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Meet Our Individual Members

Westword relies on reader support to sustain our local, fact-based journalism. We thank the members, listed below, who make our work possible.

Thomas Abraham

Natalie Accardo

Kathleen Adamson

Steve Adkison

Kathy Aguirre

Jacqui Ainlay-Conley

Harlen Ainscough

Robert Akins

Nicole Allard

Leslie Allen

Rochelle Allen

Dean Allman

Donna Altieri

Julia Andersen

Traci Anderson

Dylan Anthony

Susan Anzalone

Christopher Archie

Arthur Aringdale

Elizabeth Arnold

Mary Athearn

Patricia Atkinson

Kevin Aumiller

Edwin Austin

B Public Relations

Carla Baglione

Fred Baldwin

Victoria Baldwin

Emilie Baratta

Miranda Bard

Lynn Bartels

Karen Bary

Aimee Basile

Sam Baskin

Alexis Bateman

Steven Baum

Chris Baumgartner

Lowell Baumunk

Jamie Beachy

Mary Beall

Charlie Beard

Scott Beilfuss

Frank Benedict

Sharla Benjamin

Christopher Bentzlin

Kj Bergfalk

Ann Bernstein

James Bertini

Christine Betts

Linda Biska Drake

Jordan Blakesley

Emily Blanford

Roland Blauer

Joel Bleser

Sterling Blood

George Blosser

Neva Blubaugh

Lilly Bock-Brownstein

Loay Boggess

Douglas Borg

Dennis Boyle

Lily Bradford

Mary Bradley

Seth Bradley

Todd Bradley

David Brasel

Judith Briles

Scott Bristol

Justin Brockman

Marcia Brown

Michelle Bryant

Kyler Burgi

Dianne Burner

Tim Burnham

Grace & Jordan Buttorff

Glenn Cackovic

Cynthia Cain

Caitlin Calvert

Kelly Campbell

Melinda Campbell

Judith Cardenas

Lee Carroll

Mary Carter

Mollie Carter

Deana Carter

Max Case

Russell Castagnaro

Cheradee Castillo

Jeaniel Castro Jimenez

Jane Cates

Roberta Cedillo

Carlee Cellar

Michael Cerbo

Laura Chapin

Derek Chen-Becker

Leah Chenelle

Lisa Cheshire

Michelle Chiang

Hsin Chieh Huang

Douglas Christ

Alex St Clair

Jerry Clark

Gloria Clark

Abe Claude

Christina Clayton

Marcia Cohen

Mark Cohen

Kathleen Cole

Lisa Cone

Joseph Contardo

Jeffrey Cook

Julia Cooper

Julie Cooper

Monica Costello

Allen Cowgill

Sarah Cox

Caitlyn Cox

Dawn Cozart

David Crain

Ray Crawford

Patricia Crawford

Susan Crites

Jennifer Crowley

Lee Cryer

Laura Cuetara

Jeff Cuneo

Jacob Curtis

Kirsten Dahl Collins

Chris Dallos

Joseph Daniels

Christine Davidson

Phil Davis

Scott Davis

Sami Gabriel DeBell

Adam Deconinck

William Degroot

Eugene Delay

Angelic Deleon

Stephen Delgrosso

Holly Deloach

Jennifer Detoy

Dennis Devore

James Dewhirst

Carolyn Diana

Julie Dionigi

James Dixon

Kat Dober

Paul Docktor

Conor Donnelly

Lucy Donovan

Marco Dorado

Chris Dorsey

William Douglass

Nica Dowd

Kirk Drabing

Linda Drake

Jason Drautz

Helen Du

Alain du Chélas

Ruth Duerr

Rick Dula

Diane Dunn

Karen Eberle-Smith

David Ebner

Kaye Edwards

David Ehrman

James Eiten

Christopher Eliot

Elizabeth Elliot

Hunter Elliott

Ryan Ennis

Jared Enos

Paul Erlendson

Darcy Ervick

Penny S. Evans

Yazid Fadl

Jason Fail

Thomas Farber

Deborah Farragher

Andrew Ferguson

Ann Fernandez

Michael Fernandez

David Ferrin

Fredrick Finch

Lisa Fiola

Tom Fisher

Ellen Fitzgerald

Matthew Flood

Nicholas Fountain

David Franco

Victoria Franklin

Holly Franson

Heather Frayer

Nicole Freburg

Allen Freed

John French

Donna Frickey

Russell Frum

Bill Fry

Steve Gaddy

Quandashia Gadsden

Barry Gager

Linda Gallegos

Craig Gander

Jeremy Gardner

Woody Garnsey

Georgia Garnsey

Chris Geisler

Ginny Gelbach

Diane Giangrossi

James Gilbert

Alison Gitomer

Susan Glassmacher

Cody Goebel

Utsav Goel

Elisabeth Goldman

Maureen Gollob

Leslie Gonzalez

Gabriel Gopen

