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Meet Our TEAM

Board of DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

 

Kacee Woods, Board President & Equity in Contracting & Workforce Programs Manager for City of Tacoma

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Amalia Perez, Immediate Past President & Early Learning Director at Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center

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Brett Freshwaters, Board Treasurer

​Retired CFO

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Logan Noel-Endres, Board Secretary & Director of Advocacy & Policy at BrightSpark Early Learning Services

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Heather Curl, At-Large Member & Director of Leadership Development at Washington State School Director Association (WSSDA)

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Members

 

Sandra Calvillo

Stephanie Croom-Williams

Kidane Yohannes

Brendan Nelson

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Emeritus

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Sally Jo Bose*

Peggy Palmer*

Willie Stewart

Steve Schain, PhD

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Chief Executive Officer​

Tricia Speid
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Palmer Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship Advisory Board Members:
 

Shontia Copeland-Walton

Rio Frame

Jeremy Clevenger

Christina Rupp

Rachael Pease

Krisiti Williams

Lowell Glodowski

Rachael Geyer

Kacee Woods

Aileen Sunde

Karlton Daniel

Kat Flores

Jermane Easterlin

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*Deceased

Interested in joining our board?

Contact Tricia Speid - tspeid@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, former Director of Postsecondary Pathways

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 SUPPORT OUR MISSION TODAY!

Palmer Scholars acknowledges that our work is carried out on, and our office space is located within, occupied Coast Salish land, specifically that of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We pay respect to Coast Salish Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants and to all Indigenous peoples. To acknowledge this land is to recognize its longer history and our place in that history; it is to recognize these lands and waters and their significance for the peoples who lived and continue to live in this region, whose practices and spiritualties were and are tied to the land and the water, and whose lives continue to enrich and develop in relationship to the land, waters, and other inhabitants today.

 

We also pause to recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our country, state, and institutions are built.

We remember that our country is built on the labor of enslaved people who were kidnapped and brought to the U.S. from the African continent and recognize the continued contribution of their survivors. We also acknowledge all immigrant labor, including voluntary, involuntary, trafficked, forced, and undocumented peoples who contributed to the building of the country and continue to serve within our labor force. We acknowledge all unpaid care-giving labor.

 

To the people who contributed this immeasurable work and their descendants, we acknowledge our/their indelible mark on the spaces in which we operate today. It is our collective responsibility to critically interrogate these histories, to repair harm, and to honor, protect, and sustain this land.

Physical Address - 

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW BLDG 16

Lakewood WA 98499-4004

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Phone -

Tricia Speid (CEO) (253) 617-5676

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Mailing Address - 

PO Box 7119, Tacoma, WA 98417

Email - info@palmerscholars.org

To contact someone directly visit our staff page here: Our Team

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