Council Members

The SAWDC is comprised of leaders from business, education, government, education, labor, economic development, and others. The Council's staff is housed in Spokane City Hall .

Craig Dias - Chair 
Executive Committee
Vice President/General Manager
Haskins Steel
Business Representative

Hugh Severs - Vice-Chair
Executive Committee,
Public Relations Team &
Membership Committee
Business Representative
 
Frankie Arteaga
Executive Committee
Area Director
WorkSource
Employment Service Representative
 
Jeff Benesch
Public Relations Team
Director of Human Resources
Trans-System Inc.
Business Representative

Paulette Crowley
Superintendent
West Valley School District #363
Education-K-12 Representative

Ben Cabildo
Business Clusters Team
Executive Director
African, Hispanic, Asian, Native American Business Association (AHANA)
Community Development Representative

Peter Casimir
Administrator, Spokane Valley CSO
Department of Social and Health Services
Public Assistance Agencies Representative
 
Liz Collier
Public Relations Team
Membership Committee
Business Representative
 
Steve Dahlstrom
President/CEO
Spokane Teachers Credit Union
Business Representative 

Ronald Dalla
Executive Dean, EWU Riverpoint
Eastern Washington University
Post Secondary Education Representative

Donna Dalzell
Youth Council Chair &
Executive Committee
Supervisor
Vocational Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Agency Representative
 
Kim Do
Owner
Kim Do Vietnamese Restaurant
Business Representative

Robert Duron
Youth Council 
Owner
Coffee Systems, Inc.
Business Representative

Tom Fritz  
Executive Committee
CEO
Inland Northwest Health Services
Business Representative
 
Rich Hadley
Membership Committee Chair &
Executive Committee
President/CEO
Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI)
Economic Development Representative

Steve Jurich
Youth Council
Vice President of Operations
Spokane Valley YMCA
Community Based Organization Representative
 
Bill Kalivas
Vice President/Regional Sales
Next Sentry Corporation
Business Representative
 
Craig Lee
Youth Council &
Business Clusters Team
Principal
Coffman Engineers
Business Representative
 
Kevin Managhan
Youth Council
Training Director
Inland Empire Electrical Training Trust
Labor Representative
 
Julie Meyer
Executive Committee,
One-Stop Team &
Membership Committee
Director of System Human Resource Services
Providence Health & Services WA/MT
Business Representative

Nancy Nelson
One-Stop Team
President
Humanix Staffing Services
Business Representative
 
Mike Senske
Youth Council
Business Clusters Team 
President/CEO
Pearson Packaging
Business Representative
 
John Serben
Youth Council
Senior Management/Executive
Business Representative

Dixie Simmons
Vice President for Learning
Institute for Extended Learning