Stacy Dym

Stacy Dym has a 30-year history in the disability rights field. She is currently the Executive
Director for The Arc of Washington State, founded in 1936, a 90-year-old organization which promotes and protects the human and civil rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

Stacy was previously the Executive Director of The Arc of King County before becoming state
chapter director. She formerly directed The Washington State Governor’s Office of the
Education Ombuds where over half of all cases involved children with disabilities. For over 15
years, Stacy worked at the Dussault Law Group, a disability rights law firm specializing in
mediation and litigation of special education cases on behalf of parents following her 8 year
tenure at the Disability Law Center of Alaska, the state protection and advocacy system for
people with developmental disabilities.

She is a trained special education teacher and mediator. Most importantly, Stacy is a sibling of
someone with a developmental disability. Her sister Colleen lived in the community close to
her family and friends before passing away at the age of 57 in 2023.