Board

Board

This group of dedicated community leaders, academics, policy experts, and strategists shape the direction of our organization.

(Organizational affiliations are for identification purposes only)

 


Brenda Anibarro – board president; Vice President of Learning and Community Engagement, Inatai Foundation

 


Irene Basloe Saraf – board vice president; community advocate

 


Amanda Reinhard – board treasurer; Chief Financial Officer, Hopelink

 


Kai Smithboard secretary; Partner, Pacifica Law Group

 


Ankita Patel – Founder & Principal, Rooted Confluence Consulting, LLC

 


Camie Goldhammer – Founding Executive Director, Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services

 


Denisse Guerrero – Membership and Policy Manager, Washington Community Alliance (Spokane)

 


Jan Harrison – Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Everett Housing Authority

 


Joel Ryan – Executive Director, Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program

 


Katie Baird – Professor of Economics, University of Washington Tacoma (Tacoma)

 


Kevin Penass – Program Officer, Waters Meet Foundation (Spokane)

 


Paul Tabayoyon – Executive Director, Yakima Chapter of the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) (Yakima)

 


Siobhana R. “Q” McEwen – Executive Director, Southwest Washington Equity Coalition (SWEC) and the Love and Justice Alliance (LJA) (Vancouver)

 


Suzy Diaz – Collective Impact Director, Heritage University (Yakima)