Her term expires July 1, 2004. The council advises the director of the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind. Maurine Coon , of Longview , is the former program chairman for the Longview Organization on Disability. Her term expires Sept. 13, 2002. Bonita K. Decker , of Ephrata , was appointed to the board of trustees.
Decker is a self-employed educational consultant.
She is also the former director of the special services cooperative for the Ephrata School District. Her term expires July 1, 2003. Allie M. Joiner , of Seattle , was appointed to the board of trustees. Joiner is community advocate for the Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Service. She is a former deaf services coordinator.