Katie Nash

Position:

Second Vice Chair

Committee:

Public Policy Committee

Location:

Kennwick, WA

Email Address:

Nashka0511@gmail.com

Bio:

My name is Katie Nash.

I was born and raised in the Yakima Valley. I graduated from Selah High School in 2002.

After graduation, my family moved to the Tri-Cities.  My parents have been married for 50 years, and I have one older sister. She passed away in 2013 from Multiple Sclerosis complications.  I also have one nephew.

I reside in Kennewick with my husband of 5 years and our service dog, Geri.  I met my husband in an organization called People First of Washington, where our shared passion for advocacy ignited.  After a few years, I was elected as their board president.  While at an advocacy day in Olympia, my husband and I started talking with one of the legislative aids about a bill we wanted to write, based on another advocate who continuously chanted “Nothing about us; without us”, which became the bill's name.

It has taken about 3 years, but the bill finally got to our governor, and he has signed it.  This journey has been a testament to the power of advocacy and the importance of our voices being heard. I love advocating for myself and for others.  We must have a voice and be heard.  Educating others about living as a disabled person, in our society, is my passion. That is why I am a part of the Developmental Disability Council, so people with similar experiences have some input into legislation affecting their lives.

I have been working at Walmart for the past year and a half.  I am taking online college classes to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

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