We are a highly collaborative team with extensive experience in K-12 education, policy/systems change, community organizing, and youth development. We have deep ties and connection to the southeast Seattle community that we serve, many of us growing up and attending schools and now living in the same neighborhoods. Our care and love for our community runs deep and is multi-generational.
Meet the Team
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Katie Brantley (she/her)
Freedom Schools Program Director
katie@wa-bloc.org
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Sierra Parsons (she/her)
Strategy and Partnerships Director
sierra@wa-bloc.org
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Laura Wright (she/her)
Finance and Development Director
lwright@wa-bloc.org
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Anab Nur (she/her)
Curriculum and Instruction Specialist
anab@wa-bloc.org
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Mari Ramirez (he/him/el)
Restorative Justice Practitioner and Liberatory Educator
mari@wa-bloc.org
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Lena Nguyen (she/her)
Restorative Justice Practitioner
lena@wa-bloc.org
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Jamaica Aytch (he/him)
Restorative Practices Coordinator @ Garfield High School
jamaica@wa-bloc.org
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Marisol Montes de Oca (she/her/ella)
Development Manager
marisol@wa-bloc.org
RVC Seattle Board of Directors
Our fiscal sponsor, RVC Seattle, is governed by a Board of Directors comprising of leaders from communities of color, funders, and other community activists. Click here to learn more.