Evergreen Coast Regional Partnership serves Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor, and Pacific counties in southwest Washington state.
We provide tools and technical support to help communities grow while honoring local culture and values. By filling service gaps, coordinating efforts, and aligning existing programs, we strengthen the region as a whole.
We connect our communities to funding and resources that drive impactful projects. As a neutral convener, we bring together local governments, tribes, businesses, ports, and workforce partners to collaborate on shared challenges and opportunities.
As the region’s economic development district, we:
Connect communities to funding
Prioritize impactful projects
Help local groups work together to solve common problems
To do this, we’re developing a regional economic framework that helps the four counties collaborate more effectively. This framework will guide investment decisions and encourage partnerships among communities, tribes, businesses, and residents.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
ECRP oversees the Evergreen Coast Economic Development District (EDD). The EDD follows a federally approved Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) — a regional plan that guides economic growth and investment across four counties.
The primary areas of focus for the CEDs are:
Diverse & thriving economy
Improving infrastructure
Workforce & career pathways
Environmental resilience
Regional capacity building
Our Board of Directors
ECRP is led by an 18-member board, with represenatives from each county.
Michael Cade
Thurston EDC
Board President
Kevin Shutty
Mason EDC
Susan Yirku
Pacific County EDC
Treasurer
Darrin Raines
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.
Jerry Doyle
Pacific County Commissioner
Tony Enzler
Quinault Nation Enterprises
Jeff Farrington
Skydive Kapowsin
Kelsey Hulse
Propolis Communications
Kris Koski
Port of Grays Harbor
Todd Monohon
Olympic Rental & Landlord Services
Kathleen Nisbet-Moncy
Nisbet Oyster Co., Inc.
Mike Reid
Port of Olympia
Kyle Rogers
South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency
Brian Shay
City of Hoquiam
Pat Tarzwell
Mason County Commissioner
Amber Trail
Our Community Credit Union
Tiffany Turner
Adrift Hospitality
William Westmoreland
Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
Todd Chaput
Economic Alliance of Lewis County
Board Meetings
ECRP board meetings are held quarterly, in various locations throughout the region. Information for upcoming board meetings will be posted to this website at least one week in advance of the meeting.
2026 Board Meetings
Date and Time:
Location:
Monday, January 26, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Port of Grays Harbor 111 S Wooding Street, Aberdeen WA
Monday, April 27, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Thurston County, location TBD
Monday, July 27, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Pacific County, location TBD
Monday, October 26, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Mason County, location TBD
Staff
Annette Roth
Executive Director
Annette Roth is the Executive Director of ECRP, with over 15 years of experience in economic development, creative placemaking, systems development and technology. She previously led Washington State's award-winning Creative Districts program and speaks nationally on rural economies. Annette holds a B.S. in Marketing Management and serves on the City of Lacey Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission.
