Leadership

Our leadership team has a strong connection to the communities we serve and are influential leaders in academia, business, advocacy and philanthropy.


National Board of Directors

With the guidance and inspiration of our distinguished board of directors, we strive to break the cycle of poverty through education. Our board members passionately believe that an education raises income, provides security, reduces unemployment and improves health outcomes.

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Virginia Anderson

Governance Committee Chair, Anti-Racism Committee Co-Chair
Strategic Consultant & Community Volunteer

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Neal Boling

President
KHQ-TV

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George Bridges, Ph.D.

Board Chair
Former President, Whitman College, The Evergreen State College, Professor
The Evergreen State College

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James Dorsey (Ex Officio)

President & Chief Executive Officer
College Success Foundation

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Leona Dotson

Director, Solutions GTM & Scale Global Partner Solutions
Microsoft

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Sheri Flies

Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability & Compliance
Costco Wholesale Corporation

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Stacie Foster

Treasurer
Attorney
Ironmark Law Group

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Kelly Fukai (Ex Officio)

Spokane Regional Board Chair
Vice President, Government & Community Affairs
Washington Technology Industry Association

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Nick Hailey

CSF Alum
Senior Vice President
Banker, Citi Global Wealth at Work

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Lorna Hernandez Jarvis

Anti-Racism Committee Co-Chair
Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity
The University of Puget Sound

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Melissa Hill

Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs
Heritage University

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David Hohimer

Managing Partner
Hohimer Wealth Management

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Walter Impert

Secretary
Partner
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

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Brian Jeffries

Government Relations Committee Chair
Policy Director
Washington Roundtable

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Erik Jones

Data, Security, Tech Committee Chair
Vice President of Technology
Arizona Cardinals Football Club

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Lanine Lange

Senior Corporate Counsel
Alaska Airlines

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Jackie Liao

Principal
Social Impact Strategies

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Creighton “Chip” Magid

Partner
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

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Sydney McMaster

CSF Alum
Engagement Specialist
All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

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James P. Murphy

Vice Chair
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
International Costco Wholesale

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Keith Neal

Vice President/General Merchandise Manager Fresh Foods Buying
Costco Wholesale

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L. Darrell Powell

Finance & Investment, Audit Committee Chair
Managing Director
Pinnacle Financial Services, PLLC

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Tania Santiago Pastrana

CSF Alum
Municipal Relations Special Projects Administrator
King County Council

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Evan Smith

Marketing & Development Committee Chair
Vice President, Technology Strategy & Business Transformation
Starbucks Coffee Company

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Mark Starnes (Ex Officio)

Tacoma Regional Board Chair
Retired

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Salomé Valencia-Bohné

CSF Alum
President
Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work

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John Welch

Program Committee Chair
Superintendent
Puget Sound Educational Service District


National Emeritus Council

Ann Ramsay-Jenkins, Chair

Mike Adler

Fred Campbell, Ph.D.

Gerri Craves

Joe Gaffney

Frank Greer

Jerry Quinn Lee

The Honorable Gary Locke

Robert Moser

John Patnaude

Doug Picha

Deborah Rosen

Kathleen Ross, Ph.D.

Sam Smith, Ph.D.

Lonny Suko, J.D.

Herbert Tillery

Deborah Wilds, Ph.D.


Leadership

President and CEO

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James Dorsey

President & Chief Executive Officer

Programs

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Shannon Demant

Executive Director, CSF-Spokane

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Catherine Domaoan

Director, Program Engagement Initiatives

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Carol Garza

Executive Director, CSF-Yakima

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Senait Habte

Executive Director, CSF-Tacoma

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Danette Knudson

Vice President, Program Strategy

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Robbie Lang

Director, College Services

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Lester McKee

Executive Director, CSF-DC

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Kellie Nakano

Vice President, Program Operations

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Sharon Rivera, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President, Research, Evaluation and Learning

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Keith Stier-Van Essen

Executive Director, CSF-Northwest Coastal

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Allison Wherry

Executive Director, CSF-Seattle

External Relations

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Michael Cheever

Executive Vice President, External Relations

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Peter Lutovsky

Director, Development

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Maggie Nayyar

Director, Development, CSF-DC

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Maria Rebecchi

Director, Scholarships & Financial Aid Education

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Juliet Schindler

Director, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships

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Mary Theisen

Director, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Hajer Al-Faham, Ph.D.

Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Operations

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Jo Anna Parker

Human Resources Business Partner

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Rosemary Turner

Vice President, Operations