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Jerry Litt, Chairman, Douglas County
Jerry brings the Commission 40 years’ experience in planning and community development. He served as the
Director of Planning and Community Development for
the City of Lacey for 13 years and 10 years with Douglas County.
He has mid-management experience in Spokane and Chelan Counties
and has done private sector consulting throughout Eastern Washington. His experience includes responsibility for a full-range
of Planning and Community Development services, including public
participation in Douglas County’s award winning GMA public involvement
program and the City of Lacey’s “Designing Downtown
2000” program. He has also been involved with state-wide issues
through the Washington City Planning Director’s Association as an
executive board member and Transportation Improvement Board
member. As past president of the Washington County and Regional
Planning Director’s Association he has built a long history and
awareness of community infrastructure needs and economic development
at the forefront. Jerry is currently the office principal of a
consulting firm in Wenatchee. Jerry was appointed by Governor
Gregoire in 2011. Term expires June 30, 2017.
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Roy Jennings, Vice Chairman, Clark County
Roy brings to the Commission over 30 years of hands on experience in the field of transportation. He served on the Board of Directors for the Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area (C-TRAN), the local transit agency in Clark County for over six years. Roy is currently the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Legislative Council of Washington State and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council. He also serves as Treasurer of the Southwest Washington Roundtable and is also a member of the Executive Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757. In 1976 Roy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and after 20+ years of honorable service he retired as a Staff Non-Commission Officer (SNCO.) In 1997 Roy and his family moved to Southwest Washington (Vancouver) where he has lived for the last 18 years. He worked full-time as a coach operator for C-TRAN. He is a graduate of the Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon. Roy was appointed by Governor Inslee in 2014. Term expires June 30, 2019.
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Joe Tortorelli, Spokane County
Joe is an economic development consultant with over 30 years of experience working with cities, counties and ports interested in growing their local economy by creating jobs and private sector capital investment. He began his career with Washington Water Power Co., now Avista Corp., after attending Eastern Washington University. He has led numerous boards on economic development over the years, and currently serves on a variety of local boards such as the Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, the Inland Pacific HUB Executive Committee, the SRTC and the Spokane Area Good Roads Association. Joe has lived in Spokane all of his life and is an avid cyclist and snow skier. He was appointed to the Commission by Governor Gregoire in 2011 and reappointed by Governor Inslee in 2014. Term expires June 30, 2020.
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Anne Haley, Walla Walla County
Anne comes to the Transportation Commission with a breadth of experience serving on private, public, and nonprofit boards and commissions, and thirty years of experience managing public libraries in Washington. She is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brown & Haley, Tacoma. As Chairman of the Washington State Library Commission, she guided the Washington State Library's merger into the Office of Secretary of State in 2002. She was President of the Washington Library Association and Pacific Northwest Library Association, and Counselor-at-Large of the American Library Association. In Walla Walla, she founded Project Read, sat on the Sherwood Trust Advisory Committee, served as Chairman of the Budget & Allocation Committee of United Way, and has served on the boards of various community organizations. After retiring from the Yakima Valley Library in 2002, she returned to school and earned a BFA degree. Anne was appointed by Governor Gregoire in 2011 for a partial term and reappointed in 2012. Term expires June 30, 2018.
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Hester Serebrin, King County
Hester is a Policy Analyst at Transportation Choices Coalition, a statewide organization working to bring Washingtonians more affordable, sustainable, and reliable transportation choices that connect them with jobs, housing, education, and each other. She regularly works with a broad coalition of partner organizations to develop transportation policy recommendations that focus on improving health and equity outcomes. Hester is a member of the PSRC Transportation Policy Board, PSRC Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, PSRC Regional TOD Advisory Committee, and PSRC Transit Access Working Group. She is also the Vice-Chair of the University of Washington Universal Student U-PASS Advisory Board. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 2004, and will soon complete her Master’s degree in Public Administration at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. She is a two-time winner of the Women’s Transportation Seminar Senator Scott White Memorial Scholarship. Hester was appointed by Governor Inslee in 2015. Term expires June 30, 2021.
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Debbie Young, San Juan County
Debbie brings 30 years of management, negotiation and natural resources experience to the Commission. She has served on a number of boards and councils, including being elected to the National Hydropower Association Board, serving as the Chairman of the Nisqually River Council and as a council member for over 15 years, serving on the Tahoma Land Conservancy, and the Forterra Board of Directors. Served as President of the Association of Power Biologists and is a graduate of the Washington State Agriculture Forestry Leadership program. She has worked in the utility industry for over 20 years, serving as the Natural Resources Manager for Tacoma Power managing the federal licensing process for the City of Tacoma’s hydroelectric projects. Early in her career she taught sciences at the community college level, and worked as a field biologist and naturalist. She currently resides on Lopez Island where she and her husband operate a small diversified farm providing meat and specialty food products to customers in the Puget Sound region. Debbie was appointed by Governor Inslee in 2015 for a partial term and reappointed in 2016. Term ends June 30, 2022.
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Shiv Batra, King County
Shiv has played a key role in establishing INCA Engineers’ unparalleled reputation in the professional Architectural/Engineering (A/E) community. INCA, a US-based consulting firm that provides civil, structural, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical engineering, and surveying services to public and private clients. Shiv has been a prominent advocate and active member of the US engineering community for more than three decades. He is currently a member of numerous professional organizations that serve the engineering and construction industries. He has also served terms as president, special consultant, committee chair, and board member for these organizations. In these roles, he has been successful in promoting membership, technology transfer, civic, and professional development activities at the local, regional, national, and international levels. He and his wife are very active in many local and international non-profit organizations. Shiv was appointed by Governor Inslee in January 2016. Term expires June 30, 2019. |