Our Leadership

Meet the dedicated leaders who work every day to advance YWCA's mission.

YWCA CEO, Maria Chavez-Wilcox, leads our dedicated and diverse executive staff team and board of directors. All executive staff members are women, five are people of color. Our agency is also led by staff who manage the services and systems fundamental to YWCA's work.

Executive Staff

Chief Executive Officer
Brand & Strategic Communications 
Vice President of Permanent Housing
Chief Public Policy Officer
Chief Officer of Programs
Chief Officer of Philanthropy & Strategic Initiatives
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Operations Officer

Board Of Directors

Gail Bent
Cascade Asset Management Co. - Transactional Attorney
Carmen Best
Microsoft - Director of Global Security Risk Operations
Calandra Childers
4Culture - Project Director, Doors Open Program
Renee Cogdell Lewis
Univera, Inc - Corporate Counsel
Benjamin Danielson
UW Physicians - Department of Pediatrics
Jennifer Deger
Gates Foundation - Global Controller
Elissa Eddie
Key Bank - Senior Vice President, Market Leader
Katharine Fitzgerald
Community Volunteer
Vicki Foege
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
KoKo Huang
Perkins Coie LLP - Business Immigration Partner
Brittany Johnson
Starbucks - Director, Corporate Counsel
Tara Lubbers
Amazon - Head of Global Volunteering
Hon. Dean Lum (ret.)
JAMS - Arbitrator, Mediator, Court-Appointed/Neutral Referee
Cassandra Mitchell
Providence - Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kim Pastega
Boeing - Vice President Manufacturing and Safety, Commercial Airplanes
Brooke Pinkham
Seattle University - School of Law Staff Director, Center for Indian Law & Policy
Odette Polintan
T-Mobile - Director, Legal Affairs
Amelia Ransom
Community Volunteer
Melissa Robertson
Seattle Mariners - Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Richard Romero
Seattle Credit Union - President/CEO
Roberta Romero
KING 5 - Executive Producer, Facing Race
Lisa E. Schaures
Seyfarth Shaw LLP - Partner
Akila Somasegar
United Nations Foundation - Global Leadership Council Member
Yvonne Terrell-Powell
Edmonds College - V.P. for Equity and Inclusion
Francesca Vega
Seattle Children’s - Vice President, External Affairs & Community Engagement
Marc Walters
Microsoft - Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Mindy Woods
City of Edmonds - Human Services Program Manager

Staff Managers

Employment Services
Information Technology
Institutional Philanthropy
HR Operations Manager
Emergency Services
Individual & Corporate Giving
Domestic Violence Services
Marketing & Media Relations
Economic Advancement
Philanthropy Operations
Homeless & Vet. Services
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