Community Volunteer
Chere' served as a board member at Pacific Scooter Experience; and was the Treasurer on the board for a little more than a year. She enjoys finding ways to focus her efforts to help everyone in the community.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
Over the past thirty-four years, Mark has provided practical legal counsel to employers across the Pacific Northwest with respect many of their most challenging issues. His work has been recognized nationally by his induction as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He currently serves as the firm-wide Chair of Davis Wright Tremaine’s 100-member Employment Services Group.
Substitute Teacher, Lake Washington School District
Racheal is active volunteer at Hopelink and is highly involved in her church, helping in many activities such as Redmond Night Out, Easter Egg Hunt, ESL tutoring.
AVP Predevelopment, L'Oréal
Geoff was on the board at First Robotics and Incubators, and was the vice chair on the WFR Board.
State Senator, Washington State 45th Legislative District
Manka holds a JD from the University of Washington School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
Senior VP, Chief Audit Executive at Sound Community Bank
Chris holds a Doctor in Business Administration from City University of Seattle along with Masters of Business Administration from Seattle University and Bachelors of Science degree from the Ohio State University. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Technology Professional, and Certified Management Accountant.
Community Volunteer
Paul attended Tahoma public schools before graduating from Western Washington University. After earning his law degree and masters in philosophy from Duke University.
Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS (Retired)
Terry is a Columbia University graduate, School of Business. He also has a JD degree from the Rutgers University School of Law and a Bachelor's degree from Brown University. Terry is the former City of Bellevue Mayor and also served on the city council.
Director, Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Andrew is a UW aeronautical engineer with an MBA from Seattle University. He leads Boeing’s European Commercial Aircraft marketing team and serves on the board of the Economic Development Council of Seattle & King County. He is past board chair of Leadership Eastside and past board member of YMCA Sammamish.
Electrical Engineer
Andrew is an Electrical Engineer with more than five years of successful experience in project management, electrical systems design, electrical equipment operation and maintenance.
Deputy Mayor, City of Shoreline
Doris is the Deputy Mayor of the City of Shoreline. She has served on the Shoreline City Council since 2008. Before the City Council, she worked as a Real Estate Agent and as a Computer Room Supervisor at Boeing.
Community Volunteer
Hortensia also had the opportunity to serve on St. Louise Parish Pastoral Council as the Hispanic Liaison for three years. She was also the Co-Chair of the Bellevue School District Parent Advisory Council of Parents of Color for over three years.
State Representative, Washington State, 41st District
Rep. Tana Senn brings her experience as a working mom, a communications consultant for nonprofits and foundations, and her Master in Public Policy and Administration to her legislative work to improve the lives of busy families. She recently passed equal pay legislation and has a strong focus on expanding access to early learning and children's mental health services.
CEO/Founder, MCRC (Muslim Community Resource Center)
Nickhath has a Bachelor's Degree in History and a Master's Degree in Political Science & Public Affairs. She is on the steering committee of the Leadership Eastside Community Impact Teams.
Community Volunteer
Byron has a BA Anthropology from Univ. of Colorado. He serves on the boards of the Together Center and Eastside Pathways and is a past chair of the Redmond Kiwanis Club and the Eastside Human Services Forum (EHSF).
State Representative, Washington State 48th District
Vandana is a health care professional with over 20 years of experience in clinical pharmacy and the biotech industry, with four years on the Washington State Board of Pharmacy. She holds a Pharm. D. and M.P.A. from the University of Washington.
Mayor, City of Kirkland
Councilmember Sweet attended Roosevelt High School and Shoreline Community College before beginning a career in Health Care. She trained with the Baptist Health Care Leadership Institute, the University of Washington School of Business, Antioch University and is a graduate of the inaugural class of Leadership Eastside in 2008.
