Leadership Council

About The Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is a cross-sector and County-wide group guides the cradle-to-career work locally. The leadership council establishes common outcomes and a shared vision for collaborative work. Through local workshops, training, coaching, and technical assistance from Strive Together, and Partners for Rural Impact the leadership council serves to guide, advise and share in the local work.

Henry	Strom	Executive Director	Office of Native Education	K-12
Dr. Joseph	Castilleja	Superintendent	Mabton School District	K-12
Minerva	Pardo	Family Engagement	West Valley School District	P-12
Araceli	Zuniga	Education Services Program Supervisor	Catholic Charities Housing Services	Housing
Caty	Padilla	Executive Director	Nuestra Casa	Migrant and Immigrant Services
Veronica	Alcaraz, RN, BSN	Lower Valley Administrator	Yakima Neighborhood Health	Community Health
Carolina	Garza	Executive Director	College Success Foundation	College Access
Dina	Ibarra	Director	UW Gear Up & TRiO Talent Search	College Access/Higher Education
Rep. Chris	Corry	Representative	14th Legislative District	Public
Raquel	Ferrell Crowley	Central WA Regional Community Outreach Director	U.S. Senator Patty Murray	Public
Pedro	Navarrete	Yakima Valley College Grandview	Dean	Community College
Humberto	Rodriguez	CEO\|Founder	United Family Center	Behavioral Health
Ryan	Maxwell	Superintendent	Sunnyside School District	K-12
Brian	Hart	Superintendent	Granger School District	K-12
Peter	Finch	Superintendent	West Valley School District	K-12
Dustin	Wunderlich	Director of Community Relations	Yakima Valley College	Higher Education
Maura	Ruiz	Executive Director	Communities in Schools Central WA	Full service community school
Lorena	Alvarado-Valdovinos	Student Services Program Manager	Grandview School District	K-12
Vanessa	Frias	Program Manager for Parents as Teachers	Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic	Home Visiting Services