ACTION FOR EQUITY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Database Engineer
- Senior Director of Strategy
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- Partnership Director
- Partnership Director Hilary Brown
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- Data Management Specialist
- Reporting Analyst
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- Senior Director of Internal Operations Steven Patton / Regional Director, Partnership Development Jessica Paulson
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- Director of Client Relations, Partnership Development
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Azizi Dotson / Director of Client Relations, Partnership Development Eddie Lincoln
Azizi brings her passion and leadership to EOS, with a drive to give our partners the best experience possible. Her experiences as a collegiate athlete, nonprofit program manager and working the past 5 years in business development allows her to bring a blend of work ethic, advocacy, and growth mindset to our work here.
Azizi knew since she was 13 that she wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer. Having family and friends go through the system with insufficient representation and be victimized by sentence imbalances her passion for advocacy and fighting for the disenfranchised has personal ties and runs deep. She headed to college dead set on becoming a criminal defense lawyer, graduating from CSU East Bay with her BA in Political Science she soon found that she wanted to help people long before they needed a lawyer. This led to Azizi becoming a program manager of an educational nonprofit in Oakland, Ca focusing on struggling middle schoolers and eventually her heading back to school to earn her Master's in Public Administration from Ashford University.
Azizi is excited to join the EOS team and continue the work of advocating for our students, she states, "I see it as I've graduated along with my middle schoolers, and now we are working to open doors for them in high schools!", this work continues to be personal for her. Along the way Azizi also worked in sales support, market and business development and will bring her operations expertise and drive for diversity, equity, and inclusion to the team.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources Generalist
- Member of the Operations Team
- Human Resource Generalist Hilary Brown
I attended Bellevue College then finished my Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Management at The University of Phoenix. I also earned my PHR via HRCI. I previously was an HR Director at a Quantitative Research Company for 5 years.
I'm joining EOS because I'm passionate about the very important work they're associated with. I'm excited to be a part of this team and looking forward to my future with this organization.
My Wife and I have been married for 14 years and we have 4 beautiful Children ranging from Age 15 to 3 years of age. I'm also an avid Sports and Hip-Hop fan and I'm patiently waiting for the day the SuperSonics return to Seattle.
Job Titles:
- Human Resource Generalist
- Managing Director, Partnerships / Partnership Team
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- Data Management Specialist
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- Member of the Operations Team
- Member of the Partnership Development Team
- Managing Director, Partnerships
- Operations Manager, Partnership Development
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- Program Director, Equity Leader Labs
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- Director, Effectiveness & Learning
- Senior Partnership Director
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- Director of Marketing
- Member of the Operations Team
- Chief Executive Officer Dennis Melton / Chief Financial and Operations Officer Leah O'Gwynn
- Chief Financial and Operations Officer
- Chief Financial and Operations Officer Dorothy Miranda / Director of Marketing - Communications, Programs Kelly Orehovec
Dennis is a proud University of Washington business school graduate with a degree in administration and an accounting concentration. He has served in various accounting and finance roles over his 25-year career across the Northwest spanning multiple industries of timber, coffee and technology. EOS is an exciting opportunity for him to learn and contribute to the non-profit world.
Dennis joins EOS to help build a robust infrastructure and set of processes to strengthen the foundation across the internal teams. Also, his work with budgeting and forecasting will allow the continued investment in the people, platform and processes to fuel the next stages of EOS growth. Dennis comes from a multiracial family, and his wife has spent her career working at schools in California and Washington.
Outside of work, Dennis enjoys vacations with his family, gardening and exploring new recipes and restaurants. If you need to find him on Saturdays in the fall it will be at a Washington Husky football game cheering on the purple and gold!
