Dominga Soliz, Executive Director
E-mail
360-664-9173
Dominga Soliz was appointed executive director of ELUHO by Governor Jay Inslee in November 2021. Before joining ELUHO, Ms. Soliz worked for the Washington State Office of Risk Management representing the state’s self-insurance liability program in tort and civil rights lawsuits against the State. Her caseload included higher education, natural resources, corrections, and employment. Before that, she was the hearings administrator for the Washington State Department of Corrections, overseeing the program that conducted probation violation and sentence revocation hearings. She also worked as a risk mitigation manager for that department, acting as the client agency in claims and lawsuits. Ms. Soliz began state service as a policy and planning specialist for the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, where she worked with stakeholders to set rules and priorities for habitat conservation and recreation grant programs and served as coordinator for the Habitat and Recreation Lands Coordinating Group. Ms. Soliz is a second-generation graduate of the University of California Davis’ King Hall School of Law and a graduate of The Evergreen State College.
Jamie Merly, Director of Legal and Administrative Services
E-mail
360-485-1282
Jamie Merly joined ELUHO as the director of Legal and Administrative Services in 2022. She has worked in legal support roles for more than fifteen years, both in private practice law firms and state government offices. Ms. Merly began working in legal management in 2019 while at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. She is experienced in leading legal support team functions for matters argued before independent arbitrators, state boards and commissions, superior courts, U.S district courts, and state and federal appellate courts. She is a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt and also is Dare to Lead™ trained.
Destinee Chisa, Administrative Assistant
Email
360-485-1086
Destinee Chisa is an Administrative Assistant 3 with the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office. Destinee joins us with over 10 years of administrative experience supporting large and small teams. She is very eager to learn and looking forward to bringing her organizational skills and project management abilities to the agency. Destinee's everyday motto when working is "Be humble, be teachable and always be willing to learn".
Kathryn Rizzo, Law Clerk
E-mail
360-974-9513
Carrie Janway, Legal Assistant
E-mail
360-664-9160
Atraeyu Addessi, Legal Assistant
E-mail
360-485-1157
Mia Anderson, Legal Assistant
E-mail
360-485-1553