Our Team
| Executive Director |
Tré Maxie |
Email |
| Development Director |
Peggy Jackson |
Email |
| Admin/Development Assistant |
Shoko Toyama |
Email |
| Education Director |
Jeannie Collins-Brandon |
Email |
| Director, After-School Programs |
Debbie McGibbon |
Email |
| Site coordinator - Beacon Hill |
Shelly Bates |
Email |
| Site coordinator - Orca |
Lily Hotchkiss |
Email |
| Site coordinator - Hawthorne |
Ange Hill |
Email |
| Site coordinator - Graham Hill |
Lauri Palmer |
Email |
| Site coordinator - John Muir |
Rick Davidson |
Email |
The people? They're sharp. All of them are qualified to work in the public sector. They're working at Powerful Schools because they believe in these kids and their community. These are kids in their own neighborhoods. They choose to be here.
Anne Berry, Microsoft, donor
Board of Directors
| Chair: Diane Moore |
Organizational Consultant |
| Joel Ballezza |
Foundation for Early Learning |
| Marisela Cerda |
Microsoft |
| Hal Harpold |
Weyerhaeuser |
| Gretchen Jacobsen |
Community Representative - PTSA Board Member |
| Christy Johnson |
McKinsey & Co. |
| Anh Nguyen |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Srilakshmi Remala |
Community Center for Education Results |
| Steven Schindler |
Perkins Coie |
| Dave Scott |
Marketfish |
| Kristi Skanderup |
Educational Consultant |
| Sarah Smith |
Rainier Scholars |
| Carol Wood |
United Way, King County |