Ken is a retired Everett firefighter, paramedic and fire captain. He’s been active in Firefighter’s Local 46 and various community groups. In his previous lives, he was the drummer in the 60’s era rock band Fragile Lime, a reluctant soldier, a scholar (Ph.D. in developmental psychology), an adjunct professor, dishwasher, and just about everything in between. He serves on the newsletter committee and chairs the resource development committee.

Juan Vega is a long-time voting advocate and has been registering and educating voters for more than twelve years. He has been the Lead Coordinator for Voter Registration for Seattle Hempfest since 2009, helping collect more than 10,000 voter registrations in that time. He is dedicated to expanding voter participation and is currently working on a youth civic engagement and outreach program to help train and educate young people to get involved. Juan has two daughters, six grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren, and has been a resident of Seattle, Washington since 1968.

Former chair of the corporate personhood/clean elections committee for MoveOn.org’s Seattle Council and former Coordinator for the reported #1 council in MoveOn. Co-founder of WAmend and chair of the committee that wrote I-735. Norm was instrumental in helping write the initiative language and is a great source of historical and constitutional information.

Arbay (pronounced Arbai) Hussein recently graduated from Central Washington University with a major in Law and Justice and a minor in Political Science. She has always been passionate about good government and our political system. Arbay wants to make a change and be a voice to the younger generation, and will be helping to grow our YO VOTE! program.

Alpana is an educator, advocate, community organizer, and academic researcher. As an activist, she has been involved in public policy work for over 15 years through various organizations. She is committed to empower communities at the local, state, and federal level. She has over a decade of experience teaching K-12 students and post-doctoral research experience in higher academia.

Guadalupe De Los Angeles Lyn, originally from Managua, Nicaragua, has spent the past 23 years residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Throughout this time, she has dedicated herself to advocating for environmental protection and addressing social issues. She is an active volunteer with Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Chispa Nevada, Moms Demand Action, and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). She brings over two decades of experience in the banking industry, specializing in mortgage operations. Guadalupe also has a rich history in politics. In the 1990s, she embarked on a journey as a young senator and law student, with the Partido Camino Cristiano Nicaragüense (CCN), a Nicaraguan political party. However, her political aspirations were thwarted by corruption and manipulation within the system, leading to the confiscation of her congressional seat. Despite this setback, she remains steadfast and committed to serving her community and supporting democracy.