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Board Members
CHAPTER OFFICERS
Chapter President: Kate Jackson
Vice President: Laurie Rockenbeck
Secretary: Scotti Andrews
Treasurer: Bethany Maines
MEMBERS AT-LARGE
Robin Barefield
Doug Levin
Naching T. Kassa
Michael Munro
PAST PRESIDENT
Brian Thornton
President
Vice President
Secretary
Kate B Jackson is an award-winning author of mysteries for kids and grownups about secrets and Sasquatch.
Laurie Rockenbeck lives in Redmond, WA and writes mysteries and suspense set in the Puget Sound.
Award-nominated Scotti Andrews lives in Seattle and writes both horror and romance, which she believes is kinda the same thing.
Bethany Maines is an award-winning traditional and indie author, graphic designer, and sixth-degree black belt who writes across genres with a signature blend of wit, action, and feminism. Bethany has seen her work in multiple anthologies and literary magazines and a short film — Suzy Makes Cupcakes.
Robin Barefield lives on Kodiak Island, Alaska, where she and her husband own a remote lodge. She has a master’s degree in fish and wildlife biology and is a wildlife-viewing and fishing guide. She has published six mystery novels and two non-fiction books.
Find her podcast at: murder-in-the-last-frontier.blubrry.net or wherever you get your podcasts.
Doug Levin (he/him) is a fiction writer, copywriter, and communications consultant based in Portland, Oregon. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Desert Detective, and three anthologies.
Naching T. Kassa writes horror and Sherlock Holmes mysteries and lives in Valley, WA with her husband and kids. She has worked in social media for the Horror Writers Association and as a board member for the Sound of the Baskervilles. She edits articles for Planetside, SFWA’s online magazine, and is the Talent Relations Manager for Crystal Lake Publishing.
Michael Munro is a Seattle-area mystery and nonfiction writer with a background in security, risk, and compliance management and landscape design. He has been shortlisted for the CWA’s Debut Dagger.
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