WBA is governed by a Board of Directors composed of member banks from across Washington State. Directors are executive level banking professionals from institutions diverse in type, size, and geographic location. The Board of Directors sets policy for the association and is responsible for the prudent stewardship of the fiscal resources of the association. 

2010-11 Officers 

Chairman
Dave Straus
President & CEO, Fortune Bank, Seattle

Chairman-Elect
Eric Pearson
President, Community 1st Bank, Kennewick

Immediate Past Chairman
Byron L. Richards
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank, Seattle

Treasurer
Kerry Biddle 
Senior Vice President, Bank of America, Tacoma

ABA Government Relations Committee Representative
Kurt E. Graff
President & CEO, Northwest Commercial Bank, Lakewood

WBA PROS Chairman
Kurt E. Graff
President & CEO, Northwest Commercial Bank, Lakewood

WBA Education Committee Chair
Laurie Stewart
President & CEO, Sound Community Bank, Seattle

Directors

Melanie Dressel (term to 2013)
President & CEO, Columbia Bank, Tacoma

John E. (Jack) Heath (term to 2012)
President & COO, Washington Trust Bank, Spokane

Dennis Long (term to 2013)
CEO, The Bank of the Pacific, Aberdeen

Jim Mitchell (term to 2013)
President & CEO, Puget Sound Bank, Bellevue

Carol K. Nelson (term to 2011)
President & CEO, Cascade Bank, Everett

Patrick Redmond (term to 2013)
President & CEO, Viking Bank, Seattle

Cathy Reines (term to 2013)
President & CEO, First Heritage Bank, Snohomish

Patrick Yalung (term to 2013)
Regional President, Wells Fargo Bank, Seattle