Job Titles:
- Interim Chief Technology Officer Autumn Robinson / Manager, Operations and Outreach
- President Derek Robbecke / Interim Chief Technology Officer Leslie St. Pierre
Derek brings a strong background in product development and software engineering to Equal Opportunity Schools. In his role as Interim Chief Technology Officer, Derek oversees the development and architecture of EOS applications for capturing and analyzing student information and effectively executing on the goal of students having opportunities and access to challenging coursework that will prepare them for the future.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager, Strategy & Impact
Job Titles:
- Member of the Partnership Development Team
- Partnership Director
- Senior Director, Partnership Development
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Azizi Dotson / Director of Client Relations, Partnership Development Eddie Lincoln
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Dr. Tracey Conrad / Chief Program Officer Wing Leung
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial and Operations Officer Dorothy Miranda / Director of Marketing - Communications, Programs Kelly Orehovec
- Director of Marketing - Communications, Programs Stacy Montemayor
Dorothy graduated from George Fox University with a Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Literature. She spent eight years at her alma mater as an undergraduate admissions counselor specializing in work with transfer students and multicultural outreach. As a member of the Act Six Scholarship selection committee, Dorothy recruited and identified urban leaders for Oregon's only full tuition full need community leadership award. More recently, Dorothy worked with admissions directors throughout the nation to support their college application process including the launch of the Coalition for Student Access and Success application platform. She received her Executive Master's in Public Administration through the University of Washington's Evans School.
Dorothy is passionate about using concrete data driven methods to achieve long term educational equity. As a higher education professional, her greatest passion is found in helping students push past obstacles to take practical steps towards accomplishing their goals and dreams for life.
Dorothy and her husband Francisco live in Happy Valley, Oregon where they enjoy serving in their local church and encouraging young people on their educational journey. She enjoys traveling, hosting friends and family, and the Happy Valley Station Food Carts.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Managing Partner
Doug joined New Profit in 2005 and serves as Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. In that role, he oversees New Profit's internal infrastructure (finance, talent, operations) and portfolio grant-making and support. Doug has also worked closely with several of New Profit's portfolio organizations, including Achievement First, iMentor, KIPP, Year Up, and New Classrooms, and currently serves on the boards of Leading Educators and UnboundEd.
Doug brings to New Profit diverse experience as an accomplished entrepreneur and senior executive in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Most recently, Doug was Vice President of Prospecting Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business information. At D&B, Doug led a $140mm business unit, with broad P&L responsibility for product strategy, sales and marketing, and product development. Doug came to D&B through its acquisition of iMarket, Inc., a venture-funded provider of sales and marketing software and internet solutions that he co-founded. Doug also spent several years as a consultant at Bain & Company, a leading international management consulting firm, where he worked on assignments in the information services industry.
Alejandro has over 15 years of experience engaging in evaluative and analytical work across a variety of organizational settings and industries. Most recently, he worked as the Lead Data Analyst at The Learner First. While there he helped lead whole system change processes within school districts to promote a culture of belonging and better align systems through the lens of their students.
His drive to promote equity across various industries and communities has drawn him to become involved with Equal Opportunity Schools. His particular aim within EOS is to better understand and enhance experiences for underrepresented first time AP/IB students.
Alejandro can often be found hiking, fishing, playing billiards, and supporting sport teams of the greater Seattle area. Alejandro received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He also possesses a co-concentration Master of Arts degree in Program Evaluation and Organizational Behavior and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California.
Job Titles:
- Director, Executive Operations
- Senior Partnership Manager
Job Titles:
- Superintendent
- Senior Superintendent - in - Residence
Dr. Deborah Wilds chairs the Equal Opportunity Schools Board of Directors. She has had a long and distinguished career in education as a teacher, founder of an independent primary school, non-profit leader and philanthropy officer. She has dedicated her life's work to serving children and youth.
Dr. Wilds served as the president and chief operating officer of the College Success Foundation, which mission is to inspire underserved, low-income students to finish high school, graduate college and to succeed in life. She also worked as a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she led work to launch the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Washington State Achievers Program and Early College Initiative. Prior to her tenure at the Gates Foundation, she was the deputy director of the American Council on Education's Office of Minorities in Higher Education, in Washington, DC.
