Washington State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees
2026–2027
Brian Anderson | President
Brian Anderson was appointed as Treasurer in 2023 and President in 2024. Brian is a partner at Anderson Law, a Tri-Cities personal injury law firm. Prior to entering the legal profession, he worked as an accountant for a large oil company and
brings those talents to bear in his current position. As a graduate of both the University of Houston Law Center and Brigham Young University, as well as being a third-generation Eastern Washingtonian, Brian knows the ins and outs of being a devoted
Cougar fan. Brian enjoys increasing support for local non-profit organizations of all kinds, from the Benton Franklin Legal Aid Society to the Union Gospel Mission, and hopes to do the same for the Powerful Communities grant program. In his spare time, you might
find Brian climbing tall mountains, racing in Ironman triathlons, or encouraging one of his five children to do the same.
Rajeev D. Majumdar | Vice President
Rajeev Majumdar is a former President of the WSBA and the Managing Partner at Whatcom Law Group, PS. He serves as the Chief Appellate Court Judge for the Nooksack Tribe and as the Hearing Examiner for Island and Whatcom Counties,
as well as other jurisdictions. He also maintains a private practice where he focuses on transactional work, business formations, and serving as general counsel for businesses. He also serves as the Prosecutor for the City of Blaine and as the Special
Prosecutor for the City of Bellingham's Mental Health Diversion Court. He speaks regularly on issues of diversity and civil legal aid in the legal profession, and the WSBA awarded him a Local Hero Award for his work serving the indigent. He serves
on the WSBA's Long Range Planning Committee, and as a Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. Rajeev also serves on the Boards of the Endowment for Equal Justice, the Mount Baker Foundation, and the Washington Leadership Institute. When not working,
or troublemaking, he loves spending time in the great outdoors with his wife and his daughters.
Sunitha Anjilvel | Treasurer
Sunitha Anjilvel served
as the 2024-2025 WSBA
president. She joined the
Board of Governors as
District 1 governor in 2019,
was re-elected to the Board
in 2021, and was elected
by the Board as president-elect in 2023. She has
practiced family law and
estate planning in the Pacific
Northwest since 2008.
Since her first admission to
practice law in 1990, Anjilvel
has practiced in a variety of
courts in Canada, California,
and Washington in family
law, criminal law, and civil
litigation. In 2005, she served
as director of a bipartisan
campaign to support a
redistricting reform initiative
on California’s statewide
ballot. She is committed to
social justice and served as
chair and member of the
WSBA Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Council for three
years running, and served
on the board of Domestic
Relations Attorneys of
Washington (DRAW).
Anjilvel has also volunteered
for the Kinship Care Project
and Northwest Immigrant
Rights Project. She has a B.A.
from McGill University and
a J.D. from Dalhousie Law
School. She is licensed to
practice law in Washington
and California.
Terra Nevitt | Secretary
Terra Nevitt is the Executive Director of the Washington State Bar Association and has served in that role since April 2019. She joined the Bar in 2014 to work with the Washington State Access to Justice Board and to provide
leadership in coordinating the state's network of civil legal aid providers to address the persistent access to justice gap for low-income Washingtonians. During her time in that role, she worked with 19 independent legal aid organizations to facilitate
the development of a strategic plan for the coordinated delivery of civil legal aid in Washington State. Terra also served as the Director of Advancement and Chief Development Officer before stepping into the role of Executive Director. Prior to joining
WSBA, Terra was the Executive Director of LAW Advocates, a civil legal aid organization in Bellingham, worked with ECPAT International in Bangkok, Thailand, and worked as an immigration attorney and program director for Catholic Community Services
in Western Washington. Terra has served on several boards focused on issues of diversity, leadership development, and access to justice and is currently serving on the Washington State Bar Licensure Task Force. She is a graduate of the University
of Washington and the George Washington University School of Law.
Francis Adewale | WSBA Immediate Past President
Francis Adewale was first elected to the WSBA Board of Governors in 2021 and later elected by the Board as treasurer in 2022. He was elected president-elect in 2024, became WSBA president in September 2025, and joined the WSBF Board of Trustees in 2026. Francis is Executive President of AHANA, Eastern Washington’s pre-eminent multi-ethnic business association. Before then, he had served two terms as treasurer of WSBA and is the current treasurer of Spokane City Credit Union. Francis is one of the attorneys that helped establish Spokane Community Court. His commitment to community and movement lawyering is epitomized by his work on several community-based boards and activities in Eastern Washington. He has served as chair of Refugee Connections Spokane, co-chair of Spokane Homeless Coalition, Spokane County Regional Law & Justice Council’s Racial Equity Disparity Committee. He is former chair of Washington State Access to Justice Board and a former member of Washington State Supreme Court’s Interpreters Commission.
He currently is board member of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP). He is a founding member of the Washington Statewide Re-entry Council having been reappointed thrice by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Francis and his wife also own and run a small business in Spokane. Francis is an H. George Frederickson Honors Graduate of Eastern Washington University and adjunct faculty at Whitworth University as well as Gonzaga Law School. Francis was admitted to the WSBA in June 2000 and has since practiced as assistant public defender for the City of Spokane.
