voting members, one member must be the dean of Washington State University, one member must be the dean of the University of Washington, one member must represent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, one member must represent an energy institute at a regional university, one member must represent the community colleges engaged in training of the next generation workforce in the relevant areas, one member must represent large industry companies, one member must represent medium industry companies, one member must represent small industry companies, one member must have professional experience in the fields of national security and energy policy, and one member shall have professional experience in innovation and development of policy to address environmental challenges. The chair shall be a general public member.

Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees

Establishes and reviews college policies and oversees the general management of the Eastern Washington University. The Board also sets the college's strategic direction, approves budgets, and represents the public interest and functions to ensure the basic fiscal integrity of the college.
Board Websitehttps://www.ewu.edu/about/leadership/bot/board-members/
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments8
Total Board Positions8
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.35.100
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
CompensationTravel expenses
Term Length (years)6
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Seven general public members and one student member.

The student member must be selected from a list of candidates, of at least three and not more than five, submitted by the governing body of the associated students and must be a full-time student in good standing at the university at the time of appointment.

Economic Advisors, Governor's Council of

Advises the Governor on state financial matters, including the state budget, tax policy, the issuance of debt and debt management, cash management, and other fiscal matters that reflect upon the overall financial condition of the state.
Board Website
Policy AreaGeneral Government
Governor Appointments15
Total Board Positions15
Statutory AuthorityExecutive Order 99-01
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
Compensation
Term Length (years)0
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: The council shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The Director of Financial Management shall periodically review the composition and structure of the council and, after consultation with the Departments of Revenue; Community, Trade, and Economic Development; Employment Security; and Agriculture, as well as the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, recommend changes to the Governor. In making appointments and re-appointments to the council, the Governor shall consider individuals who represent major economic sectors of the state and have knowledge of timely and significant economic issues.

Economic and Revenue Forecast Council

Combines statistical models and available data to promote state government financial stability by producing an accurate forecast of economic activity and General Fund revenue for the legislature and governor to be used as the basis of the state budget.
Board Websitehttps://erfc.wa.gov/about/council-members/all
Policy AreaTransportation and Economic Development
Governor Appointments2
Total Board Positions7
Statutory AuthorityRCW 82.33.010
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationTravel Expenses
Term Length (years)0
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: The council shall consist of two individuals appointed by the governor, the state treasurer, and four individuals, one of whom is appointed by the chairperson of each of the two largest political caucuses in the senate and house of representatives. The council may select such other officers as the members deem necessary.

Economic Development Finance Authority, Washington

WEDFA was created by the legislature to act as a financial conduit to businesses through the issuance of nonrecourse revenue bonds and has the authority to issue these bonds on both a taxable and tax-exempt basis in support of qualifying projects —primarily manufacturing, processing and waste disposal facilities. WEDFA cannot assist retail projects.
Board Websitehttp://wedfa.org/board.html
Policy AreaTransportation and Economic Development
Governor Appointments10
Total Board Positions17
Statutory AuthorityRCW 43.163.020
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationReimbursement of Expenses
Term Length (years)4
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Ten general public members with interest or expertise in agriculture, finance, trade or job creation, three of whom live east of the Cascades, and one who is a representative of a minority-owned business and one who is a representative of a woman-owned business.

Edmonds College Board of Trustees

Establishes and reviews college policies and oversees the general management of Edmonds Community College. The Board also sets the college's strategic direction, approves budgets, and represents the public interest and functions to ensure the basic fiscal integrity of the college.
Board Websitehttps://www.edmonds.edu/about-edmonds/governance-and-policy/trustees/
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments6
Total Board Positions6
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28B.50.100
Public Disclosure Required?Yes
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
CompensationExpenses only
Term Length (years)5
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Five general public members and one student member. Trustees must be a resident and qualified elector of the college district and may not be an employee of the community and technical college system, a member of the board of directors of any school district, or a member of the governing board of any public or private educational institution.

The student member must be selected from a list of candidates, of at least three and not more than five, submitted by the associated student governments or their equivalent, and must be a full-time student in good standing at a college within the college district at the time of appointment.

The governor shall give consideration to geographical diversity, and representing labor, business, women, and racial and ethnic minorities.

Education, State Board of

Develops policies for state education laws created by the Legislature. The board works with other government and education organization to support student achievement, student learning goals, student and system accountability, and basic education assistance. It is composed of 16 statutory members; 5 elected by school directors, 7 appointed by the Governor, 1 elected by private school directors, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and two non-voting student members who are selected by the Board in collaboration with the Washington Association of Student Councils. The Governor is also invited to participate as a non-voting member.
Board Websitehttps://www.sbe.wa.gov/about-us/board-members
Policy AreaEducation
Governor Appointments7
Total Board Positions16
Statutory AuthorityRCW 28A.305.011
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?Yes
CompensationReimbursement, per diem, and $100 stipend for members
Term Length (years)4
Statutory Term Limits
Member Requirements: Appointees of the governor must be individuals who have demonstrated interest in public schools and are supportive of educational improvement, have a positive record of service, and who will devote sufficient time to the responsibilities of the board.