Welcome to the WMS Community ED Hub! This is your one-stop shop for your most frequently used links and resources, upcoming events, your full yearlong calendar, and more. Have fun exploring!
Your Best Friends
Print, bookmark, or save — these are the documents and web pages you likely use the most!
- WMS calendar. You can also check out our 2024 Significant Dates section below.
- Washington Main Street Network Slack. Reach out to your fellow Main Streets for advice, ideas, and celebrations. All are welcome, so be sure to invite your staff, board, and committees!
- WMS ED directory. Get to know your fellow EDs and find their contact info on our private directory.
- Resource library. Examples, ideas, and guides on all things Main Street. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email Lydia!
- Quarterly reporting form. Pairs nicely with our quarterly reporting guide and our quarterly reporting template.
- Governing documents: RCW 43.360 (Establishing WSMSP) and WAC 25-50 (WSMSP Rules for designated Communities)
- Shared dropbox for EDs. Add in all your great sample documents and check out everyone else’s! (To add your own, email lydia@nullpreservewa.org to request “edit” access!)
- National Accreditation FAQ. Complete with helpful links and process timeline!
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
- March 28. PLACES session proposal due. Learn more and submit a proposal here.
- March 29. DOR’s tax credit donation app closes for the weekend, leading up to April 1 reopening
- April 1. MSTCIP (competitive) Q2 opens at 8 a.m.
- April 8. Mondays on Main — register here.
- April 10. Quarterly (Q1) report due.
- April 15-17. Spring Leadership Meeting in Chelan.
- Campbell’s Resort – 104 W Woodin Ave, Chelan, WA 98816
- Room Block: Please call Campbell’s (1-800-553-8225) and reference the Group Reservation Number 778176 to book in our room block. Room block reservations cannot be made online.
- Single Occupancy $107/night + tax; Double Occupancy $127/night + tax
- May 6-8. Main Street Now conference in Birmingham (Not required, but we hope to see you there!)
- May 13. Mondays on Main — register here.
- June 10. Mondays on Main — register here.
- July 29-31. Summer Leadership Meeting in Centralia.
- McMenamins Olympic Club Hotel – 112 N Tower Ave, Centralia, WA 98531
- Use room block code 2407WAEXEC to make reservations online at https://www.mcmenamins.com/olympic-club or call the front desk at 360-736-5164 no later than 6/29 (one full month before the Summer Leadership Meeting).
Key Resources and Guides
- Main Street America’s Foundations Series
- Main Street Guides
- Webinars (Main Street 101 series, Four Point Interviews, Storytelling Series)
- 2022 Economic Resiliency Study
- 2019 Impact Study
Quarterly Meeting Wrap-ups
MSTCIP Info
Meet the WMS Team
As your state coordinating program team, we are excited to provide you with support, guidance, and a listening ear. While we each have specific focuses, we’re intentionally not siloing ourselves and welcome you to come to any one of us with any of your Main Street questions, concerns, ideas, and celebrations.
Breanne Durham
WMS Director
Jonelle McCoy
Main Street Specialist
Lydia Felty
Main Street Specialist
Luke Hallowell
Main Street Specialist
Michelle Thompson
Design Specialist
Your primary point of contact for everything from general questions about Main Street to best practices, with a special emphasis on Outreach. Also available for venting, processing, and celebrating wins!
Focuses on Affiliates, start-ups, board support, and Promotion, as well as your main contact for the MSTCIP.
Your go-to for information, questions, or ideas about the resource library, PLACES conference, WMS Network Slack, and more, with a special focus on Design.
Data/market analysis, help with your quarterly/annual reporting, Big Cities cohort information, and more, with an emphasis on Economic Vitality.
Michelle is the Certified Local Government Coordinator for the state Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation (WMS is a program of DAHP). Reach out to Michelle with your design and CLG questions!
Email Breanne
206-489-2287
Email Jonelle
509-202-4299
Email Lydia
206-584-2678
Email Luke
509-842-3776
Email Michelle
360-890-2617
*Main Street Community directors are required to attend a minimum of 2/3 of leadership meetings each year. A board member can attend one of the meetings on your behalf, if needed. Main Street Community directors must attend the annual state conference.
See WAC 25-50-050-3 for more information about participation and reporting requirements.