Leadership

The 2019-2020 Board of Directors:

PRESIDENT
Steve Abramowicz
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, Wealth Advisor – UBS Financial
I dedicate my time and charity to Parent Trust because of our mission of keeping our fellow Washington families strong and together.  Read More

 It is the very best way to support families. Parent Trust’s proven methods give all parents a cradle to college toolkit for navigating the hardest job they’ll ever have: being a parent. As the father of two wonderful children, I want all families to experience the best a loving family can be. Parent Trust can light the way.

TREASURER
Will Cheung
Director-Finance and Accounting-Financial Planning and Analysis Team Leader- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

DIRECTOR
Kate Hinely
Community Volunteer

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Blythe Keller
Director of Sales and Service Public & Labor, West – Aetna

VICE PRESIDENT
John Wittgenstein
Senior Associate-People and Change at KPMG Advisory
I serve on the Parent Trust Board because I believe it is the community’s responsibility to ensure that children are kept physically and  Read More

 emotionally safe in their formative years so they can grow into healthy adults. And at Parent Trust, we are making real progress in preventing child abuse and neglect by using research-based programs to build parenting skills and resilience in at-risk parents.

DIRECTOR
Rachel Mikulec
Business Transformation and Strategy Advisor-Murphy and Associates, Inc.
I serve on the Parent Trust board because investing in the well-being of  Read More

 children and strengthening families, quite simply put, is the best investment anyone can make. Parent Trust allows me the privilege of serving others and helping to ensure that much needed resources will be available for generations to come.

SECRETARY
Sandra Welander-McCartney
Educational Consultant – Center for the Collaborative Classroom

DIRECTOR
Judy Wright
Nonprofit Consultant
I proudly serve on the Board of Parent Trust for three main reasons: (1)The mission-teaching parents and other caregivers how to parent skill-is   Read More

 the foundational approach to strengthening our children, families, and entire society. No mission is more important. (2) We follow parents’ guidance in identifying and crafting the programs we offer. Parents tell us what they need. (3) All our programs are evidence-based and constantly evaluated, so we know we are doing what parents find helpful. I’ve served on board and staff of many organizations, and have never encountered one better at “walking the walk” of its purpose.

Director Emeritus:
John Curley
President, John Curley Auctions; Talk Show Host, KIRO Radio/Bonneville
I serve for the simple reason that a strong family is a strong community. The bond between the mother,  Read More

  the father, and the child is essential. Parent Trust instills, repairs and establishes this essential bond to allow each member to live to his or hers fullest potential.