About Us

About ORA

Mission: The Governor's Office of Regulatory Assistance (ORA) helps people navigate Washington's environmental and business regulatory systems and works with our partners to improve those systems.

Vision: Citizens and businesses have easy access to all required information, can get personal assistance when needed, and experience government as helpful, seamless, reasonable and integrated when they interact with regulatory systems.

Our Staff

Jesus Sanchez, Director
    Shelby Hultman, Executive Assistant

Information Center
Melinda Kupers, Business Solutions Manager
    Brittany Wilson
    Jeanne Fulcher

Regional Assistance Leads
    Alan Bogner - Southwest Region
    Anne Knapp - Central Region
    Jane Dewell - Northwest Region
    Karin Baldwin - Eastern Region
    Sheila Hosner - Northwest Region

Business Systems
Scott Hitchcock, Business Systems Manager
    Michael McNabb, Solutions Architect