OVER 38 YEARS

NW Children’s Foundation has become a leading voice in child welfare – aligning resources, organizations and passionate individuals committed to ending child abuse and neglect.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Victoria Peattie Helm

Executive Director since 2003

PRESIDENT

Laura Kerr / Occupational Therapist

Board member since 2016

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Tim Stienstraw/ Amazon

Board member since 2019

VICE PRESIDENT

Roshaé M. Lowe/ Sound Discipline

Board member since 2020

TREASURER

Elizabeth Warman / Community Volunteer

Board member since 2016

SECRETARY

Elaine Porterfield / King County Information Technology

Board member since 2016 

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BOARD MEMBERS

Teryn Bench  / Special Education Teacher

Board member since 2020 

Meg Burnham  / Davis Wright Tremaine

Board member since 2022 

De’Shanel Childs  / Propeller Health

Board member since 2022 

Brad Dear  / AssuredPartners

Board member since 2019 

Alexandra Geneser / Children’s International

Board member since 2021

Debra Gumbardo / DJG LLC

Board member since 2022

Kayla Higgins / Snohomish County

Board member since 2021

Nitasha Mago  / Ernst & Young

Board member since 2019 

Natalia Stimac Ochoa  / Children’s Therapy Center

Board member since 2022 

Ashley Mallinson O’Neil / Microsoft

Board member since 2018

Terri Pauly / Skillspire

Board member since 2019

Frank Podany / Summus Outdoor

Board member since 2016

Mallika Shanbhag / Zulily

Board member since 2021

Briana Smith / University of Washington

Board member since 2019

Sissi Sondgroth / Baird

Board member since 2022

Jackie Valentine / Seattle Children’s (Retired)

Board member since 2013

Heidi Vanderlaan / Amazon

Board member since 2010

Tess Wilkins / Tess Wilkins, LLC

Board member since 2019

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