Board & Staff

Treehouse Board of Directors

President

Jack Edwards / The Broe Company

President-Elect

Judy Marczewski / Leisure Care

Past President

Michael Foody / Ragen MacKenzie

Vice President

Alexandra Brookshire / Community Volunteer
Shelly Brown Reiss / Shelly Brown Associates
Hollis R. Hill / National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Wendy Truitt / Community Volunteer
Mary Ward Smith / Eddie Bauer

Treasurer

Eric Parker / Starbucks Coffee Company

Board of Directors

Kathy Elias / Prospect Delta
Jane Fredricksen / Community Volunteer
Kelli Kohout / Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Gillian Marsden / Community Volunteer
Elise McClure / Starbucks Coffee Company
Rhonda Powell / Moss Adams LLP
Linda and Raymond Russo / RP Management
Larry Schuiski / AGILEAN
Cindy Paur Singleton / The Singleton Associates
Tess Thomas / Thomas House
James Williams / Perkins Coie LLP
David Wilson / Knossos Foundation

Advisors to the Board

Bill Adamucci, Eve Alvord, Sue Bianco, Susan Pierson Brown, Julia Calhoun, Marta Dalla Gasperina, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, Mimi Gates, Cathi Hatch, Linda Helsell, Jim Kitchell, Susan Lewis, Dee McQuesten, Bob Mooney, Laurie Oki, Patti Payne, Molly E. Pengra, Scott Redman, Constance Rice, Toni Richmond, Anna Rosella, Elizabeth Rudolf, Sheri Kersch Schultz, Rick Scott, Tom Skerritt, Elisabeth Squires, Janet True, Chris Trujillo, Susan Weiss, Lynn Winters

Treehouse Executive Staff

Janis Avery, Executive Director
Degale Cooper, Director of Programs
Dyana Eckstein, Enrichment Programs Manager
Erin Lawrence-Cook, Education Programs Manager
Phoebe Sade Anderson, Educational Advocacy Manager
Jim MacKellar-Hertan, Director of Administration and Finance

Foster Care Fact

  • 70% of teens who age out of foster care say they want to attend college, but less than 3% complete a bachelor’s degree.