Dan Absher, Chair
President, Absher Construction,  Amara Board of Directors’ Advisory Council Liaison

Frank Cuthbertson
Pierce County Superior Court Judge

Bruce Dammeier
Pierce County Executive

Fahren Johnson
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Program Manager of Expanded Learning Opportunities

Michael Mirra
Executive Director, Tacoma Housing Authority

Lyle Quasim
Retired Secretary Washington Department of Social and Health Service

Scott Selden
CEO, Selden’s Furniture

Marilyn Strickland
CEO, Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Victoria Woodards
Mayor, City of Tacoma

Dee Wilson
Child Welfare Expert (Casey Family Programs, State of Washington),Retired

Alan Frazier, Chair
Chairman and Founder, Frazier Healthcare Partners, and Managing Partner, East Seattle Partners

Dean Allen
CEO, McKinstry

Joel Benoliel
Senior Vice President, Administration & Chief Legal Officer, Costco Wholesale (ret.)

Justice Bobbe J. Bridge (ret.)
President and CEO, Center for Children & Youth Justice

Brad Brown
Senior Vice President, Digital Retail and Customer Support, REI (ret.)

Phyllis Campbell
Chairman, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Pacific NW Division

Jean Enersen
Anchor, KING 5 (ret.)

Steve Graham
Managing Partner, Seattle Office, Fenwick & West, LLP

Fred Jarrett
Senior Deputy King County Executive

Robert Moser
President and CEO, Laird Norton Wealth Management

Representative Eric Pettigrew
Washington State House of Representatives

Paul L. Wyckoff
Tech Infrastructure Designer

Nora Duffy
Amara Board Member

Carla Saulter
Community Advocate

LaShaun Bellamy
Marketing Consultant

Zynovia Hetherington, MSW, M.Ed
Director of the Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program University of Washington, School of Social Work

NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings
Community Advocate

Ida McRae
Mental Health Counselor at Therapeutic Health Services/Program Facilitator at Somali Family Safety Taskforce

Kara Andersen
Family Support Specialist

Liesl Arceneaux
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Carrie Bassett
Development Manager

Kristina Bates Greene
Foster Care Services Supervisor

Danielle Blechert
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Caroline Brandau
Pierce County Engagement Specialist

Rebecca Brazell
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Deshanna Brown
Foster Care Specialist

Martha Buchta-Spevack
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Diana Bui
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Julianne Bukey Peterson
Associate Director, Program Impact and Evaluation

Erin Chambers
Pierce County Development Manager

Deborah Collins
Foster Care Services Supervisor

Lindsay Craven
Program Coordinator

Katie Davis
Development & Events Coordinator

Quenby Delgado
Foster Care Specialist

Alyssa Farber
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Joel Feller
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Amy Fauska
Development Operations and Grants Administrator

Katie Ferguson
Fostering Family Manager

Constanta Florescu
Staff Accountant

Christina Gaydos
Lead Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Mari Halpert
Foster Care Specialist

Kari Hanson
Family Outreach Coordinator

Sarah Hasbrook
Foster Care Specialist

Samantha Headley
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Branik Healow
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Julie Hoffman
Best for Babies Coordinator

Anne Holloway
Foster Care Specialist

Cynthia Isabell
Foster Care Specialist

Marilee Jolin
Communications Specialist

Ryan Karnoski
Foster Care Specialist

Destiny Keenan
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Devon Kerr
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Tricia Lambie
Foster Care Services Supervisor

Becca LeafMeeker
Foster Care Specialist

Michelle Lopez
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Claudia Marchen
Post-Adoption Program Coordinator

Aneta Mazur
Administrative Coordinator

Anna McKnight
Administrative Support Specialist

JoLee Melink
Lead Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Maria Mello
Family Time Coordinator

Kelly Merdinger
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Emily Neal
Emergency Sanctuary Program Coordinator, Pierce County

Jamie Morrow
Foster Care Specialist

Nate Pringle
Emergency Sanctuary Program Manager, King County

Emily Pringle
Foster Care Specialist

Trey Rabun
Family Outreach Specialist

Analis Rivasplata-Newton
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Alex Ropes
Volunteer Manager

Emily Scofield
Operations Manager

Laura Shell
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Ivvie Shellhorn
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Mary Schlichter
Foster Care Services Supervisor

Emily Sigler
Client Services Coordinator

Gretchen Stewart
Foster Care Specialist

Emily Stochel
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist

Chelsea Talbert
Pierce County Program Administrator

Elyse Thomas
Foster Care Specialist

Taylor Trujillo
Administrative Coordinator

Cristina Tzintzun
Family Time Visitation Specialist

Jenny von Veh
Child Placement Coordinator

Carla Walp
Therapeutic Childcare Specialist, Relief

Jennifer Wheeler
Foster Care Specialist

Sarah Wheeler
Emergency Sanctuary Program Manger, Pierce County

Kristen Wilson
Foster Care Specialist