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Serving

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A Career of Civic Commitment

Overseeing the organization that serves more than 40,000 low-income residents and tenants was gratifying, he says, because “you can actually see the effect you’re having on…

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Slaying the Monster of Social Anxiety

But the monster’s two heads would not stop arguing with each other, and time was wasting. One head of the monster insisted on a swift attack while the…

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Making Connections

As a home visitor for behavioral health nonprofit LifeWorks NW, his mission was to secure safe and affordable housing, work, and food for families who were holed up there,…

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A Nonlinear Career

Today, he’s associate director of education at Tacoma Arts Live, but his career also has included being a K-12 teacher, arts administrator, percussionist, and PBS education…

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Playing It Forward

Soccer was Maya Mendoza-Exstrom's way to a Puget Sound education. Now, 16 years after graduating, she’s making sure that local children can reap the benefits of the sport…

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Little City

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Going All In

You recently were named to the Presidents’ Council for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. What made you decide to play a leadership role in that effort? I was…

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Playing to Learn

Twenty years ago, Tanya Saine Durand ’93 and her colleagues at the nonprofit Children’s Museum of Tacoma found themselves wondering if their jobs—their mission—should…

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6th Avenue Brewer

In March 2020, Julie Davidson ’96 made a pivot. A certified facilitator, coach, and consultant—and president and CEO of her own consulting company, The JD Group— Davidson…