The Evidence — Advocates Exposed

VPD Report Components

13 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Initial Report — Off. Bauman

General Information report. Later characterized by investigators as not constituting a criminal investigation.

5 pp

Sep 3, 2025

Bauman, Thiemann, Gomes

Available

Supplement 1 — PST Bellamy

Envelope from PA's office received by Cmdr. Whitney.

Supplement 2 — Det. Alie Primary Investigation

12-page core investigation. Interviews, social media analysis, audit review, district response.

12 pp

Oct 16, 2025

Alie, Bunda, Lowman, Gomes, Williams

Available

Offense Modifying Supplement — Bunda Interview

Recorded Bunda interview. Offense changed to Malicious Prosecution (RCW 9.62.010.1).

Supplement 3 — Declaration Signer Interviews

Potter, Cowell, Kerney, Sutcliffe, Gates interviews. Lowman's 17-question email.

8 pp

Dec 2, 2025

Alie, Potter, Cowell, Kerney, Sutcliffe

Available

Supplement 4 — Harvey, Boyd, Williams

Harvey contact, Boyd recorded interview, Williams policy response.

4 pp

Nov 18, 2025

Harvey, Boyd, Williams

Available

Custodial Property Summary

Evidence log for seized declarations.

Supplement 5 — Closing & Referral

Investigation closed. No charges against Gomes. Complainants referred for malicious prosecution.

Supplement 6 — Image Correction

Correction: misattached images moved to unrelated case.

Supplement 7 — Lowman December Emails

Lowman emails to Chief Price with attachments.

Supplement 8 — Wave 3 Declarations

Lowman's January 5 submission with four new declarations and new allegations.

Supplement 9 — Lowman Follow-Up

Additional Lowman emails January 5–6.

Supplement 10 — Weatherspoon Clarification

Minor correction re: board tenure. Harvey call about Wave 3.

1 pp

Jan 14, 2026

Alie, Weatherspoon, Harvey

Available

Original Complainant Packet

6 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Thiemann Email to Sgt. Devlin

Initial outreach misidentifying Devlin as Major Crimes supervisor.

Thiemann's "Investigation Report"

Self-produced document with conclusions that were misrepresented as VPD findings.

Declaration of Angie Bunda (Wave 1)

Co-authored with Harvey. Erroneous date: "September 1, 2022." Nearly identical to Lowman's.

Declaration of Camille Lowman (Wave 1)

Co-authored with Harvey. Same erroneous date. Word-for-word identical to Bunda's.

EPS Terms of Agreement

District terms document included in Thiemann's packet.

Gomes Supplemental Contract

The contested $13,980 contract dated 9/4/2023. Signed by Boyd and Gomes.

Wave 2 — Form Declarations

17 documents (all identical)

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Signer Pages Date Signed Notable Status

Kyle Young

Form declaration — identical language

Available

Word-for-word identical to Kyle Young

Available

Form declaration — identical language

Available

Form declaration — identical language

Available

Form declaration — identical language

4 pp

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Available

Nicholas Gates

Scanned diagonally on copier

4 pp

—

Available

Angela Gates

Interviewed by VPD — would not identify authors

Available

Form declaration — identical language

4 pp

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Available

Rebecca Goldman

Form declaration — identical language

4 pp

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Available

Shimea Potter

Interviewed — got declaration from Bunda's Facebook page

4 pp

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Pending

Jodi Cowell

Interviewed — found in work mailbox at bus barn

4 pp

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Pending

David Kerney

Not an EPS parent. Police officer in another county.

Pending

"Signed to appease her mother"

4 pp

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Pending

Corey Sutcliffe

"Didn't know this was for a crime"

4 pp

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Pending

Karyn Sutcliffe

EPS bus driver — no response to VPD

Pending

Pending

Pending

Wave 3 — Substantive Declarations

5 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Lowman — Second Declaration

Accuses Williams of providing false statements to Det. Alie.

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Jan 5, 2026

Lowman

Available

Adam Aguilera Declaration

32 pages with exhibits. Filed original Kaiser complaint. Contains Katie Rich declaration.

32 pp

Dec 2, 2025

Aguilera

Available

Danny Stevenson Declaration

19 pages. Disputes Williams' characterization of his departure.

19 pp

Dec 11, 2025

Stevenson

Available

Tim Siess Declaration

5 pages. Shares verbatim passages with Aguilera and Stevenson.

