Board Of Directors

Officers:

Nina Auerbach, Thrive by Five Washington—President & CEO
Jackie Bezos, Bezos Family Foundation—Co-Chair
Governor Christine Gregoire, State of Washington—Co-Chair
William H. Gates Sr., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—Past Chair
State Rep. Ruth Kagi, House Early Learning & Human Services Committee (chair) —Vice-President
Bob Watt, Community Volunteer—Vice-President
Kevin C. Washington, Tabor 100—Treasurer
Laura Peterson, The Boeing Company—Secretary

Directors:

Peter Berliner, PRI Makers Network
Tony Benton, Community Volunteer
Kim Ackerley Cleworth, Ginger and Barry Ackerley Foundation
Randy Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mary Egan, Starbucks
Jon Fine, United Way of King County
Ricardo Garcia, Community Volunteer
Dr. Bette Hyde, Washington State Department of Early Learning
Valorie Johnson, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Lynn Kessler, Community Volunteer
Dan Kranzler, Kirlin Charitable Foundation
Janet Levinger, Community Volunteer
State Sen. Steve Litzow, Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee (ranking minority member)
State Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee (chair)
David Sanders, Casey Family Programs
Katie Simons, Talaris Institute
John Stanton, Trilogy Equity Partners
Dr. Beck Taylor, Whitworth University
State Rep. Maureen Walsh, House Early Learning & Human Services Committee (ranking minority member)