Board Biographies

  • Cory Carlson, President, is the President of Washington Capital Management, a pension fund investment advisory firm. He was formerly a Vice President of Weyerhaeuser Venture Company. He is Past President of the University of Washington Alumni Association. Cory's son is an alum of the class of '10.
  • Lisa Anderson, Vice President, serves on the board of the Norcliffe Foundation, the Moccasin Lake Foundation, and a Children's Hospital Guild. She was formerly a Trustee at the Epiphany School. She has two who are current students and members of the classes of '14 and '18. She also has a son who is an alum of the class of '11.
  • Chip Ragen, Secretary, owns Ragen & Associates, a landscape design and building firm. He is Chair of the Capitol Hill Improvement District Steering Committee, and is a neighbor of the school. His son is a member of the class of '18.
  • Tom Lombardo, Treasurer, is a financial advisor with McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc., in Seattle. His son is a member of the NWS class of '14.

  • Andrew Borges, AIA, has spent over 20 years designing a wide variety of projects with stewardship and sustainability at the core of his work. He served on the board for the Giddens School. His son is a member of the class of ’15 and his daughter is an alum of the class of '11.
  • Howard Chan served as Chief Finance Office of Global Finance at Acer Inc. from 2005-2009, and was with the company more than 20 years. Prior to his time with Acer Inc., he worked as Vice President, Marketing for the Taipei Branch of Bank of America. His youngest son is a 2010 graduate of The Northwest School.
  • Jean Cho has been a marketing manager at Microsoft and an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert. She has served as president of the board of trustees at the Children's Museum of Seattle. She has a daughter in the class of '15, and a son who is an alum of the class of '11.
  • Steve Davis is the global Director of Social Innovation for McKinsey & Co., leading McKinsey's partnerships with philanthropic organizations and social entrepreneurs, from startup to large private foundations, corporate foundations, community organizations and social impact investors. He also is a Senior Fellow at the University of Washington School of Law, and sits on the board of several profit and non-profit organizations. His son is a member of the class of '14.
  • George Edwards served as a teacher, coach, administrator and head of school at five independent schools in the Southwest, Northwest and South. George has headed St. Mark’s School of Texas, Saint George’s School in Spokane, Randolph School in Alabama, Westside School and Epiphany School in Seattle. He is currently on the board of the Cedarmere Foundation in Seattle and serves on the Board of Trustees of Saint George’s in Spokane. George also served 27 years in the United States Air Force and its reserve components retiring as a Colonel in 1997. He has a granddaughter in the Northwest class of '16.
  • Genna Gormley received a Masters of Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, and worked an intermediate Designer in New York for the firm Kohn, Pederson, Fox, the architects of the Washington Mutual Tower. She is a current Northwest School parent, and her sons are members of the classes of '13 and '15.
  • Christina Koons is a manager at Tsuga, LLC, working on the development and construction management of real estate assets, primarily at Eagle Lake on Orcas Island. Her background is primarily in real estate development and management, although she is an active volunteer for issues related to education funding, leadership development among teenagers, and state wide environmental awareness in local and state political races. Her son is graduate of the class of '08.
  • Victoria (Vicki) Leslie directed the Ecological Monitoring Program at the Serengeti Research Institute in Tanzania and was the Assistant Director for NOAA's field study of Humpback Whales in Southeast Alaska. She was also a founding partner of The Flying Shuttle, a Seattle gallery of wearable art and art jewelry. Vicki serves on the boards of The African Wildlife Foundation and The Woodland Park Zoo. Her daughters are members of the classes of '05 and '09.
  • Marc Madenwald is Manager of the Worldwide Partner Programs in Marketing and Operations at Adobe Systems, Inc. He graduated from NWS in '88 and is the first alumnus to join the Board of Trustees. Marc also serves on the board of the Community School of West Seattle.
  • Scott Malatos has worked as a Residential Real Estate Agent since 1995 and he is currently working for Windermere Real Estate Northwest out of the Madison Park Office. Prior to his real estate career, Scott worked as a Commercial Financial Analyst with Fleet Bank in Boston, MA, as a Credit Manager for the Sheraton Boston Hotel, and in the Credit Office at ITT Sheraton World Headquarters in Boston. MA. His two children are members of the classes of '15 and '17.
  • Matt McCloskey is currently Sr. Director of Business Development and Strategy at Microsoft working in their video game/Xbox business. He practiced IP and corporate law in both Washington and Virginia for several years before joining Microsoft. Matt graduated from the NWS in '89 and his sister Amanda graduated from NWS in '86. His daughter is a member of the class of ’16.
  • Marcie McHale is the principle architect of McHale Design. She volunteers with the Plymouth Housing Group, serves on the boards of the Campbell Foundation and the Campbell Family Foundation, and was a PTA member at Stevens Elementary School. Her three children are members of the classes of '13 and '16.
  • Anne Mize is President of the Mize Family Foundation, which focuses on issues of environmental justice and climate change. As a psychologist, she has had a private practice in Seattle for thirty years with youth and families. She is also an organizational development consultant and coach for not-for-profit organizations both in the U. S. and sub-Saharan Africa. Her daughter is in the class of ’12.
  • Garrett Mullen is President of Smith & Greene Co., a food service distribution and facility design company. He is founder and board President of the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation. His son is a member of the class of '14.
  • Craig Shrontz is a partner at Perkins Coie in the Real Estate Land Use Practice Group, counsels clients in commercial real estate and property development transactions, as well as retail and commercial leasing transactions. Craig has particular experience in mixed-use projects, shopping center transactions, public-private partnerships and senior housing developments. His two children are members of the classes of '12 and '16.
  • Kathleen Wareham is a mediator, attorney, parent, and active member of her community. She is presently a professional mediator with Washington Arbitration and Mediation Service, and she previously served as attorney and managing director at MacDonald, Hoague, Bayless, litigating tort and probate cases. Her daughter is a member of the class of ’13 and her son is an alum of the class of '11.
  • Christine White has served the Seattle non-profit sector in the fields of education and community services for over fifteen years, including recent service as Chair of the Board of The Meridian School. Previously, she worked for the University of Washington and Los Angeles County Health Department, conducting research and creating policy to combat HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Christine received her Bachelor of Arts from Queens College in New York City and her Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. She is parent to a daughter (Class of 2016) and a son (Class of 2018) at The Northwest School.
  • Jeff Williams is a security software executive and has been an Adjunct Professor of Risk Management for the University of Phoenix. Jeff graduated from The Northwest School in '87 and has been Co-Chair of the Alumni Council.