5 pp

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Siess

Available

Katie Rich Declaration

5 pages. Also included as an exhibit within Aguilera's compilation.

5 pp

Dec 9, 2025

Rich

Available

District Responses

4 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Gomes Employment Contract 2023–24

Standard contract and job description. Lists bargaining as essential function.

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Jun 30, 2023

Gomes

Pending

Williams Email — Initial District Response

"The letter and police report at issue appear plainly designed to damage Ms. Gomes' reputation..."

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Sep 8, 2025

Williams

Pending

Williams Email — Policy Response (Oct 22)

Board Policy #5050, superintendent authority, supplemental contract justification.

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Oct 22, 2025

Williams

Pending

Thiemann's Own Supplemental Contract

Thiemann's supplemental contract as golf coach — same format he alleges is illegal for Gomes.

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Oct 16, 2025

Thiemann

Pending

Contracts & Financial Records

6 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Jacobson Supplemental Contract

CFO's contract — same type, not named in complaint despite being non-certificated.

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Sep 2023

Jacobson

Pending

Thompson Supplemental Contract

Tracy Thompson's contract — certificated employee.

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Sep 2023

Thompson

Pending

Hite Supplemental Contract

Bobbi Hite's contract — certificated employee.

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Sep 2023

Hite

Pending

State Auditor Report No. 1034406

FY 2022–23 audit. Clean opinion, no findings, no references to disputed contracts.

62 pp

Mar 14, 2024

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Available

Stevens Clay Invoice #17450

October 2024 legal billing — $50,156.29. Multiple matters including this case.

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Oct 2024

Williams

Available

Stevens Clay Billing — Exhibit 11

July 2024–June 2025 billing summary. Lowman's exhibit.

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2024–25

Williams

Available

Personnel Documents

3 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Stevenson Resignation Letter

Effective October 31, 2023. Circumstances of departure disputed.

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Oct 2023

Stevenson

Available

Kaiser Investigation Report

Partial attorney investigative report dated August 23, 2024. Aguilera complaint.

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Aug 23, 2024

Aguilera

Pending

Kaiser Investigation Invoices

Invoices totaling ~$29,790 at $450/hour.

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Jul–Sep 2024

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Available

Email Correspondence

9 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Muhly-Hempel Email to Media

"VPD Report about Evergreen School District Personnel" — widely distributed.

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Sep 9, 2025

Muhly-Hempel

Pending

Bunda Email to Board (Oct 10)

Questions why board hasn't acted. References pending charges and board elections.

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Oct 10, 2025

Bunda

Pending

Harvey Email — Published by Bunda

Characterizes Gomes as "felony suspect." Language copied into Wave 2 declarations.

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Sep 11, 2025

Harvey, Bunda

Pending

Bunda Email After Alie Interview (Oct 16)

Mischaracterizes recorded interview. Says she won't speak to VPD further.

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Oct 16, 2025

Bunda, Alie, Hutton

Available

Lowman 17-Question Email to Alie

Pre-answers own questions. Demands response by 6 PM. Asks about Brady List.

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Oct 29, 2025

Lowman, Alie

Available

Thiemann Email to VPD (Oct 16)

Attaches his own supplemental contract as golf coach. Refuses interview.

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Oct 16, 2025

Thiemann

Available

Lowman Emails to Chief Price (Dec 23)

"No call too small." Accuses VPD of ignoring them.

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Dec 23, 2025

Lowman

Available

Lowman Wave 3 Submission Email (Jan 5)

Submits four declarations to Chief, OSPI, AG, Mayor. Accuses Williams of crimes.

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Jan 5, 2026

Lowman

Available

Lowman Follow-Up Email (Jan 5–6)

Second email with additional attachments.

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Jan 5–6, 2026

Lowman

Available

External & Pending Documents

5 documents

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Document Pages Date Key People Status

Columbian Article — Supplemental Contracts

March 2024 article naming all four contract recipients. District responds on the record.

External

$4.5M claim against EPS. ~170 pages. Focuses on Orrantia/Arizona and retaliation.

Pending

"We took a general information report but there is no criminal investigation."

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Sep 9, 2025

Kapp

Pending

EPS Board Policy #5050

Supplemental Contracts policy — publicly available.

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External

EPS Board Policy B/SR-4

Board/Superintendent Relationship — Authority of the Superintendent.

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External