About CCIA
CCIA is made up of a nine-member board of directors:
Martha Martin, Ph.D., President
John Wagoner, Vice President
Larry Keister, Secretary
Roger Daniels, Treasurer
Mariann Guetter, Board Member
Richard Hamby, Board Member
Ceil Kirchner, Board Member
Susan Stauffer, Board Member
Gary Cole, Board Member
Bernice Pluchos, Member at Large
CCIA's Principal Purpose: To hold government accountable to
the public while serving the public interest.
CCIA's Ancillary Purposes:
• To educate the public about the importance of holding government
accountable to the public.
• To secure resources from individuals, corporations, and other
foundations which will then be distributed in a manner which will
support programs for which federal, state and local funding is
inadequate or otherwise not available.
• To enhance community support for holding government
accountable to the public.
• To provide direct support to other charitable organizations created
to hold the government accountable to the public.
• To cooperate with business, industry, government agencies, and
individual to develop and promote programs and activities designed
to hold government accountable.
• To raise and administer funds to support capital and
educational/operational needs in keeping with the intent of donors
and the objectives of the Concerned Citizens In Action.
• To serve as trustee of any revocable or irrevocable trust according
to the provisions of a trust instrument and Washington State law.
Provided, Concerned Citizens In Action may accept an appointment
as trustee only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of
Directors, if such notice of the proposed appointment to service as
trustee is contained in the notice of the meeting.

About CCIA
Our purpose is to hold government
accountable to the public while
serving the public interest.
What Does CCIA Do?
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