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Executive Office
360.489.3641
Joel Aune
Executive Director
360.489.3651
Joel has been with WASA since 2018. Prior to accepting the position of Executive Director with WASA, Joel served as Superintendent for 20 years in the Snoqualmie Valley and Colfax School Districts. He also previously served as an elementary principal in the Walla Walla School District and as an assistant principal and teacher in the Cashmere School District, where he began his career in 1983. In 2011, Joel was elected WASA President.
Shawna Kiliz
Executive Assistant
360.489.3641
Joining the team in 2023, Shawna has more than twenty years of experience providing administrative support to superintendents, principals, and board members within the Washington State education system.
Bella Troiani
Website, Communication, and Production Assistant
360.625.5481
Bella joined the WASA team in October 2021. Prior to joining WASA, Bella had several years of experience with Washington State University and Washington State RCW. View Bella's Staff Spotlight.
Professional Learning (Conferences) & Membership
360.489.3640 / 360.352.6873 fax
Mike Nelson
Assistant Executive Director
253.508.0192
Prior to joining the WASA staff in 2020, Mike served 35 years as a public school educator serving as a teacher, principal, curriculum and instruction director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. For the last 21 years, he has served in the Enumclaw School District where he was born and raised—with over 13 of those years as Superintendent. In 2019, he was selected as the Washington State Superintendent of the Year. View Mike's Staff Spotlight.
Kim Fry
Assistant Executive Director
360.239.6225
Kim brings 32 years of experience in education to WASA, most recently 12 years as superintendent of the Rochester School District. During the course of her career, Kim served as a first grade teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. Kim started at WASA on July 1, 2022. View Kim's Staff Spotlight.
Ryan Hickerson
Professional Learning Assistant
Ryan joined the WASA staff in August 2023. Ryan earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education, after which he proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a Training Program Manager for five years.
Government Relations
360.489.3642
Dan Steele
Assistant Executive Director
360.489.3652
Dan has served as WASA’s Governmental Relations lead since 2011. He has many years of varied legislative experience, including service as the executive director of the Washington Student Lobby, a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Washington's public university students, and as a legislative assistant with the Washington State Senate. Prior to joining WASA, Dan served the state's locally elected school board members for over 13 years with the Washington State School Directors' Association. View Dan's Staff Spotlight here.
Sheila Chard
Administrative Assistant
360.489.3642
Sheila came on board at WASA in 2011, after working with Dan Steele at WSSDA from 2005–11. View Sheila's Staff Spotlight.
Member Services & Administrative Operations
360.489.3646
Andy Wolf
Assistant Executive Director
360.489.3646
Andy, who came on board at WASA in 2016, brings more than 30 years of teaching and education leadership experience to his role with WASA. He spent the first 19 years of his career working in various roles with the Wahkiakum School District. For the last 13 years, he served as a principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent in Yelm. View Andy's Staff Spotlight here.
Natalie Plott
Office Assistant
Natalie joined the WASA staff in September 2023. She earned her Associate’s Degree in 2014 and worked as a Resource Paraprofessional for six years in the Olympia School District.
Accounting
360.489.3643
Eve Johnson
Business and Infrastructure Manager
360.489.3643
Eve has capably served at WASA for over 35 years, since joining the staff in 1985. View Eve's Staff Spotlight.
Kaley VonVolkli
Accounting Assistant
360.489.3644
Kaley started at WASA in March 2022. Prior to coming to WASA, Kaley worked as an Accounting and Card Servicing Specialist. She graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in June 2022. View Kaley's Staff Spotlight.
General Information
Phone: 360.943.5717
Not sure who to contact? Email admin@wasa-oly.org
