Tag: Team Spotlight

Pierce County Out-of-Schooltime Leader to Join SOWA 

By School's Out Washington

School’s Out Washington (SOWA) is thrilled to announce that Fahren Johnson will be joining SOWA as the new Strategy & Partnerships Director. Her first day in the new role will be January 3, 2023. This new senior leadership position is responsible for leading SOWA’s policy and systems-level efforts to advance equity for youth of color and youth in poverty through an equitable and high-quality expanded learning ecosystem in Washington state. In this role, Fahren will oversee strategic partnerships with SOWA’s state agency partners, lead SOWA’s expanded learning system-building strategy, and oversee SOWA’s Policy and Advocacy team working to strengthen our … [ ]

Get to know our Spokane County Program Quality Manager, Benny Baird.

By School's Out Washington

Meet our Spokane County Program Quality Manager, Benny Baird. Since 2004, Benny has been passionate about serving young people in rural communities and believes that all youth should have access to high quality outdoor experiences. Our organization is thrilled to have him on our team as we continue to grow our work across the state.  Please share your journey into youth development Long story alert! As a kid growing up in Spokane I attended tons of different programs, camps, and enrichment opportunities in the area. I attended art programs at the museum, recreation programs at the local parks, writing camps … [ ]

Celebrating Sheely Mauck

By School's Out Washington

Critical thinker Curious Resourceful Thought provoker Growth & reflection-oriented Thoughtful Mentor These are some of the words used to describe Sheely Mauck by her team at SOWA. For the last 12 years, Sheely has played a key role in shaping the work, reach, and values of School’s Out Washington—a legacy that includes helping build an equitable expanded learning system across the state. Most recently, Sheely has co-led our Program Quality team, guiding SOWA’s training content, professional learning pedagogy, and program quality approach. Sheely’s youth development foundation was formed by nearly ten years at the Boys & Girls Club, both as … [ ]

Get to know our Pierce County Program Quality Manager, Sergio Beltran.

By School's Out Washington

Throughout his career, Sergio always aims to be an empathic leader who builds relationships, community and centers his work in social justice and equity. Our organization is thrilled to have him on our team as we continue to grow our work across the state. In this Team Spotlight, Sergio shares how his role is helping to ensure equitable access to trainings, professional development and funding in Pierce County. Please share your journey into youth development I started my journey into the youth development field in 2010 during an internship I did for a sociology class. I was on Tacoma’s Juvenile … [ ]

Welcome to the team, Carlee!

We are thrilled to welcome Carlee Hoover to our team as the new Training & Development Specialist. Carlee (they/them) has always had a passion and a desire to lead, teach, and invest in others. Since 2013, she has served youth throughout King County in support, leadership, and strategic roles. She believes that learning and growth are best accomplished when done in partnership with others. As a facilitator she seeks to foster environments that guide participants through a meaningful and engaged learning journey, one that values bravery, curiosity and personal growth. She is constantly humbled and grateful for the opportunities to be … [ ]

Our program quality team is growing! Meet Kimmy, Sergio, and Valerie.

By School's Out Washington

Since 2008, School’s Out Washington has led the effort to build and sustain a quality improvement system for expanded learning programs in Washington state. It is at the heart of all we do. As our work continues to grow, our team does too! We are thrilled to introduce our two new Program Quality Administrative Assistants and our new Pierce County Program Quality Manager.