WSEMA Leadership

Executive Board Members 2025-2026

Kyle Bustad, WSEMA President | Thurston County | Emergency Management Manager

Alysha Kaplan, WSEMA Immediate Past-President | King County | Deputy Director of Emergency Management

Nick Bacon - Emergency Management | LinkedIn

Nick Bacon, WSEMA President Elect | Asotin County | Emergency Management Director 

Hannah Cleverly, WSEMA Secretary |Grays Harbor County | Deputy Director of Emergency Management

Adenea Sellars, WSEMA Treasurer | Stevens County | Emergency Management Director

Lexi Swanson, WSEMA Public Sector Representative | King County | HLS Coordinator

Matthew Lieuallen, WSEMA Private Sector Representative | Stantec Consulting | Senior Principal

JoAnn Boggs

JoAnn Boggs, WSEMA East Side Representative | Pend Oreille County | Deputy Director of Emergency Management

Will Lugo, WSEMA West Side Representative | Puget Sound Fire & City of SeaTac | Emergency Management

Welcome New WSEMA Member Katy Wolf! – WSEMA

Katy Wolf, WSEMA Tribal Representative | Cowlitz Tribe | Emergency Manager

WSEMA Executive Board Election Cycle Information:

The term of office for the President and President Elect shall be one year. The President Elect shall move into the President’s position at the end of the one-year term of office held by the President.

The West Side Representative, Secretary, and the Tribal Liaison shall be elected every odd year to serve a two-year term of office. The East Side Representative, Treasurer, Public Sector Member-at-large, and Private Sector Member-at-large shall be elected every even year to serve a two-year term of office.

Terms of office shall start at the beginning of the month following elections.

Committee Chairs

Alysha Kaplan | Membership Committee Chair 

Lexi Swanson | Membership Committee Advisor

JoAnn Boggs | Conference Committee Co-Chair

Will Lugo | Conference Committee Co-Chair

Lucia Schmit | Legislative Committee Co-Chair

Julie deLosada | Legislative Committee Co-Chair

Matt Green | Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Matthew Lieuallen | Private Sector Working Group Lead

Alysha Kaplan | Scholarship Committee Chair

Kyle Bustad | By-Law Committee Advisor