Dr. Wilds is an active volunteer in the community and faithful servant in her church. She serves as a senior fellow for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust and as a member of SPU's Board of Trustees. Dr. Wilds has served on the Washington State Board of Education, Philanthropy Northwest, and as the chair of Seattle University Youth Initiative Advisory Board. She and her husband, Fred, are members of From the Heart Church Ministries, where she began a pre-college ministry serving over 500 youth. The Wilds now reside in northern California.
Dr. Edward Lee Vargas just recently joined the AVID Center as Executive Vice President for National and International Programs in 2015. He brings a wealth of highly successful multi-state and international leadership experiences and accolades as Superintendent of Schools in multiple states, as evidenced by being named State Superintendent of the Year in California in 2006 and State Superintendent of the Year for Washington in 2014.
Dr. Vargas is a nationally recognized speaker on leadership for creating high performing school systems grounded in equity and excellence for all, and Distinguished Lecturer on "School System Readiness to Transform", keynoting numerous state and national conferences, including the National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC on 21st Century Skills, speaking at USA-China Educational Symposiums in China and presenting at Microsoft's Global Forum on Technology in Prague, in the Czech Republic in 2012 and in Barcelona, Spain in 2014.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director, Effectiveness & Learning
- Partner With Us!
Holly is passionate about using data to make tangible steps toward equitable opportunities in school for students of color and low-income students. A firm believer in the brilliance of young people, Holly sees the potential of data to elevate students' voices. Since joining Equal Opportunity Schools in 2015, Holly has enjoyed opportunities to work with quantitative and qualitative data to continuously understand and improve EOS's impact, develop content for student- and staff-focused offerings, and answer pressing questions about EOS's programs and partnerships.
Prior to joining the team at EOS, Holly's work focused broadly on positive youth development, including understanding civic engagement among youth in diverse contexts and evaluating the effectiveness of recovery high schools for youth in recovery from substance use disorders.
Holly has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religion from Furman University, a Master of Arts in Psychology from Wake Forest University, and a Doctorate in Community Research and Action with a minor in Quantitative Methods from Vanderbilt University.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Partnership Director NYC
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- Senior Director of Client Services and IT Dr. Sasha Rabkin / President Dr. John Ramos
- Superintendent - in - Residence
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- Superintendent - in - Residence
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- Board Chair Dr. Ronald Fortune / Secretary, Treasurer Doug C. Borchard
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- President
- President Derek Robbecke / Interim Chief Technology Officer Leslie St. Pierre
- Senior Director of Client Services and IT Dr. Sasha Rabkin / President Dr. John Ramos
Sasha brings a strong background in diverse education settings including program management in a cross section of schools and districts.
For over eleven years, Sasha served as Director of School and Family Programs at the Institute for Community Leadership where he managed community based social justice leadership interventions with schools and families. Prior to this, Sasha spent three years at the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instructions where he managed statewide youth leadership and service learning programs.
Sasha has a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Redlands, where he also served as student body president. He completed his Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Change from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Partnerships / Partnership Team
- Senior Partnership Director
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- Member of the Board
- Executive Director of the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership
Dr. Stephen Fink is the executive director of the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership (CEL), and affiliate professor of educational leadership and policy studies in the University of Washington College of Education.
Dr. Fink has worked extensively with school and district leaders on improving the quality of instructional leadership. His work has spanned large urban, suburban, rural and charter schools and management organizations across the country. In addition to directing CEL, Dr. Fink provides facilitation and executive coaching for superintendent and district-level leaders in a number of CEL partnerships.
