Governing Bodies
Council of Governments & Advisory Council
The Governing Bodies of the Olympic Area Agency on Aging are a Council of Governments comprised of one county commissioner from each county – Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, and Pacific Counties. The Council of Governments is the decision-making body. The Advisory Council is comprised of 4 representatives from each county, and a region-wide representative for each of the following groups: Tribes, Adults with Disabilities, Minorities, and an elected official.
The Council of Governments meets the first Thursday of each month (normally via teleconference). The Advisory Council usually meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month – currently via Zoom, with an in person option alternating between Aberdeen and Sequim. Please check our calendar for updated times, locations, venues, meeting cancellations, and AC and COG meeting materials.
Consider volunteering with O3A as an Advisory Council member! Contact Michelle Fogus, Planner, email: michelle.fogus@dshs.wa.gov for information and a volunteer application. Our membership vacancies are:
- Clallam County – 0 Vacancies
- Grays Harbor County – 2 Vacancies
- Regional Minority Representative – 1 Vacancy
- Regional Disabilities Representative – 1 Vacancy
2026 Approved meeting schedule
Clallam County
Commissioners
Randy Johnson, COG Vice-Chair (Mark Ozias, Alternate)
Phone: 417-2383 | Fax: 417-2493
223 E. 4th St., Suite 4, Port Angeles, WA 98362-3015
Advisory Council Members:
- Joseph Sharkey – Sequim
- Marsha Melnick – Sequim
- Lisa Law – Sequim
- Leah Rathwell – Port Angeles
Grays Harbor County
Commissioners
Rick Hole (Georgia Miller, Alternate)
Phone: 249-3731 | Fax: 249-3783
Commissioners’ Office
100 West Broadway, Suite #1
Montesano, WA 98563
Advisory Council Members:
- Sherry Ainsworth – Aberdeen
- Alice Sharp – Aberdeen
- Vacancy
- Vacancy
Jefferson County
Commissioners
Heidi Eisenhour, (Heather Dudley-Nollette, Alternate)
Phone: 385-9100 | Fax: 385-9382
P. O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Advisory Council Members:
- Virginia (Ginny) Adams, 2025 AC Vice Chair – Port Townsend
- Eileen Svoboda – Port Townsend
- Jeanette Siburg – Port Townsend
- Steve Browning-Port Ludlow
Pacific County
Commissioners
Lisa Olsen, COG Chair (Jerry Doyle, Alternate)
Phone: 875-9337 | Fax: 875-9335
Pacific County Courthouse, P.O. Box 187, South Bend, WA 98586
Advisory Council Members:
- Beth Tripp – Long Beach
- Darian Sheldon – Long Beach
- Elise Chayet – Long Beach
- Jeanine Tweedie – Long Beach
Tribal Representative
- Vacancy
Disability Representative
- Vacancy
SCOA Representative
- Eileen Svoboda
Minority Representative
- Vacancy
Elected Official
- Nancy Gorshe – Ocean Park