Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Washington. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Washington.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Washington.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Washington that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Division of Developmental Disabilities Health & Rehabilitative Services - Department of Social & Health Services
Director
PO Box 45310
Olympia, WA  98504-5310
Phone: 360-725-3413
Fax: 360-407-0955
Email: dddcoreception@dshs.wa.gov

State Developmental Disablities Council
Edward Holen, Executive Director
2600 Martin Way, E, Suite F
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA  98504-8314
Phone: 360-586-3560
Fax: 360-586-2424
Email: edh@cted.wa.gov

DD Council
George Walker, Chairperson
2600 Martin Way E., Suite F
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA  98504
Phone: 360-753-3908
Email: georgewalker@webtv.net

Washington P&A System
Mark Stroh, Executive Director
180 West Dayton, Suite 102
Edmonds, WA  98020
Phone: 425-776-1199
Fax: 425-776-0601
Email: wpas@wpas-rights.org

Department of Social & Health Services
Doug Porter, Assistant Secretary
P.O. Box 45080
Olympia, WA  98504-5080
Phone: 360-902-7806
Fax: 360-902-7855

Department of Social and Health Services - Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities Program
Steve Kozak, Director
WA
Email: KOZAKSJ@dshs.wa.gov

Veterans Affairs
John King, State Director of Veterans Affairs
WA
Email: johnk@dva.wa.gov

Employment Security Department
Dennis Cole, One Stop Lead
605 Woodland Square Loop
P.O. Box 9046 MS/600
Olympia, WA  98507-9046
Phone: 360-438-3258
Fax: 360-438-4041
Email: dcole@win.com

Employment Security Department - Employment and Training Division
Gary Gallwas, Assistant Comissioner
P.O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA  98507-9046
Phone: 360-438-4611
Fax: 360-438-3224
Email: ggallwas@esd.wa.gov

Washington Workforce Association
Tim Probst, Executive Director
601 Main Street
Suite 403
Vancouver, WA  98660
Phone: 360-693-6362
Fax: 360-693-6371
Email: timprobst@washingtonworkforce.org

Central Washington Disability Resources
Vonda Elison, Executive Director
422 North Pine Street
Ellensburg, WA  98926
Phone: 509-962-9620
Fax: 509-933-1571
Email: ils@televar.com

Disability Resource Center
Sean Barrett, Manager
607 Se Everett Mall Way Suite 6C
Everett, WA  92808
Phone: 425-347-5768
Fax: 425-710-0767
Email: Ilsc@richpoor.com

Center For Independence
Cliff Schulman, Executive Director
10828 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW #112
Lakewood, WA  98499
Phone: 253-582-1253
Fax: 253-584-4374
Email: cfi@centerforindependence.org

Disability Resource Network
Gladys Springborn-Brannigan, Manager
16315 North 87th Street Suite B-3
Redmond, WA  98052
Phone: 425-558-0993
Fax: 425-558-4773
Email: dnetredmond@yahoo.com

WA Coalition Of Citizens With Disabilities
Jeanette Murphy, Executive Director
4649 Sunnyside North, Suite 100
Seattle, WA  98103
Phone: 206-545-7055
Fax: 866-545-7055
Email: info@wccd.org

Coalition Of Responsible Disabled
Linda Schappels, Executive Director
612 North Maple Street
Spokane, WA  99201
Phone: 509-326-6355
Fax: 509-327-2420
Email: cord_2@safe-mail.net

Independent Living Resources Of SW WA
Jim Baker, Executive Director
5501 NE 109th Ct. Suite N
Vancouver, WA  98662
Phone: 360-694-6790
Fax: 360-882-1234
Email: disabilityresources@darswa.com

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