Prior to coming to the University of Washington he spent 12 years as an assistant superintendent in the Edmonds School District (Wash.), and was a principal and special education teacher in Idaho and Los Angeles. Dr. Fink is the co-author of Leading for Instructional Improvement: How Successful Leaders Develop Teaching and Learning Expertise.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director, Equity Leader Labs
- Reporting Analyst
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- Chief
- Program Officer
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Dr. Tracey Conrad / Chief Program Officer Wing Leung
Tracey Conrad spent nearly 30 years in public education, 20 of which were in an administrative role. Most recently, she served as the principal of a large urban/suburban high school. She has always been extremely committed to social justice issues within the public school system. As a high school principal, she successfully partnered with Equal Opportunity Schools to close the AP access gaps. She retired from Columbia Public Schools in 2014.
Tracey earned her BSED in biology, Master of Educational Administration, Educational Specialist, and Doctorate of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Most recently, she received the 2014 UCEA Excellence in Educational Leadership Award, due in part to her work with Equal Opportunity Schools and commitment to achieving equitable access to Advanced Placement classes for all students. She continues her work for social justice as a Partnership Director and a member of the Strategic Initiatives Team.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Human Resource Generalist
Individual team pages can be accessed here: Senior Leadership team, Partnership team, Partnership Development team, Strategy & Impact team, Technology Solutions team, and the Operations team.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Comptroller
- Chief Executive Officer Dennis Melton / Chief Financial and Operations Officer Leah O'Gwynn
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Azizi Dotson / Director of Client Relations, Partnership Development Eddie Lincoln
Eddie is passionate about issues of social justice and educational equity. He is deeply committed to closing the opportunity gap for underrepresented youth and is proud to be an active member of his community.
Most recently, Eddie served as the Assistant Director for K-12 Partnerships as part of the Seattle University Youth Initiative, a community engagement effort focused on strengthening education and support systems for neighborhood youth and their families. In his role, he successfully partnered with Seattle Public Schools to develop programs which address gaps in services and learning opportunities. Eddie also served as the University liaison to staff, students, and community partners interested in engaging in school-based projects and programming.
Eddie has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Seattle University and a Juris Doctorate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Member Dr. Deborah Wilds / Board Member
- Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Universities Space Research Association
Eric M. Weaver is Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in Columbia, MD. USRA is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology and engineering and operates scientific institutes and facilities across the US.
Mr. Weaver joined USRA with over 20 years HR and labor relations leadership experience in several industries including government and public entities; automotive and aviation; science and high technology and non-profit entities. Having practiced labor and employment law for a number of years, Eric turned his career focus to human capital leadership. Before his tenure at USRA, Mr. Weaver held a variety of HR leadership roles including with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), Intel Corporation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Renaissance Airlines and in a host of HR leadership capacities with AT&T (formerly Ameritech).
Eric received his Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in Washington, DC and his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Eric hails from Detroit, Michigan but has previously lived in Oregon, California and since 2009 the DC/Maryland/Virginia area having recently built a home in southern Maryland.
Job Titles:
- Data Management Team Lead
Gary Morales was born and raised in Los Angeles and was fortunate enough to be able to move to Seattle in 2009 to begin work on his undergraduate degree at the University of Washington. After graduating in 2013 with a BA in Mathematics, Gary would take his newfound skills and knowledge into the consumer electronics industry. Seeking a more socially impactful line of work, he would finally join EOS in 2019 as a Customer Support Specialist and eventually take over as the Data Management Team Lead.
As a person of color that grew up in a low-income household, Gary is intimately familiar with the effect that EOS's mission can have on the type of students we are trying to reach. The opportunity to take every Advanced Placement course offered by his High School is a major reason why Gary has had such a fruitful journey through life. Joining EOS has given Gary the ability to pay it forward and help give others the same opportunities he had.
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Client Services and IT Dr. Sasha Rabkin / President Dr. John Ramos
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- Senior Director of Client Services and IT
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- Human Resources Generalist
- Human Resource Generalist
- Partnership Director Hilary Brown
I grew up outside of Chicago and began my migration west in college. I graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, but I quickly realized that working towards a mission was a higher priority. I began working as an assistant for a non-profit that provides services to developmentally disabled adults in Colorado, where I met some of my closest friends, and subsequently, my soon to be husband.
