Haiku Northwest Coordinators

The following is a list of Haiku Northwest coordinators, as listed in our 25th anniversary anthology, No Longer Strangers (2014 and later coordinators were not listed in the book). From 1993 to 2006, the Northwest Region of the Haiku Society of America included both Oregon and Washington. In 2007, Washington and Oregon became separate Haiku Society of America regions, with the Washington Region retaining the name Haiku Northwest. From 2017 to 2020, the Northwest Region of the Haiku Society of America also included Alaska. For 2014, Haiku Northwest voted to separate Haiku Northwest leadership duties from the duties of coordinating the Haiku Society of America region, so for 2014 and later, names listed are coordinators of the Washington state HSA region, not Haiku Northwest. See also the Haiku Northwest Officer History list.

Haiku Northwest / Haiku Society of America Regional Coordinators

1993–1994 Mary Fran Meer

1995–1996 Robert Major

1997 Cherie Hunter Day

1998–2000 Connie Hutchison

2001–2002 Ruth Yarrow

2003 Carol O’Dell

2004–2005 Marilyn Sandall

2006–2007 Terran Campbell

2008–2009 Michael Dylan Welch

2010–2011 Tanya McDonald

2012 Katharine Hawkinson

2013 Tanya McDonald

Haiku Society of America Regional Coordinators

2014–2018 Angela Terry

2019–2021 Seren Fargo

2022 Victor Ortiz

2023–2025 Richard Tice

Note: Francine Porad founded Haiku Northwest in 1988 and ran the group until regional coordinators took over the task from 1993 through 2013.