Sarah joined the Conservation Commission in January 2015. Sarah is the agency’s Fiscal Manager and is responsible for all fiscal and budget matters at the Conservation Commission. Sarah brings over 20years of financial experience in the public and private sectors. Prior to being hired on at the Commission, Sarah was a Fiscal Analyst for the Department of Enterprise Services, Small Agency Client Services division.

Karla graduated from The Evergreen State College with a bachelor’s degree in Pre-law/Political Science.  She has experience with the state legislature and provides fiscal notes and bill tracking for the agency during legislative sessions.  Karla previously worked with the Washington State Dairy Federation for several years researching environmental issues, growth management issues, federal rules, and state statutes.  Karla joined the State Conservation Commission in 2005, and works with the NRCS Task Orders and the Voluntary Stewardship Program and manages all the agency’s various contracts.

Kate graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2020 with a degree in Gender + Women’s studies, studying many different subjects during her undergrad. She began working at DOL in 2021, and brings with her office, fiscal, and writing experience. She is SCC’s new grants’ specialist, joining in April 2022. She is passionate about conservation, connection with nature, and writing. She will be working with the CREP, Shellfish, and Natural Resource Investments grants as well as PIP loans. In her free time, she freelance writes for Thurston Talk, reads, and enjoys exploring the great PNW. She moved from Connecticut to Washington in 2016.

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Ashley graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance. Ashley joined the SCC in February2020 after working as a Fiscal Analyst for the Office of the Attorney General. As a Fiscal Analyst, Ashley provides general support to programs and staff at all levels and performs specialized fiscal duties in the financial division. Ashley currently works with the following grants: CTD, Envirothon, Irrigation Efficiencies, Livestock, and Engineering.

Courtney graduated from Saint Martin’s University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She joined SCC in 2008 and has worked with all grant programs at SCC.  She is the grants manager and currently works with the following grant programs: AGR-Soil Health, DOH-NEP, Fire Recovery, Implementation, NRCS Task Orders, RCO-Flood, and RCPP. Courtney is also a member of the CPDS team and publishes the monthly Financial Times Newsletter.