Our Team

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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

Lauren Vlas (King County Council)

Lauren Vlas

  • 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
  • Lauren Vlas, Secretary: WA State Attorney General’s Office

Board Members

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Wendy Cisneros

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Chrissy Glaister

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Kim McGillivray

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Andrew Miller

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Cat Ratajczak

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Nitant Singh

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Joe Villegas

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Wayne Wyatt

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Lindsay Zhou

Board Member Affiliations

  • Chrissy Glaister: Medical Devices & Healthcare Research
  • Kim McGillivray: Advocate
  • Wendy Cisneros: Public Health
  • Andrew Miller: Google
  • Catarina ‘Cat’ Ratajczak: King Co., Community & Human Services
  • Nitant Singh: Microsoft
  • Joe Villegas: Retired, US Foods
  • 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

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Rimi Afroze

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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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

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Yamila Sterling

Transportation Director — Kari Ware

Kari Ware

Management Team Positions

  • Rimi Afroze – Stabilization Director
  • 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)
  • 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 – Food Access & Education Director
  • Kari Ware – Senior Director of Transportation

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2023 Employee Recognition Awards

Each year, Solid Ground staff nominate individual coworkers and workgroups for awards based on Solid Ground Values. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Individual Winners

ACCOUNTABILITY AWARD

♦Javier Flores♦

Strategic Information Systems Manager​

COMPASSION AWARD

♦Deborah Malone♦

Rental Assistance Assessment Specialist, Homelessness Prevention Program

INTEGRITY AWARDS

♦Oliver Alexander-Adams♦

Sand Point Family & Children’s ​Program Manager​

♦Robert Jamieson♦

Solid Ground Transportation (SGT) Bus Operator​

SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD

♦Bela Sanchez♦

Bilingual Youth Education Coordinator,​ Community Food Education

Team Winners

COLLABORATION AWARD
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION:

♦Jill Granberg♦
♦Barbara Hart♦
♦Cynthia Linder♦
♦Deborah Malone♦
♦Paulette Payne♦
♦Erika Rountree♦
♦Tiffany Turner♦

ESSENTIAL HERO &
CHAMPION OF CHANGE AWARD
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (RD):

♦Kyle Kuhn♦
♦Simone Marrion♦
♦Naomi Natsuhara♦
♦Emma Neville♦
♦Gary Rubin♦
♦Suzanne Suneson♦
♦Brynn Svenningsen♦
♦Jen Zug♦

Past Employee Awards (2010-present)


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