Thomas Gougeon

Lisa De Graaf

Hugh Graham

Zeb Grandpre

Kathleen Graves

Helen Graves

Christopher Gray

Mason Green

Tom Green

Andrew Greenstein

Matt Greer

Christina Greutink

Tina Griego

Jane Griffin

Paula & Stan Gudder

Mariellen Guerra

Nick Gully

Turi Gustafson

Lucia Guzman

Bonnie Haddan

Lisa Haddox

Bern Haggerty

Tom Hagglof

Andrew Hahm

Aaron Hall

Robert Hall

Emma Hamilton

James Hamilton

Forrest Hanson

Rainer Hantchel

Rainer Hantshcel

Laura Harper

David Harrell

Caitlin Harrill

Kevin Harrington

Jonathan Harris

Cheryl Harris

David Harrison

Deborah Harvey

Tom Hatton

Shanon Hawthorne

Dani Hayes

James Heald

Chet Heaney

Jane Hebert

Robert Heberton

Barbara Heinen

Jason Heinhorst

Jamie Heinlein

Steve Heinz

Daniel Heller

Ben Hernandez

Alec Herrera

Jaron Hightower-Mills

Fabby Hillyard

Seth Hooper

Brandi Hosick

Daniel Houser

Richard Howell

Tristan Hudson

Franz Hueber

Gregory Hughes

Jessie Huisinga

Grant Hunter

Catherine Hupp

L. Roger Hutson

Roger Hutson

Rebecca Ihrie

John Imbergamo

Mark Inglis

Kimberly Jacques

Ellen James

Cristina Jay

Eric Jean

Christopher Jennings

Janet Jerde

Sharon Jewell

Adam Johnson

Brian Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Melinda Johnson

Michael Johnson

Vicki Johnston

Ashton Jones

Brian Jones

Leigh Jones

R J Jones

Christopher Juestel

David Kahn

Karen Kaiser

Austin Kane

Paul Karolyi

Eli Katz

Matthew Katz

Richard Katz

Timothy Keenan

Dr. Tracie Keesee

Daniel Kimpton

Karen Kindblade

Daryl King

Chet Klecha

Marcia Knott

Bill Konig

Jennifer Krabbenhoeft

Steven Krauss

Daniel Kreppein

Claudia Kuhns

Heather Kurland

Margaret Lalor

Christopher Lamorte

Kay Landon

Eliot Landrum

Jules Langston

Linda Largent

Clayton Lebeau

Margaret Lecompte

Nathan Lee

Jane Leechild

Anthony Lehtola

Sarah Leineweber

Heather Leja

Brian Lemaire

Robert Lemon

Larry Leszczynski

Carol Levine

Marjorie Levine-Clark

Tom Liehe

Stu Linas

Roger Linkenhoker

Fernando Lins

Ariel Lipscomb

Whitney Littleton

Celine Liu

Rose Lockwood

Carey Lowe-Curry

Marty Luloff

Thomas Luten

Neil Macey

Mike Maclennan

Travis Madsen

Cherish Magoon

Joe Malangoni

Deborah Malden

Jim Manire

Rose Mankowski

Pete Marczyk

Grace Markley

Heidi Markley

Colleen Marsh

Anthony Marshall

Adele Martin

Daniel Martinelli

Jeremy Martinez

Tom Mascarenas

Bill Massey

Bruce A. Mastriona

Sarah Mattingly

Nancy May

Phillip Mccart

Sarah O. McCarthy

Mark Mcclurg

Becky Mcconnell

Charles Mccormick

Kate Mccoy

John Mccullough

Ryk Mcdorman

Maura Mcgrath

Shawna & Patrick McGregor

Peggy Mckay

Clint Mclaughlin

Kendrick Mclish

Kayla Mcneil

John Mcsweeney

Nadine Medina

Maureen Meegan

Marilyn Megenity

Robert Mehl

Jon Meredith

Brianna Merritt

Judith Met

Norbert Meyer

Nisa Michener

Sean Mikles

John Milewski

Joelle Milholm

Brian Miller

Terry Miller

Landon Millsap

Claudia Milstead

Betty Mitchell

Megan Mitchell

Julian Mitchell

Erika Mobley

Jeff Montgomery

Jenny Moore

Derrol Moorhead

Evan Morgan

Jeffery Morgan

Sammie Moss

Kevin Mossey

Natalie Mozer-Renn

Travis Murtha

Jesse Myers

Charles Nadler

Molly Dynan Navetta

Helen Neal

Babs Nelson

Keely Nelson

Daniel Nesmith

William Neubauer

David Newman

Laura Newman

Elizabeth Nguyen

Leigh Nicholl

Jay Nielsen

Christine Noble-Power

Henry Norton

Glenn November

Brenton Nye

Patrick O'Brien

Carol O'Brien

Catherine Obarski

Rosemari Ochoa

Tim Oconnell

Karen Okeeffe

Marilyn Olsen

James Olson

John Orr

Orlinda Ortega

Chris Pabst

David Pair

Susie Palmquist

Calvin Parker

