2022 Commute Smart Cham

Champion Business Leader

Randy Rudin

Randy is the Acting Field Operations Chief for WA State DSHS – Division of Child Support.  Randy has been a long-time supporter of CTR. Read more about Randy!

Champion ETC

Sandi Hamilton

Sandi is the HR Specialist II for Goodwill Industries of the INW.  She markets her program to nearly 200 employees at the downtown site. Read more about Sandi!

Champion Commuter

Candise Branum

Candise is the Health Sciences Librarian for Gonzaga University.  She’s been an avid bicyclist for the last 18 years. Read more about Candise!

Champion Commuter

Dawn Mosher

Dawn is an Interlibrary Loan/Summit Technician for EWU.  Dawn has used public transportation her entire life. Read more about Dawn!

Champion Commuter

Nadine Kramer

Nadine is a Client Account Representative for Frontier Behavioral Health.  She has been teleworking since COVID hit in March of 2020.  Read more about Nadine!

2021 Commute Smart Champions

Champion Business Leader

Tatjana Roberts

Champion ETC

Margee Chambers

Champion Commuter

Jason Ball

Champion Commuter

Lisa Woodard

Champion Commuter

Josh Potter

Champion Business Leader

Amelia Clark

Amelia Clark is the Administrative Officer for Spokane Regional Health District, which employs 300 employees near the downtown area. Click to read more!

Champion ETC

Rebekah Buettner

Rebekah is a HR Admin Assistant for Washington Trust Bank. She’s been the ETC since April 2019. She markets her program to nearly 500 employees in downtown Spokane. Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Robert Ethington

Robert Ethington is a Support Enforcement Technician for WA State DSHS – Division of Child Support. Robert is quite a dedicated commute option user! Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Crystal Belwood

Crystal Bellwood is a Library Archive Para-Professional for EWU. Crystal began working at EWU in 2015 and has ridden the bus to work every day since. Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Will Slemp

Will is a Court Clerk 1 for the City of Spokane, Public Safety. Will walks 1.2 miles to and from work every day! Click to read more!

Champion Business Leader

Shirley Maike

Shirley Maike is the Mayor for the City of Medical Lake. She also served as the ETC for many years at Eastern State Hospital. Click to Read More!

Champion ETC

Karen Troxell

Karen is the ETC and CTR Coordinator for Gonzaga University. She is also an Americorp volunteer. She’s been active in Gonzaga’s CTR program since 2019. Click to Read More!

Champion Commuter

Nita Alexander

Nita is a Graphic Designer and Prepress Technician for The Spokesman-Review/NW Offset Printing. She has been using commute options since 2010, saving nearly 15,000 miles off our roads. Click to Read More!

Champion Commuter

Karin Ryon

Karin is the Administration Assistant for Spokane Transit and has been riding the bus to work for the last 11 years. Click to Read More!

Champion Commuter

Maria Arguinzoni

Maria is an Accounting Clerk for the City of Spokane – Public Safety. She has been carpooling for nearly 20 years. Click to Read More!

Champion Business Leader

Joe Duricic

Joe is the Water and Fuel System Maintenance Shop Foreman for Fairchild AFB.  Joe has been an active CTR supporter since 2002.  Click to read more!

Champion ETC

Jocelyn Urban

Jocelyn has been the ETC for Altek, Inc. in Liberty Lake since October of 2018.  She markets her CTR program to 157 employees and walks her talk by carpooling to work each day.  Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Andrew Duffey

Andrew is an Accountant for the City of Spokane, City Hall.  He began riding the bus soon after he began working for the City in July of 2016.  Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Darroll Woelk

Darroll works in 1st Class Vehicle Maintenance for Spokane Transit.  He has been riding his bike to work, nearly every day, for the last 15 years.  Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Ivanna Lomas

Ivanna is the Park & Rec. Coordinator for City of Medical Lake.  She’s been using commute options for the last 3 ½ years.  She rides her bike, carpools and occasionally teleworks. Click to read more!

2020 Commute Smart Champions

Champion Business Leader

Loren Searl - City of Spokane Water Department

Loren believes promoting CTR at the worksite benefits both the employee and the employer. Employees save money by using commute options and since most employees work a compressed work schedule, that allows them a greater work/life balance. Click to read more!

Champion ETC

Jody Long - Spokane Transit Paratransit

Jody is the Paratransit Clerk for STA Paratransit and has been the ETC for nearly the last 4 years. Jody markets her program to 84 employees. Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Jim Moneymaker - Eastern Washington University

Jim is the Business Manager for Facilities & Planning at EWU. Jim has been riding the bus to EWU every day, for the last 18 years. A couple months after Jim began working at EWU, he noticed the bus pulling up, right outside his building. Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

Shayne Schoonover - City of Spokane Public Safety

Shayne is a Court Clerk 1 for the City of Spokane, Public Safety. She’s been riding the bus since she began working for the City 12 years ago. With an 18-mile round trip commute, Shayne has reduced over 35,000 miles and saved over $10,000! Click to read more!

