SSMCP Leadership

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2025 Co-Chairs:

Commissioner Tye Menser, Thurston County
Mayor Jason Whalen, City of Lakewood

Executive Leadership Team:

 

• • John Caulfield, Chair, City of Lakewood

• • Shannon Kelley-Fong, Vice-Chair, City of Lacey

• • John Lane & Jaime Smith, Pierce County

• • JBLM Headquarters

• • Joe Cushman, Nisqually Indian Tribe

Steering Committee:

 

• • Jennica Machado, Thurston County

• • Keith Campbell, City of DuPont

• • Kristine Rompa, Puget Sound Energy

• • Andrea Roper, City of Tacoma

• • Steve Sugg, City of University Place

• • Todd Stancil, City of Yelm

• • Joe Cushman & David Troutt, Nisqually Indian Tribe

Working Group Leads:

 

• • Andrea Reay, Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce (Business & Economic Development WG)

• • Doug Mah, Thurston County Chamber (Business & Economic Development WG)

• • Dona Ponepinto, United Way of Pierce Co. (Social Services WG)

• • Dontae Payne, City of Olympia (Social Services WG)

• • JoAnn Schueler, WA Dept. of Transportation (Transportation WG)

• • Marc Daily, Thurston Regional Planning Council (Transportation WG)

• • Lindsey Sehmel, Pierce Transit (Transportation WG) 

• • Ron Banner, Clover Park School District (Education WG)

• • Lin Zhou, Bates Technical College (Education WG)

• • Nichole Ayers, Cohen Veteran’s Clinic (Healthcare WG)

• • Steve O’Ban, Pierce County, (Healthcare WG)

• • Ryan McFarland, NW Seaport Alliance

SSMCP Staff

 

• • SSMCP Program Director, Vacant

• • SSMCP Program Coordinator, Maria Tobin