Council Members

Jeffrey Abe-Gunter

Customer Satisfaction & Program Evaluation Committee Chair

Serves on Veterans Ad Hoc Committee

Labor Representative

Spokane

Don Brandon

Employer & Rehabilitation Partnerships Committee

Planning, Policy & Advocacy Committee

Representative of Current or Former DVR Customers

Mountlake Terrace

Vanessa Lewis

Parent Training and Advocacy Center Representative

Fairview

Charity Drummond

State Independent Living Council Representative

Seattle

Jana Finkbonner

Tribal VR Representative

Bellingham

Valerie Arnold

Representative of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Olympia

Vickie Foster

Representing Current or Former Recipients of VR services

Seattle

Rudy Hernandez

Veterans Ad Hoc Committee Chair

Serves on Member Recruitment & Participation Committee

Planning, Policy & Advocacy Committee

Represents DVR Professionals working in the Field

Burien

Jerry Johnsen

Serves on Planning, Policy & Advocacy Committee and

Customer Satisfaction & Program Evaluation Committee

Client Assistance Program Representative

Seattle

Jim Larson

Council Chair 2009-2010

Executive Committee Chair

Business & Industry Representative

Olympia

Vacant Position

Representing Current or Former Recipients of VR Services

Martin McCallum

Planning, Policy & Advocacy Committee Chair

Workforce Board Representative

Olympia

Susan Kautzman

Representing Community Rehabilitation Partners

Yakima

Leandro Razo

Customer Representative

Grandview

Andres Aguirre

Ex-Officio

Interim Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Olympia

Michael Hudson

Business and Industry Representative

Bellingham

Joelle Brouner

Executive Director

JoAnne Lang

Executive Assistant