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Board of Directors

Board Officers

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Mary Ruffin

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Hannah Won

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Val Pate

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Katie Maloney

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Heidi Eisenstein

  • Mary Ruffin, Chair: Foster Garvey PC
  • Hannah Won, Vice Chair: Universal Basic Income (UBI) Community Advocate
  • Val Pate, Treasurer: Retired, WA State Housing Finance Commission
  • Katie Maloney, Secretary: King County, Business and Finance Officer II
  • Heidi Eisenstein, Immediate Past Chair: Illumina

Board Members

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Chrissy Glaister

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Vince Iaci

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Andrew Miller

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Cat Ratajczak

Julie Silverman (Physician, VA Hospital)

Julie Silverman

Lauren Vlas (King County Council)

Lauren Vlas

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Wayne Wyatt

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Lindsay Zhou

  • Chrissy Glaister: Medical Devices and Healthcare Research
  • Vince Iaci: Retired, Microsoft Financing
  • Andrew Miller: Google
  • Catarina ‘Cat’ Ratajczak: King County Department of Community & Human Services
  • Julie Silverman: Veterans Administration Hospital
  • Lauren Vlas: Washington State Attorney General’s Office
  • Wayne Wyatt: Seattle Pacific University student/U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs Specialist
  • Lindsay Zhou: Seattle-based Software Engineer

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Solid Ground Management Team

Marcy Bowers, Advocacy Director

Marcy Bowers

Mike Buchman, Communications Director

Mike Buchman

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Anna Cronin

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Javier Flores

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Shalimar Gonzales

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Charlisse Hammon

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Dee Hillis

Tiffany Lamoreaux, Anti-Racism Initiative Manager

Tiffany Lamoreaux

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Laura Langwell

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Paul Park

Shelly Holmes Parrish — Finance Director

Shelly Parrish

Transportation Director — Kari Ware

Kari Ware

Management Team Positions

  • Kevin Barber – Finance Deputy Director/Controller
  • Marcy Bowers – Advocacy & Statewide Poverty Action Network Director
  • Mike Buchman – Communications Director
  • Anna Cronin – Senior Director of Philanthropy & Communications
  • Javier Flores – Strategic Information Systems Manager
  • Shalimar Gonzales – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Charlisse Hammon – Broadview Shelter & Transitional Housing Director
  • Dee Hillis – Residential Services Director
  • Tiffany Lamoreaux – Anti-Racism Initiative (ARI) Manager
  • Laura Langwell – Senior Director of Human Resources
  • Paul Park – Senior Director of Programs
  • Shelly Holmes Parrish – Senior Director of Finance & Operations
  • Yamila Sterling-Baker – Interim Hunger & Food Resources Director (not pictured)
  • Kari Ware – Senior Director of Transportation

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2022 Employee Recognition of Excellence Awards

Each year, Solid Ground staff nominate individual coworkers and workgroups for awards based on Solid Ground Values (see poster with bios below).

INDIVIDUAL AWARDEES

ACCOUNTABILITY AWARD
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Guech Huot

ACCOUNTABILITY AWARD
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Neal Simpson

COLLABORATION AWARD
Collage of 1) a man in an Icelandic sweater and warm cap, crouched in the snow next to a white dog, 2) a smiling woman wearing scuba gear with water behind her, 3) an orange, black & olive green logo reading THE LEVEL, Solid Ground's Information Hub

The Level Intranet Team: Jordan Rubin (pictured above left with pup Archie) and Mary (right)

COMPASSION AWARD
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Celestine Berrysmith

ESSENTIAL HEROES & CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE AWARD
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The Solid Ground Transportation (SGT) Team

INTEGRITY AWARD
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The Mechanic Shop at Solid Ground Transportation: Automotive Technicians Jay Demise, Jason Lee, Ivan Marrero, Petr Perelman, and Valmir “Val” Zenuni; Service Workers Jlean Campbell, Tim Edwards, and Ahmed Osman; and Maintenance Assistant Kenneth Rios (Technicians Jason, Val, and Jay pictured above).

RESPECT AWARD
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Susan Walsh

SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
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Shana McCann

Employee Award Winner Posters

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