Our Team
Board of Directors
Scott Caldwell
Vice President
Ceil Erickson
Secretary and Fund Development Committee Chair
Stephanie Thomsen
Treasurer
Janice D'Amato
Board Member
Sukhjit Dhaliwal
Board Member
Jim Pugel
Board Member
Jody Rosentswieg
Board Member
Sadé Smith
Board Member
Nicole Yohalem
Board Member
Executive and Operations
Elizabeth Whitford
Chief Executive Officer
Liz Director
Director of Finance and Administration
Justin Tidwell-Davis
Assistant Controller
Mehateme Emiru
Human Resources Generalist
Program Quality: Statewide
Sheely Mauck
Statewide Quality Education Director
Ka’ohe Wong
Program Quality Division Director
Kelly Riffer
Coaching Services Manager
Lindy Ah Sam
Quality Division Coordinator
Porter Eichenlaub
SEL Program Manager
Jarrod Hamerly
Data and Evaluation Manager
Nerrisah Townsend
Statewide Training Manager
Clara Rosebrock
Professional Development Administrative Assistant
Program Quality: King County
Janell Jordan
King County Program Quality Manager
Leah Bui
Housing Education Project Manager
Jeff Chandler
King County YDPQ Coach
April Miller
King County YDPQ Coach
King County Best Starts for Kids Initiative
Omana Imani
King County Expanded Learning Opportunities Systems Director
Lisle Bertsche Kehr
King County Grants Manager
Lex Gavin
BSK Program Quality Coordinator
Program Quality: Pierce County
Lynda Llavore
Pierce County Program Quality Coach
Program Quality and Feed Your Brain Grant: Spokane County
Benjamin Baird
Spokane County Program Quality Manager
Maria Johnson
Spokane County YDPQ Coach-Coordinator
Refugee School Impact Program
Pang Chang
Refugee School Impact Program Director
Policy and Advocacy
David Beard
Policy and Advocacy Director
Brianna Kirschenbaum
AmeriCorps Expanded Learning Opportunities VISTA
Ishmael Miller
UW Community Fellow
Communications and Fundraising
Andrea Fullerton
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Delphi Locey
Communications and Marketing Manager
Shirley Lu
Salesforce Administrator and Technical Project Manager
Sabel Roizen
Customer and Data Systems Administrator
Gloria Jordan
Elevate Washington Lead