CENTS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and was co-founded in 1995 by Federal Bankruptcy Judge Karen A. Overstreet and leading members of the Washington bankruptcy bar. CENTS is funded by foundation grants, special events, and individual contributions.

CENTS is affiliated with the King County Bar Association and has created programs with the support of the Washington Attorney General’s Office, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Foundation for Financial Planning Seattle Foundation, and the Consumer Protection and Education Fund.

CENTS does not sell or solicit to the individuals who attend our classes and all of our programs are offered free-of-charge.  We provide a blend of statewide and regional programs.

Board of Directors

Jennifer Aspaas

Director

Attorney

Vicente Omar Barraza

Director

Attorney

Judge Marc Barreca

Advisory Liaison

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington

Thomas Buford

Director

Bush Kornfield

Judge Frederick P. Corbit

Advisory Liaison

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington

Will Corbit

Director

McKinsey & Company

Brian Free

Director

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Kern Gillette

Director and Treasurer

Revitalization Partners

Dan Hagen

Director

Karr Tuttle Campbell

Judge Mary Jo Heston

Advisory Liaison

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington

Melissa A. Huelsman

Director

Law Offices of Melissa A. Huelsman 

Sandra Jones

Director and Past President

Arrivity Financial Planning

John Kaplan

Director

Perkins Coie

Michelle Kaplan

Director

Kaplan Law

Tony Leahy

Executive Director

William Malaier

DIRECTOR

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Hugh McCullough

Director

Davis Wright Tremaine

Hilary Mohr

Director

Federal Government Attorney

David Neu

Director

Miller Nash

Latife Neu

Director

Schweet Linde & Coulson

Judge Karen A. Overstreet (Ret.)

Advisory Liaison

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington

David Papiez

Director

Fox Rothschild

Aditi Paranjpye

Director and Vice President

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Jane Pearson

Director

Polsinelli

Fayre Rasch

Director

West Coast Bankruptcy Law

Mallory Satre

Director

Snell & Wilmer

Alicia Thomas

Director

Pivotal Solutions; Pivotal Services

Christy Tobin-Presser

Director

Bush Kornfeld

Todd Tracy

Director

Tracy Law Group

Ella Vincent

Director

Stoel Rives

Dan Youngblut

Director and Secretary

Foster Garvey

James Zack

Director and President

Lane Powell