2009 Board of Directors
Advocates for Academic Excellence
Our Board of Directors is a broad-based group of civic, business, education and
community leaders. Together, these multi-talented volunteers focus on higher
academic achievement for all children in Seattle Public Schools.
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George Griffin III, 2009 Chair
George Griffin is a passionate advocate for improving the lives of all Seattleites, having worked with, among other area organizations, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Habitat for Humanity, and El Centro de la Raza. George has been an especially powerful voice for closing the achievement gap in Seattleās public schools. He is the founder of G3 & Associates, a public affairs firm, where he advises clients on media and community outreach strategies and government affairs. |
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George Griffin III, Chair
President & CEO
G3 & Associates, Inc.
Jane I. Blodgett
Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Charles Blumenfeld
Executive Director of the University of Washington Alumni Association
Jonathan J. Bridge
Co-CEO, General Counsel
Ben Bridge Jeweler, Inc.
Kenneth Bunting
Former Associate Publisher and Executive Editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Phil Bussey
President and CEO
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Fay Chapman
Community Volunteer
Erle Cohen
Chief Operating Officer
Garvey Schubert Barer
Matt Dailey
Community Volunteer
Michael DeBell
President
Seattle School Board
Pam Eshelman
President
Roosevelt High School Foundation
Lynnette Frank
Partner
Deloitte
Victor Fung
Executive Director, Process and Analytical Sciences
Amgen Washington
Robert L. Gerth
Community Volunteer
Peter Glidden
Regional President, Washington
Harris Private Bank
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Maria Goodloe-Johnson, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Seattle Public Schools
Ken Hamm
President & CEO
First Choice Health
Bradley Hoff
Member
Foster Pepper PLLC
Bruce A. Leader
Strategic Relations Group
Microsoft
Brent Lower
Senior Vice President and Director of Acquisitions
Washington Real Estate Holdings
Pam MacEwan
Executive Vice President, Public Affairs & Governance
Group Health Cooperative
Chase Morgan
Community Volunteer
Matthew Paddock
Managing Director, Investment Services
Metzler North America
Shane Philpot
Audit Partner
KPMG
Jena Thornton
Vice President, Hotels
Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, LP
Liz Vivian
Senior Manager, Global Corporate Citizenship
The Boeing Company
Bruce Williams
Chairman and CEO
HomeStreet Bank
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