Want to be a part of developing the next generation of young leaders? We’re accepting applications for Board membership!
Bayley Dodd
Director
Bayley Dodd (she/her) cut her advocacy and organizing teeth at Planned Parenthood, where she volunteered for five years before joining their staff. In 2018, she worked at Moxie Media as their Political Associate, engaging in consulting work for state legislative campaigns. She currently works for the Washington State Senate. When not at the Capitol, Bayley spends her time cooking, exploring the outdoors, and reading.
Chris Lampkin
Board President
Chris Lampkin is the Political Director for SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. He works to empower the 30,000 RN’s Healthcare and Behavioral Health workers of his union to grow their voice and lift standards for their communities. Chris loves working with the Bus because young people don’t want you to save the world for them, they want the tools to do it themselves. The Bus gives them those tools.
Emma Scalzo
Director
Emma Scalzo (She/Hers) is the Communications & Outreach Manager at the Housing Development Consortium, which advocates for all people to live with dignity in safe, healthy, and affordable homes within communities of opportunity. While a student at Western Washington University, Emma began her work in voter mobilization, in partnership with the Bus, by running WWU’s voter registration drive–registering nearly 2,000 students to vote. She continued her work at the Washington House of Representatives assisting in non-partisan policy research for both the Housing and Public Safety Committees. Emma joined staff at the Bus in 2019 as the King County Engagement Manager, connecting and mobilizing voters on college campuses, guiding the fellowship, and planning a Bus favorite, Candidate Survivor! Emma enters the WA Bus board excited to reconnect with the work of the Bus, an organization that has been such a special part of her career. Aside from the professional realm, Emma loves hiking and forcing friends to watch terrible movies – like Batman & Robin bad – with her.
Osta Davis
Director
Osta Davis (She/Her) got her start in politics as a Bus Fellow (’13) and credits the Bus for sparking her passion for civic engagement. Since the fellowship, Osta has organized for a higher minimum wage in SeaTac, served as a Legislative Assistant in Olympia, and learned about education policy as a Government Affairs Specialist at K&L Gates. In her current role as the Political Director of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, Osta works with candidates and incumbents to retain and strengthen the Democratic majority in the State Legislature. Osta cares about the Bus because creating avenues for engagement and transformative leadership development will literally save the planet. Osta is a lifelong Washingtonian and currently lives in Tacoma.
Parker Butterworth
Director
Parker Butterworth is a ten-year political campaign veteran who is experienced in fundraising, messaging, paid media advertising and campaign management. Parker has directly worked for candidates across America, such as helping elect Governor John Kitzhaber (OR) – the only Democrat to win election in a Republican “wave” year, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales (OR) as well as Assemblywoman Lucy Flores (NV) campaign for Lt. Governor. As a campaign fundraiser, Parker has raised millions of dollars for progressive candidates up and down the ballot. In addition to cooking up award-winning direct mail, Parker is an avid home chef! Parker graduated from The George Washington University and from the Seattle Culinary Academy, whose mascot was the Fighting Spork.
Samara Parra
Director
Samara Parra (She/Her/Hers) currently works as the Civic Engagement Manager at OneAmerica, an immigrant-rights organization. She leads the voter registration program and manages the organization’s political campaigns. Samara’s passion for immigrant and refugee rights rose from her own experience as an immigrant from Colombia and her fight for justice keeps getting stronger by working with youth who experience the same challenges she once faced. She cares about the Bus’s mission to develop the skills of young people who will take charge of making changes in their communities. In her free time, you can find Samara exploring the city with friends, reading, swimming, and just being awesome.
Shaine Truscott
Director
Shaine Truscott (she/her) is the Director of Member Programs at SEIU 775 and a lifetime Washingtonian. She spends her days working to improve the wages, benefits and working conditions of 45,000 long-term caregivers, and helping develop their leadership and activism. When she’s not working, Shaine is involved in the local music and arts community. Shaine believes that politics should be fun, and if they aren’t, we’re doing something wrong.
