Board of Directors

Teri Hein: is the Executive Director of 826 Seattle and board member emeritus

Our current 826 Seattle Board of Directors is comprised of:

Sherman Alexie: Novelist, poet, short story writer, screenplay writer, and film director

Jen Belle: Full-time mom; former senior manager in marketing and business development at Amazon.com, MBA from University of Michigan

Kirk Clothier: Shareholder and founder of Clothier & Head, P.S., with practice and expertise primarily in the areas of long-range business, succession, and estate planning

Susanna Duke: Grandmother, Wilson College trustee, board president of The Healing Center, and former corporate attorney

Ted Dworkin: Software and content development manager in Microsoft’s Windows Experiences group

Jared Leising: Poet, fiction writer, and a member of the English Faculty at Cascadia Community College

Pam MacEwan: Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Group Health Cooperative

Caroline Maillard: Senior Officer, Community Leadership at The Seattle Foundation

Marilyn Nicolai: Part-time school librarian and mother of two teenagers, one of whom has participated in 826 Seattle since it began

Shawn Rediger: Senior attorney for Williams, Kastner and Gibbs

Tom Robbins: Novelist, short story writer, and essayist

Ann Senechal: Boston-based business writer