Our Team
Board of Directors
Ceil Erickson
Board President
Stephanie Thomsen
Treasurer
Scott Caldwell
Secretary
Jordan Lyon
Fund Development Committee Chair
Arty Christianto
Board Member
Janice D'Amato
Board Member
Ryan Groshong
Board Member
Jim Pugel
Board Member
Sadé Smith
Board Member
Executive Leadership
Elizabeth Whitford
Chief Executive Officer
Jackie Jainga-Hyllseth
Chief Program Quality Officer
Program Quality: Statewide
Sonya Claxton
Senior Program Quality Director
Sheely Mauck
Associate Director of Statewide Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities
Ka’ohe Wong
Program Quality Associate Director
Kelly Riffer
Coaching Services Manager
Lindy Ah Sam
Quality Division Coordinator
Mayka Chang
Program Quality Administrative Assistant
Porter Eichenlaub
SEL Program Manager
Jarrod Hamerly
Data and Evaluation Manager
Michal Crkon
Data and Scheduling Administrator
Program Quality: King County
Leah Bui
Housing Education Project Manager
Jeff Chandler
King County YPQ Coach
April Miller
King County YPQ Coach
Program Quality: Pierce County
Holy Chea
Pierce County Program Quality Manager
Rosalinda Castro
Senior Expanded Learning Opportunities Coordinator
Lynda Llavore
Pierce County YPQ Coach
John Tibbetts
Pierce County YPQ Coach-Coordinator
Program Quality: Spokane County
Benjamin Baird
Spokane County Program Quality Manager
Maria Johnson
Spokane County YPQ Coach-Coordinator
King County "Best Starts for Kids" Project
Omana Imani
King County Expanded Learning Opportunities Systems Director
Lisle Bertsche Kehr
King County Grants Manager
Lex Gavin
BSK Program Quality Coordinator
Community Workshops and Customized Training
Bill Wells
Statewide Training Manager
Nerrisah Townsend
School-Age Professional Development Coordinator
Clara Rosebrock
Professional Development Administrative Assistant
Bridge Conference and Feed Your Brain Grant
Shannon Ginn Robinson
Special Projects Manager
Refugee School Impact Program
Pang Chang
Refugee School Impact Program Director
Policy and Advocacy
David Beard
Policy and Advocacy Director
Communications and Fundraising
Danielle Baer
Communications and Development Director
Delphi Locey
Communications and Development Manager
Shirley Lu
Data Systems Coordinator
Finance and Operations
Christina Hannan
Director of Finance and Operations
Tom Bardwell
Executive and Operations Coordinator
Justin Davis
Assistant Controller
Cheryl Hernandez
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Coaches and Trainers
Amelia Layton
Daisy Catague
Joseph Colón
Tracy Flynn
Angie Malorni
