MEMBERS
There are ten members of the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. All members are appointed by the Governor to staggered terms. Terms are generally four years with the exception of the first Authority. To establish the staggered appointments, five of the first appointees will serve two year terms. Current members’ terms are scheduled to expire in either 2009 or 2011.

The Authority consists of the following members:
The executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs; The Chief of the Washington State Patrol; Two police chiefs; Two sheriffs; One prosecuting attorney; A representative from the insurance industry; A representative from the automobile industry; and One member of the general public.

The WATPA is comprised of 10 Governor’s appointees as follows:
Chief John Batiste, Washington State Patrol
Mr. Emil Dammel, PEMCO Insurance
Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal, Douglas County
Chief Ken Hohenberg, Kennewick Police Department
Sheriff John Lovick, Snohomish County
Mr. Merle Pfiefer, General Public
Mr. Don Pierce, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Executive Director
Mr. Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecutor
Chief Steve Strachan, Kent Police Department
Mr. Mike West, Southtowne Auto Rebuild

STAFF
Tom Corzine
Executive Director

Grant Clark
Public Awareness Coordinator

Cynthia Jordan
Admin Assistant