Champion Commuter

John Rockwell - Spokane Transit

John is the Senior Information Systems Manager for Spokane Transit. He met his wife at STA about 6 years ago and they soon began carpooling together. They enjoy the money they save by sharing their 44-mile round trip commute.Click to read more!

Champion Business Leader

Connie Lambert-Eckel - Lakeland Village

Connie is the Superintendent at Lakeland Village, which employs over 750 staff members and is located 20 miles from downtown Spokane, in a rural community, outside of Medical Lake, WA. Click here to learn more!

Champion ETC

Karrie Diana - City of Spokane, Water Department

Karrie is a Clerk II for the City of Spokane, Water Dept. She’s also been the ETC for the last 5 years. Karrie markets her program to approximately 150 employees. The City offers fully subsidized bus passes, preferred parking for carpoolers, bike racks, lockers, compressed work schedules and teleworking. Click here to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Mark Zielfelder - City of Spokane, Water Department

Mark is a Laborer II in the Hydrant Division for the City of Spokane, Water Dept. Mark works a compressed work schedule and is also an avid carpooler. He began carpooling in February of this year after learning that several of his co-workers live in close proximity. With a 10-mile one-way commute, Mark likes the money he is saving and the positive impact he has on the environment by carpooling. Click to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Missy Eaker - City of Medical Lake

Missy is the Accounts Payable Clerk Cashier for the City of Medical Lake. She has been walking or bicycling to work every day since she began working at the City in January 2017. Living within a mile of her worksite, she says it makes no sense to drive into work. Click to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Grace Callahan - Eastern Washington University

Grace works with EWU’s student government—the ASEWU—as their program support supervisor. She began carpooling over 24 years ago. Grace was co-workers with the ETC for EWU at the time. Since they were neighbors, Nadine strongly encouraged Grace to begin carpooling together. Click here to learn more!

Champion Business Leader

Tim Hansen - Spokane County

Tim is the HR Director for Spokane County, which employs nearly 2000 employees, both on the County campus and throughout all of Spokane County. Tim personally walks his talk by carpooling with the HR Manager, as often as he can. Click here to learn more!

Champion ETC

Julie Korssjoen - Spokane County

Julie has been the Parking Coordinator and ETC for Spokane County since March 2019. She markets her program to nearly 2000 County employees. Spokane County offers nearly every CTR Program element; Nearly fully subsidized bus passes. Employees pay only $5 a month for a monthly STA pass. Click here to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Greg Garrett - STA Vanpool and Paratransit

Greg is currently the Vanpool Manager for Spokane Transit. He began working at STA in 2009 as the Vanpool Coordinator, working at the Plaza downtown. He took advantage of the free monthly bus pass that STA provides a and began riding the bus daily. Click to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Lisa Keon - Alorica

Lisa is a Customer Care Agent for Alorica in Spokane Valley and is no stranger to using commute options! Since moving to Spokane in 1998 she’s been a walker, bus rider, carpooler and now a Work a Home Agent. Click to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Nigel Davies - Eastern Washington University

Nigel is a Scientific Instructional Technician at EWU. He also teaches Intro to Geology. He began working at EWU in the fall of 2011. He soon learned about the Fish Lake Trail that could get him from Spokane to Cheney. Click here to learn more!

Champion Business Leader

Janet Stowe - Spokane Transit Paratransit

Janet Stowe is the Senior Manager for Paratransit & Vanpool for Spokane Transit. Her site is located just north of the bus barn, and has employs 102 employees. STA offers fully subsidized bus passes, preferred parking for carpoolers and vanpoolers, bike lockers, showers, a workout room and compressed work schedules. Click here to learn more!

Champion ETC

Shellee Ives - City of Spokane City Hall

Shellee Ives is a Clerk II for the City of Spokane, City Hall. She has been the ETC for nearly a year. She markets her program to approximately 480 employees. The City offers fully subsidized bus passes, compressed work schedules, guaranteed ride home, showers and lockers. Click here to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Maureen Replogle - alorica

Maureen has been utilizing the bus system since she moved to Spokane in 1986. She began riding the bus for errands, but in 2008 Maureen gave up her car completely, deciding that owning a car didn’t make financial sense for her. Click here to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Carrie Brunsvold - Washington Trust Bank

Carrie is a Wire Agent at Washington Trust Bank in downtown Spokane. Her husband encouraged Carrie to begin riding her bike to work in 2005. Click here to learn more!

Champion Commuter

Cara Sasser - City of Spokane Water Department

Cara is the Office Manager for the City of Spokane, Water Department. She began carpooling with her husband 14 years ago. She also works a 9/80 compressed work schedule and loves having a 3-day weekend twice a month. Click here to learn more!