Leadership
Tacoma Community House is blessed with some of Puget Sound’s most talented and dedicated community members who serve on our Board of Directors.
Each board member commits to a minimum of a three year term, where they provide guidance, leadership, and fiscal oversight.
Board of Directors
President: Teri Phillips, Pacific Lutheran University
Vice President: Vivie Nguyen, Samuel Merritt University
Secretary: Troy Harper, HomeStreet Bank
Treasurer: Kathleen Heimann, By the Numbers Inc.
Community Members
Shalom Agtarap, First United Methodist Church of Tacoma
Godwin Asemota, Community Healthcare
Hermenia Butler, University of Washington, Tacoma
Becci Curry, Americas, CBRE
Jacob Hunter, Hunter Tax and Bookkeeping
Sara Irish, Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center
JaeRan Kim, University of Washington-Tacoma
Thuli Lushaba, Korsmo Construction
Manny Santiago, Washington Health Benefit Exchange
Marissa Schlesinger, VP of Academic Affairs, Tacoma Community College
Kay Shaben, PNW Conference of the United Methodist Women (SeaTac District)