Officers

Marissa Rathbone, President

Director of Government Relations

Washington State School Directors' Association

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Dwayne  Christopher, Immediate Past President

Tacoma Municipal Court Judge

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Zach Parsons, Treasurer

CPA, Manager, DP&C

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Lisa Wojtanowicz, Secretary

Retired, City of  Tacoma

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Steve Schain, Ph.D., At Large

Retired Educator

Members

Alex Davis

Pastor, Eastside Assembly of Believers

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Kimberly Green

Registered Nurse 

Oregon Health & Science University

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Christal Harrison, J.D.

Attorney at Law

Amalia Perez

Family Support Specialist

Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center

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Dan Powell

Retired Owner, Star Moving

Emeritus

Peggy Palmer*

Retired Educator

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Willie Stewart

Retired Educator

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Executive Director

Jonathan Jackson

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*deceased

Gayle Rieber

Retired Educator, Photographer

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Kacee Woods

Training & Apprenticeship Coordinator

Tacoma Public Utilities

The following members of our team are current Scholars who lead our outreach and recruitment efforts. Who better to help identify the next generation of Palmer Scholars than those who have been

(or are currently in) their shoes?!

Anisia Khammala

Outreach & Recruitment Specialist

akhammala@palmerscholars.org

Reece Martin

Outreach & Recruitment Specialist

rmartin@palmerscholars.org

As a first-gen college graduate myself, I want to see every young person achieve their dreams and become active, giving members of their towns, cities and neighborhoods. I believe every young person has gifts, talents, and knowledge that need to be celebrated and supported to greater life purpose. No young person should believe that a life not fully lived is their only choice...and Palmer Scholars is the beginning of great things.

- Christina, Director of Postsecondary Pathways