Our Team
Staff
The Alliance for Education team is made up of Seattleites passionate about educational equity with unique backgrounds and expertise.
Charlise
Limjoco-Ragasa
Program Manager of Data and Operations, Seattle Teacher Residency
she/her
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Board of Directors
Our board of directors provide guidance and leadership that propel our mission forward.
Tami
Becker Gomez
Alaska Airlines
Secretary
Jonathan J.
Bridge
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Jane
Broom
Microsoft
Michael
Brown
Civic Commons/Seattle Foundation
Fay
Chapman
Community Volunteer
Dwane
Chappelle, Ed.D.
City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL)
ex-officio
Roxanne
Christian
Alliance for Education
ex-officio
Amy
Clark
RALLY
Erle
Cohen
Community Volunteer
Grace
Fosado
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Immediate Past Chair
Liz
Huizar
Southeast Seattle Education Coalition
Bruce
Leader
Community Volunteer
Karen
Lewis Smith
PacificSource
Development Chair
Michelle
Merriweather
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Nate
Miles
Community Volunteer
Joe
Nguyen
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Darrell
Powell
Community Volunteer
Treasurer
Rosie
Rimando-Chareunsap, Ed.D.
Seattle Colleges
Ben
Shuldiner
Seattle Public Schools
ex-officio
Rebecca
Stephens
RBC Wealth Management
Mia
Tuan, Ph.D.
University of Washington College of Education
Sherry
Williams
HealthPoint
Drew
Wolff
BECU
Sally
Yates
Community Volunteer
Chair
David
Zapolsky
Amazon
Emeritus Board
We thank and honor our emeritus board for their service and dedication to students in Seattle.
Kenneth
Alhadeff
Elttaes Enterprises
Patricia
Bedient
Community Volunteer
Arthur W.
Buerk
Community Volunteer
Phyllis J.
Campbell
Community Volunteer
Mathew
Dailey
BECU
Victor
Fung
Just Biotherapeutics
Josef E.
Gray
Community Volunteer
Ken
Hamm
Community Volunteer
Nicolas
Hanauer
Second Avenue Partners
Bradley
Hoff
Buchalter PC
Pam
MacEwan
Washington State Health Benefit Exchange
Chase
Morgan
Bridge Partners, LLC
Tomio
Moriguchi
Uwajimaya, Inc
Jim
Morris
J2 Ventures
Donald P.
Nielsen
Lumenal Lighting
Donovan
Olson
Community Volunteer
Matthew
Paddock
Metzler Real Estate
Roger D.
Percy
RDPA, LLC
Peggy V.
Phillips
Community Volunteer
Shane
Philpot
KPMG
William J.
Rex
Community Volunteer
Judith M.
Runstad
Foster Pepper, PLLC
Cheryl M.
Scott
Community Volunteer
Gary R.
Severson
Casey Family Programs
Pete
Shimer
Deloitte
Robert A.
Watt
Community Volunteer
R.Y.
Woodhouse, Ph. D.
Community Volunteer
Careers
Join our growing team that is working to provide an equitable public education for Seattle students.
Human Resources Director
The Director of Human Resources is a key member of the Alliance’s leadership team, responsible for strengthening the organization’s people, culture, HR infrastructure, and operational systems. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a small, mission-driven nonprofit environment.