Life took me to San Francisco for a bit, then back to Denver, where I began my HR career at a solar company. I was at that company for 6 years, and I witnessed it grow from 1,500 to 13,000 employees. For the last few years of my time there, I worked on a small team to develop and implement the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging programming across the company. I am working towards my master's in Organizational Development from Regis University, and I recently received my SPHR certification.
I'm joining EOS excited about the work this organization does to invest in the next generation. Education is the backbone of progress, and EOS is bridging the gap to provide rigorous academic opportunities to the next generation of leaders. It is my goal to positively contribute to the employee experience here, so that EOS can thrive and continue to provide and grow its services and programs.
I moved to Seattle in December 2020 with my partner and our two dogs. In my free time I like to hike, ski, do crossword puzzles, and spend time with my family and food.
Jere King is a former high technology marketing executive with a current focus on nonprofit board service and consulting. For more than 35 years, she held a variety of sales and marketing executive positions at technology companies including IBM, Autodesk, and Cisco Systems. Her career included marketing and operational experience in companies with revenue ranging from $40M to $40B in a variety of challenging environments: rapid growth, international scale, managing change, rebranding, mergers & acquisitions, digital marketing, and communications.
After leaving Cisco in 2011, Jere shifted her focus to the nonprofit industry. In 2015, Jere completed a Fellowship in the inaugural Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI) with studies focused on nonprofit and for-profit board governance, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and leadership. Currently she is on the board of directors for Children's Health Council (CHC), Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE), and Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), and also serves as co-chair on the Stanford DCI Advisory Council. She served as a Board Member and President-Elect for Abilities United from 2011 - 2014. During 2012 she completed a Silicon Valley Encore Fellowship at Abilities United, and remains actively engaged with the Encore organization. Passionate about leadership development for women, she has been a mentor and regular speaker for Women Unlimited for nearly 20 years.
She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Denver and a B.A. from Kalamazoo College. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband and twin sons. She loves the outdoors so you might easily find her hiking, walking, or riding her bike.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Senior Partnership Director
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Internal Operations Steven Patton / Regional Director, Partnership Development Jessica Paulson
- Senior Director, Reporting & Analytics
- Senior Director, Reporting, Analytics & Impact
- Senior Human Resources Director, Operations Jessica Paulson / Senior Director, Reporting, Analytics & Impact German Philips
Jessica comes to Equal Opportunity Schools after a career in the political world. Jessica served as a Senior Analyst for Grove Insight, a polling and communication strategy firm where she worked on everything from ballot measure campaigns to non-profit branding and messaging.
Going to public high school in Seattle, Jessica experienced the benefits of taking AP courses but was enraged with inequities that she saw in these classrooms. Being able to help schools access data to improve student access and equity in these courses is what drives her to get up in the morning. She gets immense joy knowing EOS' data is used to highlight student voice and create action in our partner schools.
When not thinking about how EOS can better serve students and get the best data tools in the hands of our partners, Jessica loves cooking at home with her husband Matt, checking out new cities around the world and enjoying the glorious Northwest outdoors.
Job Titles:
- Data Management Specialist
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Chair Dr. Ronald Fortune / Secretary, Treasurer Doug C. Borchard
Joanne Harrell retired in late 2021 after 20 years at Microsoft where she most recently served as Senior Director for U.S. Citizenship & Market Development. Previously, she's led teams in the Sales, Marketing and Services disciplines focused on Enterprise, Public Sector and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) customers and partners.
Ms. Harrell's pre-Microsoft work history is extensive and encompasses executive roles within the high-tech, telecommunications and non-profit sectors.
