Business Services
Doing business with Lake Washington School District
The LWSD Business Services department oversees the district’s financial, business, and other related services. The department ensures the district’s overall financial integrity and stability through the development of annual and multi-year budgets. Additionally, Business Services is responsible for enrollment and staffing projections and allocations, nutrition services, purchasing and procurement, accounting and payroll, and warehousing and asset management.
School Funding
Legal Notices
- Bidding opportunities/pending cooperative bids and proposals: Lake Washington School District is required to post on its website bids and proposals that, once awarded, other public agencies may access.
- Intergovernmental and interlocal cooperative agreements: School districts in the state may enter into agreements for the purchase of various equipment supplies and services. By making these agreements, Lake Washington School District may get better terms, including lower prices, than if it made these purchases alone.
- State Environmental Protection Act
- Lake Washington School District's standard terms & conditions
- Other legal notices
Contact Us
Barbara Posthumus
Associate Superintendent
Business and Support Services
bposthumus@lwsd.org
425-936-1211
Chris Brenengen
Director of Business Services
cbrenengen@lwsd.org
425-936-1250
Business Services
Accounting
Margo Allen, Manager
marallen@lwsd.org
425-936-1478
Budget & Fiscal
Kevin Simons, Manager
ksimons@lwsd.org
425-936-1278
Nutrition Services
Ralph Peschek, General Manager
c-rpeschek@lwsd.org
425-936-1177
Payroll and Benefits
Alyce Bredehoeft, Manager
abredehoeft@lwsd.org
425-936-1234
Purchasing
Wendy Kessler, Manager
wjohnsonkessler@lwsd.org
425-936-1423