Board of Directors

Officers

Marissa Rathbone, President

Director of Government Relations

Washington State School Directors' Association

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Amalia Perez, President-Elect

Family Support Specialist

Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center

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Zach Parsons, Treasurer

CPA, Manager

Dwyer, Pemberton & Coulson PC

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Kacee Woods, Secretary

Training & Apprenticeship Coordinator

Tacoma Public Utilities

Steve Schain, Ph.D., At Large

Retired Educator

Tacoma Public Schools

 

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

Ogden, Murphy, Wallace PLLC

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Dan Powell

Retired Owner 

Star Moving

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Emeritus

Peggy Palmer*

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Sally Jo Bose*

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Willie Stewart

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Executive Director

Jonathan Jackson

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*deceased

Staff

 

Partnership & Compliance Coordinator
jsimmons@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