CSTA Washington
Trish Henry is the CSTA Washington Vice President of the Eastern North Region. Looking Back and Moving Forward With more than 30 years of experience serving K–12 students and educators in Washington State, Trish has dedicated her career to creating meaningful learning experiences at the intersection of literacy, STEM, computer science, technology, and creativity. Recently…
Nick Harker is a CS educator at Spanaway Lake High School, one of four high schools in Bethel School District. His 3rd year of teaching will start in August 2026. Nick is the current Treasurer of the board, elected for the 2026-2028 period. Background Nick Harker started his career as a data engineer and analyst…
Hi Everyone, I’m the Coastal/Peninsula VP for ESDs 113, 114, and 189. I enjoyed meeting a few of you at the many conferences I attended this summer. Please reach out if you have ideas about connecting within our beautiful but huge region. I’m located on I5 up by the Canadian border, but I love to…
On June 9, 2026, the CSTA Voice published The Disengagement Gap: What does this mean for CS? authored by CSTA 2025-26 IMPACT Fellow and CSTA Washington VP of Membership Anthony Barba of East Valley High School (Yakima SD). The article highlights a critical “disengagement gap” where high schoolers rapidly lose interest in school despite positive parental perceptions. To counter…
On June 7, 2026, the CSTA Voice profiled CSTA 2025-26 IMPACT Fellow and CSTA Washington VP of Membership Anthony Barba of East Valley High School (Yakima SD) and his Esports program, which has attracted many new students to his computer science courses. Using Esports to Attract New Students with CSTA Impact Fellow Anthony Barba Discover…
Erin Murphy is the Computer Science teacher at Starbuck School (student population 31). Starbuck is a TK-8 school in rural Southeastern Washington. Erin also teaches 1st and 2nd grade, along with Music. Erin’s CS journey started in 2022 after she got her Master’s in Teaching. Her principal saw a gap that needed to be filled….
Anthony Barba is a 26-year teaching veteran and in his 6th year of teaching computer science at East Valley High in Yakima, Washington.
Denise’s CS Story Denise’s career began as an algebra and physical science teacher in 2003. In 2012, Denise served as an Albert Einstein STEM Educator Fellow in a senatorial congressional office. During her time as a fellow, Denise facilitated the Senate STEM Education and Workforce caucus during which she had a unique opportunity to discuss…
Lawrence Tanimoto is the current VP Communications of CSTA Washington. Previously, he was Treasurer of CSTA Washington from 2019-26 and has been a longtime advocate for expanding access to high‑quality computer science education across Washington. My CS Story Lawrence taught Computer Science at Ingraham High School in north Seattle from 2014 to 2021. During that…
Dr. Lauren Bricker is the immediate Past President (non-voting) of CSTA Washington for 2025-26. Lauren was a founding member of CSTA Puget Sound in 2012, and served as President of CSTA Puget Sound from 2018 to 2024. She also serves on the Board of Directors of CSTA national as its College/University Faculty Representative (July 2024…