SSMCP Leadership
2025 Co-Chairs
- Mayor Jason Whalen, City of Lakewood
- Commissioner Tye Menser, Thurston County
Executive Leadership Team
- John Caulfield, Chair, City of Lakewood
- Shannon Kelley-Fong, Vice-Chair, City of Lacey
- Jaime Smith & John Lane, Pierce County
- Joe Cushman, Nisqually Tribe
- Lt. Col. Ryan Mansfield, Deputy Chief of Staff, JBLM Garrison Command
Steering Committee
- Jennifer Walker, 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
- Meredith Neal, City of Puyallup
Working Group Leads
- Business & Economic Development
- Andrea Reay & Ryan Spence, Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
- Doug Mah, Thurston County Chamber of Commerce
- Social Services
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- Dona Ponepinto & KC Ceasar, United Way of Pierce Co.
- Dontae Payne, City of Olympia
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- Transportation
- JoAnn Schueler, WA Dept. of Transportation
- Marc Daily, Thurston Regional Planning Council
- Ryan McFarland, NW Seaport Alliance
- Lindsey Sehmel, Pierce Transit
- Education
- Ron Banner, Clover Park School District
- Lin Zhou & Marcus Harvey, Bates Technical College
- Healthcare
- Nichole Ayers, Cohen Military Family Clinic
- Steve O’Ban & Arrika Rayburn, Pierce County Human Services