Outdoor Education and Recreation

The No Child Left Inside Advisory Committee evaluates applications for grants in the No Child Left Inside program.

These grants provide funding for outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth.

Qualifications

  • Live in Washington
  • Have an interest in public policy
  • Enjoy finding creative solutions and appreciate other perspectives
  • Are interested in and knowledgeable about outdoor recreation and education

Support

  • RCO will provide the training needed to evaluate grants
  • Stipends may be available to eligible committee members.

Time Commitment

  • Two to three days of virtual meetings every other year
  • Fifteen to thirty hours for written evaluation, completed remotely
  • Policy feedback time commitment varies

Vacancies

  • No current vacancies

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Term Length

Four years

General Resources

Committee Member Reference GuideDownload
Conflict of Interest Policy for Advisory CommitteesDownload

2025 Dates

ItemDates
Evaluation Introduction MeetingJanuary 29
Evaluation Period (Written Reviews)January 29 – March 7
Evaluation Period (Tier 2 & 3 Q&A Meetings)March 3 – 7
Results MeetingMarch 13

Committee Members

  • Raina Baker, Camp Beausite Northwest, Port Hadlock
  • Quena Batres, The Nature Conservancy, Bellevue
  • Kirk Beckendorf, Cascadia Conservation District, Wenatchee
  • Mackenzie Berg, Bellingham
  • Jaime Colling, REI, Seattle
  • Aimee de Nay, Olympia
  • Britnee Harvey, Oak Harbor
  • Rachel Heaton, Pacific
  • Dawn Janow, Bainbridge Island
  • Linea Jantz, Spokane Valley
  • John Keates, Bellingham
  • James E King, McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development, Seattle
  • Chris Liu, Outdoor Asian, Seattle
  • Jennifer Papich, City of Spokane, Spokane
  • Carmetrus Parker, Tacoma
  • Lucy Portman, Seattle
  • Jacqueline Reyes, The Wilderness Society, Seattle
  • Chirag Sarao, Student, Bellevue
  • Stacey Selcho, Spokane Conservation District, Spokane
  • Esa Tilija, REI, Seattle
  • Jennifer Vickers, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Tammy VuPham, Outdoor Asian, Redmond

State Agency Members

  • Leia Althauser, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia
  • Allison Cole, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Seattle
  • Makaela Kroin, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia
  • Meryl Lassen, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Port Angeles
  • Elizabeth Schmitz, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia
  • Yelley Taylor, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Seattle
  • Lindsay Walker, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia