Our Team

Staff

The Alliance for Education team is made up of Seattleites passionate about
educational equity with unique experiences, backgrounds and expertise.

Zeynab

Abdulgadir

Program Manager,
Right Now Needs Fund

zeynab@alliance4ed.org

Director, Seattle Teacher Residency

marisa@alliance4ed.org

Curriculum and Induction Senior Manager, Seattle Teacher Residency

MaryBeth@alliance4ed.org

President

Clinical Practice Manager, Seattle Teacher Residency

starlie@alliance4ed.org

Vice President of Advancement

roxanne@alliance4ed.org

Communications Manager

Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager

shane@alliance4ed.org

Accounting & Operations Coordinator

mariam@alliance4ed.org

Accountant and Fiscal Services Manager

Manager of Recruitment and Community Partnerships, Seattle Teacher Residency

crystal@alliance4ed.org

Vice President of Finance

amy@alliance4ed.org

(206) 205-0327

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Board of Directors

Our board of directors provide guidance and leadership that propel our mission forward.

Jonathan J.

Bridge

Ben Bridge Jeweler

Jane

Broom

Microsoft

Fay

Chapman

Community Volunteer

Lisa

Chick

Alliance for Education*

Erle

Cohen

Community Volunteer

Mathew

Dailey

BECU

Grace

Fosado

Boeing Commercial Services

Chair

Dr. Yoshiko

Harden

Renton Technical College

Bradley

Hoff

Buchalter PC

Dr. Brent

Jones

Seattle Public Schools*

Bruce

Leader

Community Volunteer

Karen

Lewis Smith

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

Jennifer

McAleer

Overlake Medical Center and Clinics

Michelle

Merriweather

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

Nate

Miles

Eli Lilly

Darrell

Powell

Community Volunteer

Treasurer

Manny

Rivera

Rally

Rachel

Smith

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce*

Rebecca

Stephens

RBC Wealth Management

Dr. Mia

Tuan

University of Washington College of Education

Sarah

Waite

Nordstrom

Sherry

Williams

HealthPoint

Immediate Past Chair

Sally

Yates

Community Volunteer

Secretary

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

JP Morgan Chase

Kirby L.

Cramer, Sr.

Community Volunteer

Anne

Farrell

Community Volunteer

Victor

Fung

Just Biotherapeutics

Robert L.

Gerth

Community Volunteer

Josef E.

Gray

Community Volunteer

Ken

Hamm

Community Volunteer

Nicolas

Hanauer

Second Avenue Partners

Pam

MacEwan

Washington State Health Benefit Exchange

John D.

Mangels

Community Volunteer

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 access to an equitable public education for every Seattle student.

Director, Right Now Needs Fund

The Right Now Needs Fund is an Alliance for Education program that works at the individual school level to support the immediate basic needs of Seattle students and families. The Right Now Needs Fund Director leads the design and implementation of the Fund, ensuring that basic needs support gets to the Seattle Public Schools students and families who need it most effectively and efficiently. The Director works in partnership with Alliance staff, district leaders, schoolhouse leaders, community members and Amazon partners to build awareness about this resource, design an efficient program and process, and ensure the Fund is leveraged with integrity and efficacy.

Accounting and Payables Lead

The Accounting and Payables Manager is responsible for all aspects of payables and will follow and design processes that assure timely and accurate payments. Alongside the Finance team, this role will participate in ongoing analysis, documentation, oversight and implementation of financial policies and procedures. This role will also support the general work of the Finance and Operations Team, including data entry, financial reporting and account reconciliations.

Vice President of Impact

The Vice President of Impact is a new role designed to sustain, deepen and expand the Alliance’s work to advance racial equity and educational justice in Seattle Public Schools. The VP of Impact will lead the Alliance’s programmatic strategy, community collaborations and impact data capacity in support of Seattle students. The VP of Impact will also play a leadership role in defining and strengthening organizational culture at the Alliance, alongside other members of the Alliance Leadership Team.

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