Jonathan Parkinson

Scott Patrick

Joanne Payne

Rob Payne

Dena Penders

Esteban Peralta

Rita Pereira

Naomi Perera

Carrie & Terry Perez

Priya Persaud

Brennan Peterson

Davis Peterson

Justin Pettinato

Matt Pfister

Brian Phillips

Dennis Phillips

Mary Phillips

April Phinney

Jeff Piehl

Russ Pierce

Fallon Pierce

Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Reyés

Roberta Ponis

Tony Poole

Leon Porter

David Potter

Wendy Potthoff

Jack Pottle

Ann Poucher

Kathryn Powell

Gerald Prchal

Daniel Price

Susan Priest

Melissa Pulsinelli

Jessica Purcell

Earl Purdy

Beth Rabin

Michael Scott Ramming

Stephen Ramsey

Ryan Randell

Rebecca Rapport

Joe Rassenfoss

Stephanie Razo-Saldivar

Carol Reble

Reddishrado

Heather Reddy

Amy Reichardt

Katie Reinisch

John Restaino

Paula Rhodes

Bradley Rhynard

Kami Richey

William Rigler

David Risher

Gene Roberts

Christopher Robinson

Ellen Robinson

Lashion Robinson

Leslie Robinson

Tina Roca

Steve Rockwell

Carina Rodriguez

Kathleen Rogness

Jon Romanishin

Michelle Roof

Dana Rosebrook

Albert Ross

Ryan Ross

Katie Roush

Cheri Rubin

Elizabeth Rudolph

Emerald Sage

Zeik Saidman

Daniel Salazar

Richard Sall

Connell Saltzman

Jennifer Samora

Charles Sandford

Shawn Sapp

Elizabeth Satriano

James Sawyer

Andrew Scarponi

Jane Schachtel

Julie Schilz

Dave Schultz

Amber Schumacher

Anne Schuster

Margaret Scott

Kevin Scott

Joan Seeman

Donna Seitz

John Sellars

Robin Sewell

John Shanahan

Barbara Shannon-Banister

Linda C. Shapley

Mical Sharp

Mark Sheldon

Jeri Shepherd

Susan Sherwood

Eric Shimizu

Roger Siemers

Eric Silva

Adam Simon

Leigh Sinclair

Craig Sirkin

Douglas Slansky

Alexis Smith

Craig Smith

Graeme Smith

Sarah Smith

Tina Smith

Tom Snoich

Jose Soiza

Delia Sosa

Pedro Soto

Brandon Spears

Lucinda Speer

Jeff Spence

Marquist Spencer

Lauren Spivey

Colin St John

William St. John

Catherine Stadel

Brian Stafford

Stacey Steers

Andrew Steffl

Erica Stephan

Staci Stevens

Jeff Stone

Lee Stonehouse

Lisah Stouffer-Salinas

John Strain

Kashmir Suiter

Dennis Sullivan

Aaron Sullivan

Paul Suter

Dustin Sweden

Bonnie Taher

Deborah Tahlman

Terri Takahashi

Tanya Talapatra

Paul Tamburello

Shannon Tanner

Tara Taylor

Geoff Taylor

Jeff Tensly

Amy Thomas

Richard Thomas

Christian Thompson

Kellie Thompson

Kyle Thompson

J. Michael Thornton

Luis Toro

Alison Torvik

Samuel Trask

Marc Trimmer

Olivia Trinko

Eric Trujillo

Rachel Tumin

Mary Tuttle

Tracy Tweten

Kim Umbarger

Dana Underwood

Danielle Vacanti

Steve Vander Veer

Tootie Varga

Teresa Vaughn

Kirsten Vermulen

Scott Vickers

Bob Vorachek

Mundi Wahlberg

Janet Waidley

Tyler Walborn

Laura Waligorski

Jonathan Wallick

Marty Walsen

Landon Ward

Jeff Warner

Gardner Waterman

Barbara Watson

Carleena Watson

Katie Waugaman

Casey Waugh

Blake Weber

Tiffany Weber

Sean Webster

Marty Wedel

Joe Weeg

Mark Weimer

Mark Weindling

Michelle Weinraub

Eric Westerman

Paul Wetzel

Lindsey Whipple

Salina Whitaker

George White

Colin Whitenack

Don Wicks

Peggy Wiese

Nan Wigington

Keith Wilhite

Elinor Williams

Elizabeth Williams

Hunter Williams

Alexander Wilson

Patrick Winfield

Thomas Winger

Charlie Winovich

Tim Wirtjes

Lisa Witlen

Howard Wolf-Rodda

Judith Word

Bill Wunsch

Jennifer Wyatt

Ross Wyeno

Jacqueline Yarbrough

Larry Yates

Jason Youngstrom

Mark Zambarda

Anna Zapata

Caryn Zembrosky

Monique Zera

Edward Zeuner

Edward Zitt

David Zucker

This list is updated monthly. If you have a question or concern, please email [email protected].