The Planning for Recreation Access Advisory Committee evaluates applications for grant proposals for planning projects in communities that lack adequate access to outdoor recreation opportunities.
Qualifications
- Live in Washington
- Have an interest in public policy
- Enjoy finding creative solutions and appreciate other perspectives
- Are interested in and knowledgeable about planning and community engagement
Support
- RCO will provide the training needed to evaluate grants
- Stipends are available to eligible committee members
Time Commitment
- Sixteen to twenty hours for written evaluation, completed remotely, every other year (even years)
- Policy feedback time commitment varies
2026 Dates (estimates)
| Item | Date |
| Evaluation Introduction Meeting (virtual) | July 23 |
| Technical Review (written) | July 23 – August 12 |
| Evaluation (written) | September 17 – October 6 |
| Results Meeting (virtual) | October 14 |
Committee Members
Vacancies
- Community member representatives
- Government representatives
- Nonprofit representatives
Term Length
Four years
General Resources
- Jeff Baitx, Seattle
- Limamama Elama, Federal Way
- Crystal Goodwin, Kent
- Sophie Kilpatrick, Seattle
- Kristen Lashua, City of Ridgefield, Ridgefield
- Maci MacPherson, Sequim
- Alissa Manno, City of Longview, Longview
- Mia Nelson, Seattle
- Alfonso Orozco, Trust for Public Land, Seattle
- Heather Ramsay Ahndan, King County, Seattle
- Nona Snell, Olympia
- Erin Snodgrass, City of Buckley, Buckley
- Portland Williams, DuPont