EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS - Key Persons

Amber Brown

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Amelia Tonkin

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Resource Development

Andrew Cooper

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Vice President of Technology

Specializing in attitudinal and emotional survey data, Andrew worked the last 12 years at a global data insights company where he spent time as a survey engineer, senior software engineer, and technical division vice president. Andrew has a passion for education. In his early career, for four years, this passion brought him to Asia where he was a teacher in various international schools. Andrew is excited to bring his experience in technology leadership into an organization centered around education and equity. When Andrew is not thinking about data architecture, he is teaching his kids how to snowboard, skateboard, and surf.

Aurora Parrish

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director, Internal Operations

Azizi Dotson

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Member of the Partnership Team
Director of Client Relations
Director of Client Relations / Director of Client Relations

Candice Morris

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Member of the Partnership Team

Christi Wilkins

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Vice President of Resource Development

Danielle Knox - Managing Director

Job Titles:

Managing Director
Member of the Partnership Team

Darrell Powell

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Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Managing Director of Pinnacle Financial Services

Mr. Powell is Managing Director of Pinnacle Financial Services, PLLC certified public accounting and consulting firm, which provides financial services to small and medium sized for profit and not for profit businesses. He is a Senior Level Executive with 30 plus years of experience in financial management, strategic planning, and business development. Mr. Powell previously served in the role of Chief Finance Officer for the YMCA of Greater Seattle and United Way of King County, where he managed the development of organization-wide policies and procedures in partnership with accounting, IT, HR, Development, Facilities, Legal, etc. to mitigate risks for the organization. Mr. Powell was elected to the Board in July 2022 and currently sits on the Audit & Finance Committee and Personnel & Compensation Committee.

Dennis Melton

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Chief Financial and Operations Officer / Partnership Director

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!

Doug C. Borchard - Treasurer

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Treasurer
Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of New Profit

Mr. Borchard is Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity. In that role, he oversees New Profit's internal infrastructure (finance, talent, operations) and portfolio grant-making and support. He also works closely with several of New Profit's portfolio organizations. Prior to his work at New Profit, he was Vice President of Prospecting Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet, where he led a $140mm business unit with responsibility for product strategy, sales and marketing, and product development. Doug has served on EOS's Board of Directors since July 2020 and was elected Treasurer in 2022. He chairs the Audit & Finance Committee and currently sits on the Executive, Programs & Impact, and Governance Committees.

Dr. Erin Bogan

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Impact

Dr. Jamila Humphrie

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Dr. Sasha Rabkin - President

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
President

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.

Dr. Savannah Mussington

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Partnership

Dr. Terri Hackett

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Partnership Director Lead, REC Co - Chair

Eddie Lincoln - CEO

Job Titles:

Chief Executive Officer
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

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.

Edward Lee Vargas

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

Dr. Vargas serves as AVID's (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Executive Vice President for National and International Programs. Leveraging a wealth of highly successful multi-state and international leadership experiences, Dr. Vargas provides leadership for creating high-performing school systems grounded in equity and excellence for all. Prior to his role at AVID, Dr. Vargas served as Superintendent of Schools in multiple states and was named State Superintendent of the Year in both California (2006) and Washington State (2014). He is a nationally recognized speaker on leadership for creating high performing school systems grounded in equity and excellence for all, and a distinguished lecturer on "School System Readiness to Transform". Dr. Vargas has served on EOS's Board of Directors since July 2017 and was elected Secretary in 2023. He currently chairs the Governance Committee and sits on the Programs & Impact Committee.

EOS Board

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

Eric M. Weaver

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Vice Chair
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Universities Space Research Association

Mr. 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. Prior to his work at USRA, Mr. Weaver amassed over 20 years HR and labor relations leadership experience in government, automotive and aviation, science and high technology industries and in non-profit entities. Mr. Weaver has served on the EOS Board of Directors since July 2020. He was elected Vice Chair in July 2022, serves on the Executive Committee, and chairs the Personnel & Compensation Committee.