Joanne has completed Marketing Management programs at Columbia University and Stanford in addition to the Stanford Advanced Management College and a non-profit management program at The Harvard Business School. Her B.A. and M.B.A. are from the University of Washington. In 2014, she completed the Corporate Citizenship Leadership Academy at the Boston College Carroll School of Management.
A Regent for the University of Washington since 2009, Joanne founded and previously chaired the Board's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. Ms. Harrell also serves on the Washington State, International Women's Forum Chapter Board as a Member-At Large. In January 2022, she was appointed to the Boards of Directors for HomeStreet and HomeStreet Bank.
Joanne was inducted into the University of Washington School of Communication "Hall of Fame" in 2009 and was the school's 2013 Distinguished Alumna. She was recognized in November 2016, as a "Woman of Influence" by the Puget Sound Business Journal and as a "Woman of Impact" in November 2017, by the International Women's Forum (IWF). In January 2019, Joanne was presented the MLK "Vision of the Mountaintop" Award by a coalition of Seattle business, civic and spiritual leaders.
Ms. Harrell was granted the University of Washington Foster Business School, Spratlen Legacy Award in February 2022. She was selected by a committee of students, staff, alumni and a member of the Spratlen family for her enduring commitment to the Foster community, the legacy built in her professional career, and for the ways in which she embodies the spirit of the award's namesake, Thaddeus Spratlen, Professor Emeritus of Marketing and founder of the Foster Business School's Annual Celebration of African American Alumni Achievement.
In May 2017, Joanne and her spouse were co-recipients of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award for Outstanding Community Service and Diversity on behalf of the citizens of the State of Washington. This is the UW's only University and community selected award and is regarded as its highest achievement in community impact.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Senior Director of Strategy
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- Quality Assurance Analyst
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Partnership Director Shanna Davis / Partnership Manager Sukhi Dhaliwal
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Partnership Director Ron Severson / Superintendent - in - Residence Stephanie Sherer
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- Chief Financial and Operations Officer Dorothy Miranda / Director of Marketing - Communications, Programs Kelly Orehovec
- Senior Director of Human Resources
- Senior Director, Resource Development
- Senior Human Resources Director, Operations
- Senior Human Resources Director, Operations Jessica Paulson / Senior Director, Reporting, Analytics & Impact German Philips
Kelly has worked in Human Resources for over 20 years. She has played a pivotal role in advocating for Public School funding and building public school community connections the past 10 years. Prior to coming to EOS, Kelly worked for a global brewery and medical device manufacturer. Kelly is known for her consulting skills, practical approach to problem solving and ability to lead, direct, and motivate diverse teams. She is most passionate and has expertise in HR strategic planning, change management, organizational development, talent acquisition, employee engagement/satisfaction, training and employee development, employee and labor relations, people analytics and reporting and performance management.
Kelly's work at her own children's local public school inspired her to work at EOS so she can do even more on a national level to ensure that students of color and low-income students have equitable access to America's most academically intense high school programs and succeed at the highest levels.
Job Titles:
- Director of Reporting and Analytics Kimberly Thomas / Senior Partnership
- Senior Partnership Director
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Managing Director, Partnerships / Partnership Team
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Operations Manager, Partnership Development
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer Dennis Melton / Chief Financial and Operations Officer Leah O'Gwynn
- Managing Director, Partnerships
- Senior Director, Resource Development
- Senior Director, Resource Development / Strategy & Impact Team
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Director, Executive Operations
- President Derek Robbecke / Interim Chief Technology Officer Leslie St. Pierre
- Senior Human Resources Director, Operations
Leslie joins her passion for systems and organization with experience in education at the post-secondary, K-12 and non-profit education sectors to her work with EOS.
For more than a dozen years, Leslie served in program management positions in state and non-profit online learning organizations. At the Digital Learning Commons (DLC), Leslie developed and managed the first statewide catalog of online courses available to K12 districts across Washington State, while working directly with school-based staff to onboard and prepare them in supporting students' successful online course experiences. More recently, in the Digital Learning Department (DLD) at the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Leslie continued her management of the state online course catalog system and helped design, launch and run the state's first approval systems for online course and programs providers serving WA students.
