Westrends Board
The Westrends Board provides a forum in which members can evaluate the direction and velocity of trends shaping the quality of life in the West. The Westrends Board focuses on the demographic, economic, and cultural trends and implications challenging Western policymakers and how they can strategically address these rapid changes.
For more information on the committee, please contact Martha Castañeda, Director of Policy & International Programs.
Committee Leadership
Representative Andrew Stoddard
Utah
Co-Chair
Past Committee Rosters
2023-2024
Co-Chair
Representative Landon Brown
Wyoming
Co-Chair
Senator Liz Stefanics
New Mexico
Alaska
(Presently None)
Arizona
(Presently None)
California
(Presently None)
Colorado
Senator Chris Hansen
Hawaii
Senator Lynn DeCoite
Idaho
Rep. Rod Furniss
Montana
(Presently None)
New Mexico
Senator Liz Stefanics
Nevada
Assemblymember Daniele Monroe Moreno
Oregon
Senator Elizabeth Steiner
Utah
Senator Ann Millner
Washington
Senator Ann Rivers
Wyoming
Representative Landon Brown
Alberta
MLA Tany Yao
2021-2022
Co-Chair
Representative Andy Schwartz
Wyoming
Alaska
(Presently None)
Arizona
(Presently None)
California
Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, Ph.D.
Colorado
Representative Hugh McKean
Hawaii
Representative Della Au Belatti
Idaho
Representative Rick Youngblood
Montana
Representative Wendy McKamey
New Mexico
Senator Bill Soules
Nevada
Senator Nicole Cannizzaro
Senator Pat Spearman
Senator James Ohrenschall
Oregon
Representative Barbara Smith Warner
Utah
Senator Wayne A. Harper
Washington
Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Wyoming
Representative Andy Schwartz
Alberta
MLA Nathan Neudorf
2019-2020
Chair
Senator Pat Spearman
Nevada
Vice Chair
Assemblymember Ken Cooley
California
Alaska
- Representative Geran Tarr
Arizona
- Representative T.J. Shope
California
- Assemblymember Ken Cooley
Colorado
- Representative Polly Lawrence
Hawaii
- Senator J. Kalani English
Idaho
- Senator Dean Mortimer
Montana
- Representative Forrest Mandeville
Nevada
- Senator Pat Spearman
New Mexico
- Senator Willian “Bill” Soules
Oregon
- Representative Barbara Smith Warner
Utah
- Senator Wayne Harper
Washington
- Senator Rebecca Saldana
Wyoming
- Representative Andy Schwartz
Alberta
- MLA Nathan Neudorf
2017-2018
Chair
Representative Polly Lawrence
Colorado
Vice Chair
Senator Randi Becker
Washington
Alaska
n/a
Arizona
n/a
California
- Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman
Colorado
- Representative Hugh McKean
Hawaii
- Representative Della Au Belatti
Idaho
- Representative Rick Youngblood
Montana
n/a
Nevada
- Senator Pat Spearman
New Mexico
- Senate President Mary Kay Papen
Oregon
- Representative Barbara Smith Warner
Utah
- Senate President Wayne Niederhauser
Washington
- Representative Cindy Ryu
Wyoming
- Senator Dan Dockstader
2015-2016
Chair
Senator Ginny Burdick
Oregon
Vice Chair
Speaker Kermit Brown
Wyoming
Alaska
- Senator Lesil McGuire
Arizona
- Representative T.J. Shope
California
- n/a
Colorado
- Senator Kevin Grantham
Hawaii
- Representative Kyle Yamashita
Idaho
- Representative Rich Wills
Montana
- Senator Roger Webb
Nevada
- Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams
New Mexico
- Senate President Mary Kay Papen
Oregon
- Senator Ginny Burdick
Utah
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
Washington
- Senator Linda Evans Parlette
Wyoming
- Speaker Kermit Brown
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