Updated: July 31, 2025

Juvenile Law Section Executive Committee Elections

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Each year, the Juvenile Law Section holds elections for open seats on its executive committee. On this page you will find information about the election process, how to run for an executive committee position, and other helpful info.

Election Information

Election Timeline

Instructions for Receiving Ballot

How to Apply

Executive Committee Roles


Election Information

Congratulations, Incoming Executive Committee Members!

Below are the results of the Juvenile Law Section Executive Committee election. Thank you for voting!

For more information about the section and its executive committee roles, please review the Section's bylaws.

Chair-Elect: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

Marci Danielle Comeau

Secretary: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

Anastasia Clark

Treasurer: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

Jeffrey Adams

At-Large Member: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Bailey Zydek

At-Large Member: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

Kari Petrasek

CLE/Outreach Coordinator: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Daria Spartan

Civil Legal Needs Committee Co-Director: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Lisa Melvin

Civil Legal Needs Committee Co-Director: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

No applications were received for this position.

Dependency and Child Welfare Committee Co-Director: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Karrina Guilbault

Dependency and Child Welfare Committee Co-Director: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

Kaelen H. Brodie

Juvenile Justice Committee Co-Director: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Pamela Davis

Juvenile Justice Committee Co-Director: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

No applications were received for this position.

Legislative Committee Co-Director: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Jeffrey Adams

Legislative Committee Co-Director: two-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2027.

No applications were received for this position.

Questions? Contact sections@wsba.org.

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How to Apply

The election for the Juvenile Law Section Executive Committee begins with the posting of open positions on the Section's Election webpage, and the opening of the Application Portal.

Note: links and information on how to apply will be posted here in March 2026.

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Instructions to Ensure You Receive Your Ballot

Instructions for ensuring you receive your ballot for the Juvenile Law Section Executive Committee election will be posted here in May 2026.

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Election Timeline

Interested in running for a position on the Juvenile Law Section's Executive Committee? Here's a rough outline of the section's elections period.

  • March — Open positions on the Executive Committee are posted on the Section's Elections page.
  • March — Application Portal for candidates opens.
  • April/May — Application Portal closes and the Section's Nominating Committee submits names for the ballot.
  • June — Voting begins (approx. two weeks).
  • June — Voting closes.
  • July — The Section's Nominating Committee reaches out to winners of the election.
  • July — Results are posted on the Section's Election page.

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Executive Committee Roles

The Juvenile Law Section's bylaws currently list the following required executive committee positions. Open positions will be listed above in the Election Information section at the beginning of election season.

  • Chair
  • Chair-Elect
  • Immediate Past Chair
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Two (2) Co-Directors of Juvenile Justice Committee
  • Two (2) Co-Directors of Dependency and Child Welfare Committee
  • Two (2) Co-Directors of the Civil Legal Needs Committee
  • Two (2) Directors of the Legislative Committee
  • CLE Coordinator/Publication Editor
  • Two (2) At-Large Members

For more information on what each member's role on the committee is, see the Juvenile Law Section Executive Committee Position Descriptions.

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