Our team
Staff
Karen Schrantz provides leadership as the Executive Director of Safe Crossings Foundation. Drawing on expertise from professional experience in both the private and public sector as a mediator, facilitator, educator, and executive director, Karen unites vision, energy and enthusiasm to her pursuit of bringing partners together to advance Safe Crossings Foundation’s mission. She received her BA in American Studies from California State University, Fullerton, her teaching degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas, her Master of Public Administration degree from the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, and a specialty certificate from the UW’s Non-Profit Executive Leadership Institute.
Wendy joined the team at Safe Crossings Foundation in the fall of 2018 bringing many years of nonprofit marketing, communications, and development experience. Wendy holds a BA in Organizational Communication from Northwest University, and a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership with a graduate certificate in Fundraising Leadership from Seattle University. Through past volunteer work Wendy saw firsthand how the death of a sibling or parent affects children and she wants to make sure every parent and child has access to free resources to help them through that tough time. Her passion for helping kids led her to SCF and she is eager to bring her knowledge and expertise to this wonderful organization.
Board
Officers
Megan Sutherland, Community Volunteer
President
Josephine Vestal, Attorney, Williams Kastner
Secretary
Nicole Storck, Tax Partner, PwC
Treasurer
Directors
Wesley Burns, Principal, Burns, Toussaint & Associates
Vice President
Lee Carswell, Senior Manager, West Monroe Partners
Annette Clark, Professor and Dean, Seattle University School of Law
Brett Earnest, Vice President, Clark Construction
Vice President
Thomas Hall, Retired CEO, People’s Injury Network NW
Shawn Hintz, Senior Vice President, UBS
Nathan Hoerschelmann, Attorney, Hoerschelmann Dietz PLLC
Heidi Howard, Director, Equinteractions
Sean Leary, Vice President, Alliant Employee Benefits
Michael Lightfoot, Amazon
Jessica Abramson Lott, Principal, Curiosity Works
Nathan Musgrove, Credit Analyst, Heritage Bank
Avi Negrin, Google
Colleen Robertson, Senior Marketing Manager, Expedia
Debra Rubin Levin, Community Volunteer
Mike Turian, Principal Product Designer, Wizards of the Coast
UW Board Fellows (non-Voting)
Natalie Jones Baitcher, UW Foster School of Business
Directors Emeritus
Diane Aboulafia, CEO, Great Work Strategic Communications
Teresa Bigelow, Community Volunteer – Safe Crossings Foundation Founder
Donna Haggarty-Robbins, Owner, You’re My Heroine
Bill Leedom, Community Volunteer
Flip Morse, Community Volunteer
Partners
Crockett Family Foundation
D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
Gunnerson Family Charitable Fund
Hasbro Children’s Fund
Kelly Foundation of Washington
McKinstry Company Charitable Foundation
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Puyallup Tribe’s Charity Funds
Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O Wheeler Charitable Trust