Topics Committee

The topics committee consists of the criminal topics committee and the civil topics committee. The committees recommend topics and speakers for the semi-annual WSAMA conferences to the board of directors. The board of directors reviews the recommendations and makes the final selection for topics to be presented at the conference.

The following WSAMA members make up the current topics committee:

Civil Topics:
Chair: Heidi Wachter, City Attorney of Lakewood

Members:

• Adrian Winder, Foster Garvey
• Alice Ostdiek, Stradling
• Danielle Marchant, Davis Arneil Law Firm
• Dawn Reitan, Inslee Best
• Flannary Collins, MRSC
• Tobias Tobler, Pacifica Law Group
• Jeff Taraday, Lighthouse Law Group
• Jennifer Taylor, City of Tacoma
• Jessica Goldman, Summit Law Group
• Jessica Skelton, Pacifica Law Group
• Kimberly Coxx, City of Tacoma
• Kylie Finnell, City of Bremerton
• Matt Kaser, City of University Place
• Ramsey Ramerman, City of Everett
• Sara Watkins, City of Yakima
• Shirley Lou-Magnuson, Ballard Spahr
• Steve DiJulio, Foster Garvey
• Tricia Juettemeyer, City of Vancouver
• Zach Lell, Ogden Murphy Wallace

Criminal Topics:
Chair: Brie Hopkins, City of Bellevue

Members:

• Aaron Reiman, City of Ellensburg
• Brad Lane, City of Seattle 
• Chad McClellan, City of Lacey
• Cynthia Martinez, City of Yakima
• Flannary Collins, MRSC
• Geoff McCann, City of Mount Vernon
• Jeffrey Schaap, City of Yakima
• Justin Bingham, City of Spokane
• Kevin McClure, City of Vancouver
• Michele Walker, City of Kent
• Polly Peshtaz, City of Redmond

Are you a WSAMA member interested in joining a topics committee?

Please contact committee chair, Heidi Wachter for civil topics or Brie Hopkins for criminal topics.

Submit Your Request for Topics and Speakers:

To make a topic or speaker selection for an upcoming WSAMA conference, please complete the online Topic Suggestion Form or download and submit the forms below to the topics committee chair.