Members

The Chehalis Basin Partnership consists of government and agency representatives, as well as citizens. Below is a list of the current membership.

Member Organization Current Representative Current Alternate
Grays Harbor County Commissioner Rick Hole Suresh Bhagavan
Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope Mindy Brooks
Mason County David Windom  
Thurston County Commissioner Tye Menser Amelia Schwartz
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Colleen Parrott
Port of Centralia Vacant  
Port of Grays Harbor Phil Papac Alissa Shay
City of Aberdeen Rick Sangder
City of Centralia Andy Oien Chris Stone
City of Chehalis Terry Harris Todd Turner
Hoquiam Brian Shay  
Elma Rick Eaton  
Montesano Vacant  
Napavine Vacant   
Ocean Shores Marshall Reed  
Thurston PUD Commissioner Chris Stearns  
Environment Jan Robinson (Chehalis River Basin Land Trust)
Grays Harbor County Citizen Terry Willis  
Thurston County Citizen Paula Holroyde  
WA Dept. of Ecology Vacant  
WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Brandon Carman  
WA Dept of Natural Resources Daniel Friesz  
Business Leif Hansen, Port Blakely  

Agriculture

Forestry

Brian Thompson, Lewis County Farm Bureau
Jason Walter, Weyerhauser

 

The people living in the Chehalis Watershed are the ones who are going to be the most affected by water resource management decision-making. That’s why it’s important to have the widest diversity of voices participate in developing plans for the watershed.  With this in mind, the voices brought to the table for watershed planning through the agreement written in 1998 included: cities, counties, public utility districts, port districts, the Chehalis Tribe,  non-governmental interests (agriculture, fisheries, environmental, business) state agencies, and one citizen appointed for each county.