2010 Senior Lobby Day Photos
1501 S Capitol Way Rm 102
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone 360-754-0207
Fax 360-956-0362
info@waseniorlobby.org
www.waseniorlobby.org
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Walt Bowen |
Walt retired from Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in 2008 where he worked as a program manager. Walt has been active in civic and political organizations. He served as President of the Olympia Kiwanis and the Eastside Neighborhood Assoc. He is a musician and currently is the Vice President of the Greater Olympia Dixieland Jazz Society and co-director of their major Westcoast jazz festival. In April 2008, Walt was elected President of the Senior Citizens' Lobby. Walt is a graduate of Seattle University with a major in Political Science and Journalism and is a US Army Veteran. Walt is married and resides in Olympia with his wife Karen. |
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Bruce Reeves |
Bruce retired from state service in 1981, and has continued to be an active volunteer. Bruce is currently serving as a volunteer on the Legislative Committee for the Washington State School Retirees’ Association and he is the Immediate Past President of the Washington State Senior Citizens’ Lobby. Bruce holds a position as an appointed member of the Access to Justice Board under the jurisdiction of the Washington State Supreme Court. Bruce is married and resides in Olympia with his wife Margie and has four children and nine grandchildren. |
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Meg Battson Treasurer |
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Mary Lou Pearson
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Mary Lou is a retired DSHS state employee with past experience as a financial eligibility worker and Applications Supervisor in Seattle's Rainer Valley office. In 1984, she moved to Olympia to be the COPES Program Manager for the DSHS Aging and Disability Services Adm. (ADSA). During her retirement Mary Lou has been active in AARP's legislative activities and she has held offices in the local South Puget Sound Chapter #579. She has actively participated in various activities at the First United Methodist Church of Olympia; and has been the Senior Citizens' Lobby Secretary from 2005 to the present.
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Karen Bowen |
Karen retired from DSHS in 2007 where she worked as a Project Manager in Information Technology. Karen is a former member of the Olympia Heritage Commission and is a current member of the Olympia Genealogical Society. Karen is a graduate of Seattle University with a major in Humanities. She loves to write, paint, cook, and garden. Karen resides in Olympia with her husband, Walt and her three cats, Nhu Tu, Hua Tu and Hestor Tu.
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