OLYMPIA – The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) announced that Omak Mayor Cindy Gagne was recently elected to its Board of Directors.

“It is an honor and a pleasure to serve on the AWC Board of Directors,” said Gagne. “I believe that leaders should value and respect people regardless of where they live. I am delighted to serve all cities in Washington and I look forward to our work ahead.”

Mayor Gagne was elected to the AWC Board during the association’s Business Meeting on June 27 in Spokane. She represents AWC Board District 3, which includes 37 cities in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties. District 3 is a largely rural eastern Washington district, with 32 of the cities in the district with populations less than 5000, and with 13 that are less than 1000.

Gagne has served on the Omak City Council since 1998, and she became mayor in 2009.

The AWC Board of Directors is the association’s governing body. The board is comprised of 25 directors, 23 of whom are mayors or city councilmembers from Washington cities or towns, and two non-elected city officials who also serve as the president and past president of the Washington City/County Management Association.

AWC serves its members through advocacy, education and services. Founded in 1933, AWC is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation that represents Washington's cities and towns before the state legislature, the state executive branch, and with regulatory agencies. Membership is voluntary. However, AWC consistently maintains 100 percent participation from Washington’s 281 cities and towns. AWC also provides training, data and publications, and programs such as the AWC Employee Benefit Trust, AWC Risk Management Service Agency, AWC Workers’ Comp Retro, AWC Drug and Alcohol Consortium, and AWC GIS Consortium.

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For information about all new and reelected officers and directors, visit the AWC website.

Media contact:
Emma Shepard
Communications Coordinator
Association of Washington Cities
emmas@awcnet.org
(360) 753-4137