County Administrator, Assistants and Deputies
County Administrator Tanya Ange
Assistant County Administrator Erin Calvert
Assistant County Administrator Marni Kuyl
Assistant County Administrator (open)
Assistant County Administrator Ann Ober
Assistant to the County Administrator Megan McKibben
Senior Program Coordinator (open)
Community Impacts Analyst Ethan Adelman-Sil
Pandemic Recovery Analyst Faiza Noor
The County Charter directs the Board to appoint a county administrator who shall be responsible to the Board of County Commissioners for the continuous administration of the affairs of county government. Ann, Erin and Marni assist the county administrator in carrying out these duties.
Erin works with the departments and offices within the Public Safety & Justice functional area of county government, including Community Corrections, District Attorney's Office, Justice Court, Juvenile Services, Law Library, Sheriff's Office and the Washington County Circuit Court.
Marni has responsibility over the departments of Assessment and Taxation, Community Development, Cooperative Library Services, Health and Human Services and Housing Services, Land Use and Transportation, as well as the County's Sustainability Program.
Ann oversees Economic Development; Facilities, Fleet and Parks Services; Finance; Human Resources; Information Technology Services; and Westside Commons. Ann also managers the county's federally funded COVID-19 response and recovery efforts through the American Rescue Plan Act and supervises County Administrative Office operations, Government Relations, staff assistants to the Board of County Commissioners, staff with the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Development and is the liaison with the offices of County Counsel, the County Auditor.
Ethan Adelman-Sil and Faiza Noor coordinate and analyze the county's federally funded COVID-19 response and recovery efforts (American Rescue Plan Act) on behalf of the County Administrative Office.
Board of County Commissioners Staff
Staff Assistant to the Chair of the Board Grace Zarpak
Staff Assistant Brenda Bartlett
Staff Assistant Medha Pulla
This team provides support to four of the five members of the Board of Commissioners. Grace assists Chair Kathryn Harrington. Medha assists Commissioners Pam Treece and Jerry Willey. Brenda assists Commissioner Nafisa Fai. Duties include constituent relations, schedule coordination, communications and speech writing, among other responsibilities.
Economic Development
Economic Development Manager Adrienne Chaillé
Management Analyst II Alisa Brossia-Burggrabe
Senior Program Coordinator Cristian Salgado
Adrienne and the team work to create and implement economic development plans, programs and services that promote economic prosperity. While supporting a strong, equitable and inclusive economy countywide, the county’s economic development programming focuses on unincorporated Washington County and its smaller cities, recognizing that larger cities have their own economic development staff. Building wealth in historically disadvantaged communities is also a priority.
Government Relations
Senior Government Relations Manager Erin Doyle
Government Relations Manager Zakir Khan
Government Relations Manager Pablo Nieves-Valenzuela
Government Relations Manager Carly Sylva-Gabrielson
This team is responsible for performing analysis of legislative issues and advocating for the Washington County government at the municipal, regional, state and federal levels. The team represents, negotiates and advocates for Washington County's legislative agenda and other public policy interests.
Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement
Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Alicia Sojourner
Civil Rights Officer Fathi Karshi
Training and Development Analyst Jonathan Ostar
Equity Policy Manager Ashley Horne
Equitable Recovery Coordinator Alfredo Haro
Community Engagement Manager Amanda Garcia-Snell
Community Engagement Program Coordinator Samsam Abdi
Community Engagement Program Coordinator Aika Fallstrom
Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Supportive Housing Services (open)
Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Supportive Housing Services Nadia Mohammad
Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Supportive Housing Services Bianetth Valdez
Program Specialist (open)
Program Specialist Carol Renaud
Senior Administrative Specialist Tricia Kennedy
This team is responsible for leading the County organization’s equity, diversity and inclusion efforts with a focus on developing policies and practices that support equitable outcomes for Washington County community members. This includes promoting equitable access to services, as well as equitable quality of service delivery. To achieve equity, this team will promote diversifying the organization's workforce, developing organizational cultural competency and culturally specific program options, advancing civil rights policies and programs, promoting procurement with minority- and woman-owned businesses and engaging Washington County’s diverse community to engage in shared problem solving. The team also coordinates and supports Washington County's broad community engagement efforts including Board Town Halls, the Community Participation Organization (CPO) program and community engagement focused on the Supportive Housing Services program.
Public Affairs and Communications
Communications Officer Philip Bransford
Assistant Communications Officer Julie McCloud
Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Christian Aniciete
Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Hameed Alnassar
Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Maria Gomez Martinez
Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Emily Roots
Public Records and Constituent Response Coordinator Mary Hartshorn
Multimedia Video Production Specialist Darren Aevermann
Graphic Designer Sherry Jirles
This team is responsible for leading and coordinating organization-wide communication efforts as guided by Board of Commissioner goals and objectives and as directed by the County Administrator. Media relations and community involvement services are also provided by departments for programs and initiatives within their missions and areas of service.
Administrative Support
Executive Office Supervisor Angie Aguilar (Alternate Clerk)
Clerk of the Board Kevin Moss
Management Analyst Jenna Choe (Alternate Clerk)
Administrative Specialist II Kristen Carter
This team is responsible for administrative and clerical support to the Board of Commissioners and County Administrative Office, including meeting notification, agenda publication, minute taking, records archiving and other special projects.