December 16, 2023
Lacey Gardner started with the Snohomish County Public Defender Association on December 30, 2013. Since that time, she has worked her way up several positions and witnessed many changes at SCPDA. In […]
November 16, 2023
The Snohomish County Public Defender Association (SCPDA) commemorated its 50th anniversary with a dinner held on Saturday September 30th honoring the SCPDA volunteer Board of Directors and SCPDA’s dedicated staff. SCPDA’s anniversary […]
June 19, 2023
Juneteenth is an occasion that means a lot to me, so I was excited to have my first employer lead Juneteenth celebration (Yeah, I know). I eagerly volunteered for the Juneteenth planning […]
May 5, 2023
SCPDA hosted numerous events during the month of May to focus on Defender well-being. From knitting, meditation, stitching, and Cinco de Mayo festivities, colleagues had opportunities to connect, unplug and learn strategies […]
May 1, 2023
Growing up in Everett, I was aware of the inequality faced by members of my community, and it was clear to me that I needed to be part of something that fought […]
July 13, 2022
https://www.snocopda.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Untitled.mp4BIPOC Mental Health Month highlights the unique mental health challenges and needs of historically disenfranchised or oppressed racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Black and Indigenous people and other people […]
June 25, 2022
SCPDA as an organization, and the anti-racism committee, acknowledge the deeply disturbing and terrifying decision made by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. This affects all people in this country […]
December 23, 2021
March 3, 2021
She’s never one to seek the spotlight, but we couldn’t let Rachelle Francis’s 20th anniversary pass unacknowledged. Since 2001, Rachelle has held many roles at SCPDA, from her earliest days in Evergreen District Court through felonies […]