Our Leadership

Parent Trust for Washington Children is proud of its volunteer Board of Directors. The Board serves the community and agency by providing leadership, resources, oversight and inspiration to the staff. The 2012/2013 Parent Trust Board is:

PRESIDENT:
Edie Sonne Hall
Environmental Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company

VICE-PRESIDENT:
Demir Vangelov
Chief Financial Officer, NBCnews.com

TREASURER:
David Sanders
Vice President, SVB Financial Group, and Silicon Valley Bank - Pacific Northwest

SECRETARY/IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Jim Gregson
Broker,  Parker Smith & Feek

Elisabeth Cagle
Marketing Coordinator, Pacific Medical Centers

John Curley
Auctioneer, John Curley Auctions; Host - KIRO Radio

Leslie Eglin
Instructor Emeritus - Adult Basic Education, Yakima Valley Community College

Kate Hinely
Community Volunteer

Blythe Keller
Supervisor, Account Management, Regence

Jason Kelly
Strategic Communications Manager, Port of Seattle

Karin Kidder
Consultant / Director of Marketing, Microvi Biotechnologies

Shirley Low
Co-Owner, Latinum Holdings, LLC

John Siddall
Director of Operations, Pacific Medical Center

Anna Williams
Merchandise Coordinator and Project Manager, Nordstrom

Community Ambassadors:

Laura Smith Brown
Community Volunteer; Former PTWC Board Chairperson

Bill Brown
President, Green Diamond Resource Company; Former PTWC Board Chairperson

Bernie Dorsey
Founder of PTWC's Conscious Fathering program; Director of Outreach at Wesley Homes Retirement Communities and Health Services

Ian Goodhew
Deputy Chief of Staff, King County Prosecutor's Office

Van Katzman
Principal, Ascent Law Partners LLP; Former PTWC Board Member

Darryl Laferte
Systems Analyst, Tommy Bahama, Inc.; Former PTWC Board Member

Eric Pettigrew
WA State Representative - 37th District, and Democratic Caucus Chair; Director of Community & Business Relations, Regence

Dale Reiger
Former PTWC Board President

Debra Ronnholm
Community Volunteer

Martin Siegel
Physician: Swedish Hospital, and The Polyclinic; Community Board Member - Swedish; Professor of Medicine, UW

Penny Simkin
Co-Author of PTWC's "Pregnancy, Childbirth, and The Newborn";  Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Birth Counselor