Access to high quality educational experiences has been a driving force throughout her work with the DLC and DLD, and Leslie is particularly inspired by the opportunity to support EOS's work in improving access to rigorous, high-level course work to underserved and underrepresented students.
Leslie holds a Masters in Library and Information Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Senior Partnership Director
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- Director of Reporting and Analytics Kimberly Thomas / Senior Partnership
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- Data Management Specialist I
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- Software Engineer INicki Marley
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Data Management Team Lead
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- Manager
- Member of the Operations Team
- Manager Strategic Operations Wing Leung / Comptroller Tofa McCormick
- Manager, Strategic Operations
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Senior Partnership Director
Job Titles:
- Partnership Manager
- Partnership Director Shanna Davis / Partnership Manager Sukhi Dhaliwal
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- Data Management Specialist I
- Director of Marketing - Communications, Programs Stacy Montemayor
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Partnership Manager
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- Executive Assistant, Programs
- Reporting Analyst
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- Director of Marketing Steven Patton / Regional Director, Partnership Development Autumn Robinson
- Regional Director, Partnership Development
- Senior Director of Internal Operations Steven Patton / Regional Director, Partnership Development Jessica Paulson
Job Titles:
- Superintendent
- Partnership Director Ron Severson / Superintendent - in - Residence Stephanie Sherer
- Superintendent - in - Residence
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Partnership Director Ron Severson / Superintendent - in - Residence Stephanie Sherer
Job Titles:
- Director of Marketing
- Member of the Partnership Development Team
- Director of Marketing Steven Patton / Regional Director, Partnership Development Autumn Robinson
- for Marketing Inquiries
- for Media Inquiries
- Manager Strategic Operations Wing Leung / Comptroller Tofa McCormick
- Partner With Us!
As the Director of Marketing, Tofa ensure major marketing and communication projects, initiatives, and program supports are fulfilled to meet the needs of Equal Opportunity Schools' partner and prospective districts- in addition to managing inbound inquires, conference and lead gen events, and collaborating to deliver EOS' National Symposium on Equity and Education. He comes to EOS with over 20 years of experience leading and executing marketing communications initiatives for emerging to mature organizations.
Over his career, Tofa has built marketing communication departments from the ground up, using his knowledge and expertise to help structure and strategize go-to-market plans, programs and initiatives, product development releases, event and lead gen activities, and the adoption and integration of technology platforms.
Previously, Tofa had served as a Senior Marketing Communications Manager for industrial construction and manufacturing companies, environmental engineering-technology firms, technology startups, consulting organizations, and a fortune 100 tech company. Tofa earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Pacific Lutheran University, with two minors (Public Affairs and Business Administration), a Master of Business Arts in Marketing and Management, with two Graduate Certificates (Marketing and Management) from City University.
Tofa spends his free time traveling and exploring different cultures around the globe. He can also be found at most home Seattle Sounders games, Friday nights at the 5th Ave Theatre, and the rest of the time balancing time between visiting family and visiting wine regions.
Job Titles:
- Partnership Director
- Comptroller, Operations
- Manager Strategic Operations Wing Leung / Comptroller Tofa McCormick
- Senior Director, Partnership Development Dr. Tracey Conrad / Chief Program Officer Wing Leung
Wing has worked in finance and accounting for over 18 years. Prior to coming to Equal Opportunity Schools, Wing worked for private equity and early-stage tech companies helping them build out the finance team. Wing is versatile, resourceful and with expertise in overseeing all aspects of accounting operations: Financial reporting, audit, internal audit, internal control, budgeting, and cash management.
Wing holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting at University of Texas in Dallas. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family traveling together and visiting new places.