Powerful Schools at work
  • Each of our program directors started out as a parent volunteer.
  • Each has a tenure at Powerful Schools of between 10 and 15 years.
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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.
Jan Kumasaka Community Representative, former school board member
Srilakshmi Remala Accenture LLP
Steven Schindler Perkins Coie
Dave Scott Marketfish
Kristi Skanderup Educational Consultant
Sarah Smith Rainier Scholars
Michael A. Walker Art Institute of Seattle
Carol Wood United Way, King County