Today, Cultural Access Washington and the Washington State Arts Alliance have joined forces. With an energized vision and new name, Inspire Washington aims to build a broad and powerful statewide coalition to champion advocacy and resource development for Washington's cultural sector. Our powerful union of science, heritage, and the arts, creates extensive reach, profound impact and innovative opportunities.

MISSION/VISION STATEMENT

Our Mission:

Inspire Washington nurtures the human spirit and strengthens communities by increasing access to science, heritage, and arts programming through advocacy, resource development, education, and coalition building.

Our Vision:

We envision vibrant communities where:

• Our unique and shared histories bring people together, lift them up and empower them to succeed;
• Everyone in our society has the ability to benefit from and be inspired by the cultural experiences available in our state;
• Our arts, science, and heritage organizations, from the smallest grassroots enterprises to the largest institutions, have sustainable resources to create wide and deep human impact through their work.

Inspire Washington
Board of Trustees

• Benjamin Moore
  WA State Cultural Leader
  President
• Richard Beckerman
  Museum consultant
  Treasurer
• Janell Johnson
  Village Theatre
  Vice President
• Putter Bert
  Kids Quest Museum
  Secretary
• Alejandro Grajal
  Woodland Park Zoo
  Vice President
• Ellen Walker
  Pacific Northwest Ballet
  Vice President
• Dwight Gee
  WA State Cultural Leader
• Jared Axelrod
  Community Leader/Cultural Advocate
• Will Daugherty
  Pacific Science Center
• Bob Davidson
  Seattle Aquarium
• Andy Jensen
  WA State PTSA/Seattle Council of PTSAs
• Douglas R. King
  Museum of Flight
• Josh LaBelle
  Seattle Theatre Group
• Joe McIalwain
  Edmonds Center for the Arts
• Karen Mobley
  WA State Cultural Leader
• Dominica Myers
  Seattle Opera/Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council
• Katie Oman
  Arts & Culture Consultant
• Steve Sneed
  WA State Cultural Leader
• Bernie Griffin
  5th Avenue Theatre
• Karina Ajit Bharne
  Symphony Tacoma
• Danielle Gahl
  ArtsED WA
• Melissa Huggins
  Spokane Arts
• MaryGrace Goddu
  City of Olympia
• Lorie Hoffman
  Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council
• Latha Sambamurti
  Ananda Mela
• Preeti Shridhar
  City of Renton
• Krishna Thiagarajan
  Seattle Symphony
• Amada Cruz
  Seattle Art Museum
• Davin Diaz
  DrewBoy Creative & Arts Center Task Force
• Marlette Bucanan
  Seattle Music Partners
• James Kraft
  Lawyer
• Shannon Halberstadt
  WA State Cultural Leader
• Kelly Hart
  Allied Arts of Whatcom County
• Michael Herschensohn
  Queen Anne Historical Society
• Karen Hanan
  ArtsWA
• Christopher Shainin
  WSAAF
• Michael Greer
  ArtsFund

Staff

• Manny R. Cawaling
  Executive Director
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• Margaret Thompson
  Programs Coordinator
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• Gabby Segovia
  Advocacy Coordinator
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