OUR STAFF
Peggy Miller, Executive Director
Peggy Miller began her involvement with the Miss America system as a sponsor for a local program in 2000. She continued her involvement at the local level until she was asked to move to the state program in 2002, where her desire grew to help others succeed in their endeavors with the Miss Washington Scholarship Organization. She became the Executive Director of the MWSO in 2007 and has since continued to build on the foundation laid by those that have gone before her taking the MWSO to new heights. Washington's representatives have been very successful at Miss America for several years thanks to the Washington State Pageant Family! Peggy is a Washington native, and is happily married to her husband Mike. They have two married children, and love spending time with their grandkids and family. She is known for her hash tags #grateful & #kindness matters.
Production
Krystle Ramos
Executive Producer
Merrick Kingman
Stage Manager
Kelly Goodman
Choreographer
Sarah Aanderud Wahlen
Production Consultant
Janet Lin Photography
Official Photographer
Keith Krueger
Events Photographer
Board of Directors
Darrin Emerick
President
Sarah Aanderud Wahlen
Vice President
Patti Belik
Co-Executive Director/ Treasurer
Peggy Miller
Executive Director
Mike Miller
Secretary
Administration
Patti Belik
Co-Executive Director/Ladies Director
Joyce Sward, RN
Medical Advisor
Tanya Aarhus, Joyce Sward, Sarah Vollmer, Barb Wagner, Melody Virding
Hostesses
Shirlee Partridge (Parent of Miss Washington 2009)
Carolyn Plante (Parent of Miss Washington 1993)
Headquarters/Family Hospitality
Merrick Kingman
Competition Magazine Designer
Krystle Ramos
Ticket Sales/Venue Coordinator
Darrin Emerick
Judge’s Chair
Lois Elaine Smith Zoll
Scholarship Development
Communications
Krystle Ramos
Director of Marketing
Sarah Aanderud Wahlen
Media Coordinator
Miss Washington's Teen
Year of Service
Shirlee Partridge
(Parent of Miss Washington 2009)
Business Manager
Special Thanks
Brad Brotherton
Business Consultant
Doubletree by Hilton, Olympia
Host Hotel
Capital HS Performing Arts Center
Host Venue
Dontae Payne, Mayor
City of Olympia
Elle's Artistry in Flowers
Official Florist
Field Operations
Krystle Ramos
Teen Director/Executive Producer
Megan Leibold-Blum
Assistant Teen Director
Merrick Kingman
Stage Manager
Sarah Wahlen
Production Consultant
Chloe Furnstahl
Choreographer
Alisa Foresee, Brenna Adams, Chandra Roy
Pinecone Coordinators
Ginny Gronwoldt
Ambassador Coordinator
Special Events
Patti Belik/Krystle Ramos
Arrival Ceremony/Fashion Show/Send-Off
Kay Gallo (Parent of Miss Washington 2022)
Events Coordinator
Mike Miller
Director of Field Operations/ Secretary