Board & Staff Members

About Us

Chairman

Paul Middleton has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1993. He has been politically active for many years, serving on both state and national convention rules committees for the Republican Party. Paul recently retired from the Washington State Department of Licensing and attends Timberline Baptist Church in Lacey. Paul and his wife, Judy, have been married 40 years, have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Executive Director

Rick Forcier assumed his current duties with the Christian Coalition in 1998. He also chairs the Thurston County Jail Ministry Advisory Board, is past Chairman of the Rainier Education Foundation, and served three terms as Chairman of the Thurston County Republican Party. Rick and his wife Jill have been married 38 years, have three grown children, three grandchildren and attend Faith Assembly of Lacey. Bio available on request.


Administrative Assistant

Kathryn De Fries provides research, correspondence, database services, and web site maintenance. In addition to her duties at the Christian Coalition, she also serves as a strategist and prayer leader with experience in events coordination, for the Capital Region Ministers Network and Christian Life Church in Lacey. She attended Portland Bible College and is a graduate of the Wagner Leadership Institute.

Accounting

Beth Davis has provided accounting and bookkeeping services as a volunteer for the Christian Coalition since 1999. Beth is also actively involved in the pro-life movement with Human Life of Thurston County. She leads Sunday worship and her husband, Tom, coordinates a Jail Ministry outreach at North Thurston Life Center in Olympia. Tom and Beth have been married 35 years and have four children and 10 grandchildren.

Board of Directors

• Paul Middleton, Chairman, paul@christiancoalition.us
• Dennis DeFries, Secretary, Olympia
• Jim Winterstein, Treasurer, Olympia
• Dick Raport , Camano Island
• Scott Blanton, Battle Ground
• Jere Irwin, Yakima
• Jim Robinson, Otis Orchard
• Dorsey Holt, Hartstene Island
• Peggy Kirk, Montesano
• Fred Weise, Bellevue
• Rick Forcier, Executive Director

Pastoral Advisory Board

• Rev. Bill Bates, Destiny Christian Center, Centralia
• Rev. Earl Bradley, Capital Region Ministers Network
• Rev. Randy Burtis, Luis Palou Crusade, Olympia
• Rev. Mike Fogaras, North Thurston Life Center, Olympia
• Dr. Stephen Hammond, Cornerstone Bible Church, Enumclaw
• Rev. Ted Hanson, Abundant Life Fellowship, Bellingham
• Rev. Scott Manley, Flood The Sound Church, Olympia
• Rev. Scott Montagne, Bayside Community Church, Kingston
• Rev. Jon Oletske, Stone Church, Yakima
• Rev. Ken Parsley, Church on the Move, Yakima
• Rev. Jim Ripley, Neighborhood Christian Center, Tumwater
• Rev. Reuben Sapien, The Sanctuary Church, Lynnwood
• Rev. Dan Secrist, Faith Assembly of Lacey, Lacey
• Rev. Tim Taylor, Watchman International Ministries, Seattle
• Rev. Dwain Wolfe, New Horizons Christian Center, Fife

Staff - Olympia

• Beth Davis, Accounting, info@christiancoalition.us
• Kathryn DeFries, Communications, Administrative Assistant kathryn@christiancoalition.us
• Julie Gallagher, Prayer Coordinator
• Rusty Howell, Field Director, rustylh60@comcast.net