Christopher Takashi Bhang
Christopher Takashi Bhang was appointed to the Board of Governors in 2025 as an at-large member, filling a late-term vacancy. He was elected to serve a second term in September 2025, and was appointed to the WSBF Board of Trustees in 2026. Chris started his legal career as an immigration attorney, providing low and pro bono services thanks to a grant from Seattle University School of Law’s incubator program. He currently works for King County Metro, leading civil rights programs in service to Metro’s 6,000 employees and millions of customers and riders. Previously, he was a full-time community volunteer, high school science teacher, bass guitar player, and a student volunteer at the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality. He is a graduate of the University of Washington (B.S. in microbiology), Eastern University (M.A. in community development), and Seattle University (J.D., cum laude). He loves speculative fiction, puzzles, and lives in Renton with his wife, son, and dog.
Jordan Couch | WSBA Governor At-Large
Jordan Couch was first elected to the Board of Governors in 2021 and re-elected
in 2024 to represent new and young lawyers in an at-large position. Couch is a partner at Palace Law, practicing workers' compensation and personal injury. In his spare time, he is an avid outdoorsman — probably stemming from his childhood spent
between an island in Alaska and the Bighorn River valley in Montana. Prior to joining the Board of Governors, Couch served as a trustee for the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, chair of the Access to Justice Board's Technology Committee, and
chair of the Washington Young Lawyers Committee, and has held various leadership roles on the Solo and Small Practice Section's Executive Committee. Couch is passionate about solving access to justice by helping lawyers build better, more client-centric
practices, and never gets tired of talking about how to improve our profession (or fishing).
Kriti Ganguly
Kriti Ganguly is an Associate Attorney at Salmon Bay Law Group, PLLC, in Seattle. Her practice includes estate planning, probate, and elder law services. In her work, Kriti emphasizes inclusivity and aging with dignity. Kriti is a graduate of the University of Oregon and earned her J.D. at the Gonzaga University School of Law. When she is not practicing law, Kriti enjoys reading, spending time with family, and attending Seattle sporting events.
Carolyn Powers
Carolyn Powers is a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Tracy A. Staab of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III. Carolyn joined the Washington State Bar Foundation board as a Student Trustee in 2023. She graduated first in her class from Gonzaga University School of Law in May 2025. During law school, Carolyn also participated in the Women's Law Caucus and served on the Gonzaga Law Review Board as an editor. Before attending law school, Carolyn worked in business management, specializing in human resources and people operations, where she championed workplace inclusion initiatives and partnered with community organizations to expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Carolyn also serves as Secretary of the Washington Women Lawyers Spokane Chapter and remains committed to advancing access to justice, strengthening the legal profession, and giving back to the community through service.
Lucretia Robertson
Lucretia Robertson is the principal and founder
of Clarity Partnerships, a black-owned, women-led, micro-consultancy focused management, human resource, and organizational wellness and the founder of Women Who Rise, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating women-powered leadership. Lucretia serves on
various committee and boards including Kitsap Community Resource and Leadership Kitsap. She also served as an Equity Advisory Committee Member for the Puget Sound Regional Council and briefly served on the board for the Music Discovery Center. Lucretia
holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Human Resource Management (Brandman University) and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Nonprofit Management (University of Washington, Tacoma). She is also a certified Senior Professional
in Human Resources (HR Certification Institute) and a Senior Certified Professional (Society for Human Resource Management).
Audrey Tran
Audrey Tran is a current student at Gonzaga Law School, graduating in May 2028. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Wine Law Club and Secretary for the Asian Pacific Islander Law Caucus on campus. Prior to law school, she worked in Human Resources, most recently in Employee Benefits and Leave Administration. Currently, she is interning for Gittins & Dukes law firm based in Clarkston, WA and is interested in working in employment law post-graduation. Audrey is from southern California and enjoys playing beach volleyball in her free time.
Meg Quinlivan
Bio and photo coming soon.
Akrati Yadav
Akrati Yadav is an attorney licensed in Washington and India, with more than a decade of legal experience spanning litigation, business counseling, and technology law. She currently serves as General Counsel to an AI startup, where she helps shape its development and advises on privacy, data governance, responsible innovation, and related legal matters. Before moving to the United States, Akrati practiced in India, where she counseled startups and handled commercial and constitutional matters in her appellate practice. She holds two LL.M. degrees—one in Corporate Law and another in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Law from Seattle University School of Law.
Alongside law, Akrati loves writing, running, hiking, traveling, and exploring new places with friends and family. She has authored a work of romantic comedy fiction and enjoys developing ideas she hopes to put into words in another piece of fiction. As a lawyer who runs, she likes to think she shares a little of Gal Gadot’s The Runner energy on the trail—fortunately, with far less drama.
Qian "Sophie" Ying
WSBA Governor Qian "Sophie" Ying was appointed to the WSBF Board of Trustees in 2026. A corporate and business attorney, she is the founding partner of Future Discovery Law Group, serving the Eastside economy—from AI startups to local artists— since 2016. Previously, she was in-house counsel and an EPC attorney managing power plant projects and M&A. As founder and past president of the Seattle Chinese Bar Association, she built a nonprofit of 130-plus members. She earned LL.M.s from the University of Washington (health law) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (civil and commercial law). A self-described “non-retiring artist of life,” Ying blends her legal career with mindful living. She is an ACE Certified Health Coach and completed Harvard Medical School’s CHEF Coaching program. Having traveled to over a dozen countries, she considers the Seattle area her favorite home. Currently writing a healthy family cookbook, she resides in Sammamish with her husband and two daughters, enjoying art, cooking, and nature.
