Welcome to the WPEA Elections landing page! We’ll be updating this page as we move through the election season. This year, WPEA members will be electing a President, Secretary-Treasurer, Recorder, and 10 Vice Presidents. The officers will serve three-year terms beginning January 1, 2024.
NOTICE: ELECTION DATE NOW DECEMBER 8 In order to ensure that members have enough time to receive and return their ballots by the deadline, we have decided to postpone the election deadline by one week, to December 8, 2023. Ballots must now be received by noon on December 8 in order to be counted.
WPEA members have nominated candidates for office for the upcoming term! Check out the list of candidates below, and the voter guide with candidate statements.
President
Joey Hicklin, Clark College
Amanda Hacker, WPEA staff
Alex Feliciano, Bellevue College
Secretary-Treasurer*
Frederick Pieters, Edmonds College
Recorder
Carl Sofie, Fort Vancouver Regional Library
Justin Lewis, Walla Walla Community College
Vice President, District 1*
Dave Gellis, Fort Vancouver Regional Library
Vice President, District 3*
Tim Shimp, Military Department
Vice President, District 9*
Debi Schoonover, Walla Walla Community College
Vice President, District 10*
Candace Alvarez, Olympic College
*For offices with only one candidate, that candidate is deemed elected by acclamation. Those races won't appear on your ballot or in the voter guide.