Erika Cabrera

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Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Erin Davis

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Francesca Hays

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

George Zeno

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Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Principal of New Creole

George Zeno is the principal of New Creole, a consulting group advancing equity and fairness in system change, organizational health, and leadership behavior. George works closely with clients in building strategic learning experiences that sense and respond to societal needs in delivering mutually beneficial outcomes of equity, justice, and sustainability. A 30-year practitioner, George has built equity-centered, impact programs at the University of Washington, UC Berkeley, Pacific Lutheran University, PATH and various K-12 institutions. George was elected to the Board in July 2023 and currently sits on the Programs & Impact Committee.

German Philips

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director Client Services and IT

Jacqueline Greer

Job Titles:

Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Vice President of Programs and Partnerships

Janet Olson

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Vice President R & D

Janet Olson is Vice President R&D with over 25 years of leadership experience in two Fortune-500 semiconductor design automation companies, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys. Currently the most senior female technology executive at Cadence Design Systems, she leads a worldwide team and works closely with key semiconductor companies to deliver several products which enable semiconductor design. She has authored 7 US Patents and received the Marie Pistelli Electronic Design Award in 2017 for technical contributions to her field. Janet was elected to the Board in July 2022, chairs the Technology Governance Committee, and sits on the Audit & Finance and Governance Committees.

Jessica Lamb

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Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Jessica Paulson

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director, Reporting, Analytics, and Impact

Joanne Harell - Chairman

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Chairman of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

Ms. 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. Ms. Harrell has served on EOS' Board of Directors since July 2020. She became Board Chair in January 2022 and chairs the Executive Committee.

Julia Davis

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Julia Roberts

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Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

As Vice President of Global Fundraising and Communications and Population Services International, Julia Roberts brings over twenty years of experience in public health programming. Prior, Julia served as Vice President of Latin America & Asia, an ORISE Fellow for the Center of Disease Control in Trinidad & Tobago, and a Population Health and Nutrition Officer for USAID/Guyana. Julia holds an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on International Development and a secondary focus on Health Care Administration. She also holds a Bachelors of Science in Biology and a Minor in Chemistry from Pacific Lutheran University. Julia was elected to the Board in July 2023 and currently sits on the Personnel & Compensation and Programs & Impacts Committees.

Katherine Sasser

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Senior Program Director, CPS

Kayla Elias

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Engineering

Kelly Orehovec

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Human Resources

Kim Douglas

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Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Kristin Ward

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Senior Director of Partnership

Larita Williams

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Leslie St. Pierre

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Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
Director, Executive Operations

Maleka Stoddart

Job Titles:

Executive Assistant, ELLabs & Leadership Orientation

Marcus Knight

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team
VP of Partnerships & Alliances for Shipium

Marcus Knight currently serves as the VP of Partnerships & Alliances for Shipium, a software company that's helping revolutionize the global ecommerce industry. Formerly a sales lead for global, multi-million-dollar technology companies such as Groupon and Textio, Marcus Knight is a sales tour-de-force and serial entrepreneur who's founded, among others, the groundbreaking revenue growth consultancy Cultured Perspective. He sits on the boards of nonprofits Sales for the Culture and Us in Technology and is an advisory board member for the University of Washington's School of Professional and Continuing Education. Marcus was elected to the Board in July 2022, chairs the Programs & Impact Committee, and sits on the Personnel & Compensation Committee.

Melissa Cooper

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Director, Learning and Practice

Penny Cash Rogers

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Member of the Partnership Team
Director of Client Relations

Rocio Ayard Ochoa - Managing Director

Job Titles:

Managing Director
Member of the Partnership Team

Ryan Mosser

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Senior Partnership Director

Shanna Davis

Job Titles:

Member of the Partnership Team
Partnership Director

Stephanie Reitz

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Member of the Board
Member of the EOS Executive Leadership Team

Stephanie Reitz leads workforce development programs at Splunk, Inc. as part of its Social Impact team. Her efforts focus on promoting technology skills development as a pathway to well-paying jobs and economic opportunity for individuals from underserved communities. With more than two decades in senior roles at Microsoft and Cisco, she has an extensive background in communications, policy analysis, and global program management. Reitz played a pivotal role in launching Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship Initiative and managed education policy and global positioning for the Cisco Networking Academy in its early years. She holds a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science; a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management; and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the College of William & Mary. Elected to the Board in July 2023, Stephanie sits on the Governance, Programs & Impacts, and Technology Committees.