EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone!  This link will take you to our planned HR professional development for the year.  If you take a look at our Upcoming Events page you will see just a glimpse of what we have planned for the first few months. 

Registrations are OPEN for the Career Fairs in April (Tacoma & Spokane) and the WSPA Annual Conference in the Tri-Cities in March!

BREAKING NEWS: Save the Dates:  REGISTRATION IS OPEN; Washington Educator Career Fairs: Tacoma 4/15/2026; Spokane 4/23/2026.

CONGRATULATIONS: The following Randy Hathaway Fellowships and Scholarships were awarded during the Annual Conference

$500 Scholarship Awards

Sammy Jo Griggs, Riverside SD

Amy Miller, Mount Adams SD

Veronica Kinney, Chief Leschi Schools

Sherri Nelson, Clover Park SD

Jacob Richmond, Clover Park SD

Dawn Duran, Clover Park SD

Lisa Adkinson, Puyallup SD

Heather Hintz, Orting SD

Shawnacy Smith, Northshore SD

Christopher Bishop, Peninsula SD

Ashleigh Hollmann, Mount Vernon SD

Tina Bustad, Lakewood SD

$1100 HELP Fellowship Awards

Heather Crossley, East Valley SD

Tara Depew, Central Valley SD

Calisa Castillo, Toppenish SD

Jesica Godoy, Yakima SD

Tara Phillips, Chehalis SD

Melinda Scheuffele, Federal Way SD

Kimberly Ward, Chief Leschi Schools

Chantel Bills, Puyallup SD

Haley Warr, North Kitsap SD

Zandra Craig, Peninsula SD

Amanda Gama, Lake Stevens SD

Rueshunda Davis, Mount Vernon, SD

What's Happening Now:

• Registration for the following:
• March 24, 2026-How to Coach Others to Communicate Effectively (FZW)
• April 15, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Tacoma Only
• Candidate Registration Tacoma
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Tacoma
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer
• April 21, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)
• April 23, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Spokane Only
• Candidate Registration Spokane
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Spokane
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

WSPA Membership: As of today, we are up to 672 members, If you want to get a discount on any of the trainings we offer please join.  Please reach out to Kaley VonVolkli (kvonvolkli@wasa-oly.org) to make that happen.  Here is a reminder that we are contracting with WASA again to manage our membership roster and payments.  Membership for 2025 (September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026) will begin July 1, 2025 when renewal notices will be sent to you and/or your District.

2025-26 Membership Renewals: 

Thank you for renewing your WSPA membership for 2025-26! We start the year with over 665 members and look forward to serving each and every one of you.

We would also like to extend a sincere welcome to our 90 new members this year—thank you for joining WSPA!

As of September 15, invoices have been sent out to all members. Please be on the lookout in the mail for your invoice and let us know if you have not received it by the end of the month.

Retiring this year? Make sure to sign up for WSPA Retiree Membership so you can stay in touch with the personnel community for a small fee of $100/year. If you’ve been a member for 5 or more years, we extend the offer of complimentary membership your first year as a retiree.

To learn more, please visit our website. For questions about membership, membership updates, and billing questions, please contact Kaley VonVolkli.

Thank you for your service to public education. We look forward to continuing our journey together!

WSPA's Address:

WSPA

PO BOX 14459

TUMWATER, WA 98511

WSPA Leadership 2025-26

Melissa Kreuder, Director of HR, ESD 112-Vancouver, WSPA President: melissa.kreuder@esd112.org

Keri Hutchins, Director of HR, Mead SD, WSPA President Elect: keri.hutchins@mead354.org

Jennifer Koskovich, Director of HR, Federal Way Public Schools, WSPA Past President: jkoskovich@fwps.org

Jane Stencel, Executive Director of HR, East Valley SD (Spokane); WSPA HELP and PD Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org 

Faith Knight, Bellingham School District, WSPA Secretary: faithknight@sjisd.org

Darrell Heisler, Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net

Member Requests this week: 

Funny of the week:  This morning, Siri said, “Don’t call me Shirley.” I accidentally left my phone in Airplane mode.

SAVE THE DATES!  THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 24, 2026-How to Coach Others to Communicate Effectively (FZW)

April 15, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)

• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Tacoma Only
• Candidate Registration Tacoma
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Tacoma
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

April 21, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)

April 23, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane (IP)

• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Spokane Only
• Candidate Registration Spokane
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Spokane
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director