Mr. Willhite is active in community groups such as the Methow Valley Community Center, the Methow Valley Food Bank, the Native Plant Society (Okanogan Chapter), and the Methow Conservancy. He also has served on the Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Committee and been active in the Alaska Wilderness League, the Nature Conservancy, the Washington Trails Association, the Olympic Coast Alliance, and the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Mr. Willhite has skied, hiked, climbed, biked, sailed, kayaked, and/or dived on every continent. He and his wife recently completed hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Whitman College and his law degree from the University of Washington. Term runs from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017.