Jeanne Arvidson joined the board in 2000 and serves as board representative to the cultural competency committee at SWYFS and is the current board secretary. Jeanne is a retired Community College administrator with long experience arranging contract training between schools and businesses. She managed a satellite campus for apprenticeship training and was Dean of Continuing Education at South Seattle Community College for over 20 years. She is also an active volunteer with Rotary International and Rotary's Ambassadorial Scholarship Program.

Renaé Gaines has worked in human and chemical dependency services for 20 years. A resident of West Seattle, Renae’ coordinated substance abuse programs in West Seattle public schools, giving her insight to the struggles faced by many of the agency's families. She has been a member of the board since 2007.

Len Henzke is a West-Seattle resident living near the Admiral Junction with his wife Nicole, son Jack and daughter Clara. Len is a principal with ECG Management Consultants, where he consults for not-for-profit hospitals on business issues, including financial and strategic planning. In his free time, Len enjoys spending time with his family as well as cycling, skiing, and hiking. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, he appreciates all the unique things that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. In particular, he loves living in West Seattle and is proud to help an organization that improves the lives of people who live in this community.

Ann Martin has lived in West Seattle since early 1976. In 2006, she began her tenure on the board and currently serves its treasurer. She and her husband raised two children in West Seattle, both of whom attended High Point Elementary School, where she was co-president of the PTSA. In this role, she witnessed the challenges faced by students, families, and teachers because of ethnic, economic, and behavioral problems. Although her education and work dealt more directly with environmental issues, upon retirement she decided to work at building a bridge between social justice and environmental issues, and looked for opportunities to put herself more directly in touch with both social and environmental work. SWYFS became a piece of that strategy and an increasingly important part of her interests.

Eileen Norton, Board President, rejoined the board in 2005 after serving for six years from 1990 to 1996. She has held several positions in the public sector legal community including the City of Seattle and the Seattle Monorail Project. She also served as an Assistant City Auditor for the City of Seattle, and is currently the Director of Project Management for Pacific Coast Canola.

Pat Pavey served as President of the Board from 2004 through 2008 and has been with the board since 1986. His long service on the board has given SWYFS invaluable institutional memory and historical perspective. His work with the Fire Department training division prior to retirement was helpful in creating current strategic plans, and in the agency's work toward becoming a more culturally competent organization. Pat retired from the Seattle Fire Department in 2007 and has gone on to provide consulting services to the fire service in Washington.

Steve Daschle has been with Southwest Youth and Family Services since 1988 and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has served as co-chair of the Seattle Human Services Coalition, and is actively involved in promoting effective, family supportive policy at the state, county and city levels. Under his leadership, SWYFS has grown from a small neighborhood organization to being recognized as one of the area’s leading human services organizations.

Nanette Westerman first joined SWYFS as Family Center Coordinator in 1991 to organize one of Seattle's first three Family Centers. After working to significantly expand that program’s funding base, in 2003 she moved on to the larger challenge of doing the same for the agency as a whole. Nanette has worked in community and human services for over 30 years and has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College. Nanette's great-grandparents first moved to the Delridge area in the early 1900s. Her grandparents, mother, aunts and uncle were raised and lived within blocks of Southwest Youth and Family Services until the mid-80s and much of her childhood was spent in the neighborhood.

Leslie Galloway has been with Southwest Youth and Family Services in various capacities since January 1993. She has held her current position as Administrative Director since 2006. Leslie has a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Washington.

Diane Payne has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and is an Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist and a Child Mental Health Specialist. Diane has been with SWYFS since 1987 and has managed the Counseling Center since 1994.

Sili Savusa has been with SWYFS since 2003. She is a community organizer and trainer who has organized around education and social justice with an emphasis on Pacific Islander communities for more than 20 years. Sili is deeply engaged as a community volunteer, serving as a member of the Highline School Board, the API Advisory Council at Southwest Community College, the API Education Think Tank. She is a board member for Village of Hope in West Seattle and Community Schools Collaboration of South King County. Sili also does anti-racist organizing work as a resource trainer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond.

Bryan Hayes joined SWYFS in 1999 as the parent education coordinator for the Family Center. He was promoted in 2003 to the position of Education Center director, where he manages the High School Re-entry program for high school students who have fallen behind in their school credits, been suspended, expelled or have dropped out; and Teen Parent GED program. Bryan has a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and earned a Program Administration Certification at City University. He is well known in the southwest Seattle youth community, having worked for many years in the Seattle Parks and Recreation Late Night Program, coordinating and supervising recreation, education and cultural programs for teens and young adults at risk of disruptive behavior

Diane Payne, Counseling Center Director
Carmen Brower, Child & Family Therapist
Eric Embrey, Child & Family Therapist
Gwen Ingram-Jones, Child & Family Therapist
Gabrielle Hope, Child & Family Therapist
Mark Mirante, Practicum Coordinator/Child & Family Therapist
Benjamin Rhodes, Child & Family Therapist
Darryl A. Spencer, Aggression Replacement Training Coordinator/Child & Family Therapist
Robert Gant, SW Network Coordinator/Child & Family Therapist
Nani Fatuesi, Intake & Referral Specialist
Debra Williams, Lead Case Manager
Jason Clark, Case Manager
Tony Rivisto, Case Manager
Briton Kolber, Counseling Intern
Thalia Ryer, Counseling Intern
Jillian Sky-Tucker, Counseling Intern
Ariam Fesaha, SW Network Admin Assistant

Lisa Gascon, Lead Instructor
Matt Hamilton, Instructor
Bryan Hayes, Education Center Coordinator
Bev Perry, GED Instructor

Fiasili Savusa, Family Center Director
Sambath Soung, Cambodian Family Advocate
Farhiya Mohamed, Somali Family Advocate
Rosario Nava, Latino Family Advocate
Manila Siufanua, Pacific Islander Family Advocate
Mohamed Qatrani, Iraqi Family Advocate
Curn Domingo, Teen Parent GED Coordinator
Bev Perry, GED Instructor
Marjorie Richards, ESL Coordinator
Annie Soustek, Parent Child Home Visitor Coordinator
Nancy Scheimann, Parent Child Home Visitor
Fadumo Muse, Somali Parent Child Home Visitor
Yemaya Hall-Ruiz, Latino Parent Child Home Visitor
Safaa Sadik, Iraqi Parent Child Home Visitor
Faisa Hashi, Parent Child Home Visitor
Maria-Teresa Tellez, Parent Child Home Visitor
Nancy Clark, Parent Child Home Visitor