The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is a seven-member volunteer citizen commission that provides policy direction for the agency. The commission hires an agency director, who in turn hires executive leaders to guide the agency. The Executive Leadership members are as follows:
Director
Diana Dupuis
Deputy Director
Mike Sternback
Operations Director
Jon Crimmins
Administrative Services Director
Laura Holmes
Stewardship Director
Lisa Lantz
Parks Development Director
Heather Saunders
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director
Janette Chien
Tribal Relations Director
Jenna Bowman
Human Resources Director
Amber Erdahl
Communications Director
Clare Delong
Policy and Government Affairs Director
Owen Rowe
Executive Assistant to the Director, Commission & Deputy
Becki Ellison