Committee: Postsecondary Education & Workforce

The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee considers issues relating to postsecondary education, including governance and coordination of public and private institutions of higher education and technical training; postsecondary offerings; student success; wraparound services; apprenticeships; lifelong learning; workforce development; training; modification of credentialing of existing health care professions; health care occupational compacts; and removing barriers to employment.

Committee Members
Position
Party
Office Location
Phone Number
Vandana
Slatter
Chair
Democrat
308 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7936
Debra
Entenman
Vice Chair
Democrat
305 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7918
Julia
Reed
Vice Chair
Democrat
326 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7814
Alex
Ybarra
Ranking Minority Member
Republican
470 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7808
Kevin
Waters
Assistant Ranking Minority Member
Republican
467 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7994
Bruce
Chandler
Member
Republican
427B Legislative Building
(360) 786-7960
Cyndy
Jacobsen
Member
Republican
122E Legislative Building
(360) 786-7968
Mark
Klicker
Member
Republican
410 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7836
Mari
Leavitt
Member
Democrat
332 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7890
Joel
McEntire
Member
Republican
409 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7870
Greg
Nance
Member
Democrat
304 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7842
Dave
Paul
Member
Democrat
424 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7914
Gerry
Pollet
Member
Democrat
438A Legislative Building
(360) 786-7886
Suzanne
Schmidt
Member
Republican
468 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7820
Joe
Timmons
Member
Democrat
419 John L. O'Brien Building
(360) 786-7854