🌿 Meet Our Board of Directors
We are an alliance of families and professionals working to build empowered and inclusive communities. Our Board members bring lived experience, creative leadership, and a shared belief that every person deserves to grow and belong.
🌳 Molly Hulett – The Steady Oak Tree
Molly embodies the acorn-to-tree journey—starting as a parent in the Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort and growing into a leadership role as an Inclusion Coach. Her work helps other families plant roots and grow within inclusive schools and communities.
🧵 Mindy Parker – The Community Weaver
Mindy represents the dream weaving aspect—bringing together personal experience, creative community work, and long-term vision. She connects stories, people, and programs, holding the threads of NWDS’s history and future.
🧭 Beth Madison – The Compass on the Journey
Beth’s leadership reflects the journey metaphor—she offers guidance, direction, and financial integrity as the organization navigates growth. Like a compass, she ensures NWDS stays oriented toward its values and inclusive mission.
🎨 Giuseppe Lipari – The Creative Canopy
Giuseppe brings the artistry of inclusion to life—he helps shape the organization's vision with bold color, culture, and communication. Like a tree canopy, his work provides shade, shelter, and space for underrepresented voices to grow and be seen.
🤝 Yoisy Sarao – The Rooted Bridge
Yoisy reflects the roots of community—deeply grounded and branching into hard-to-reach places, especially within the Spanish-speaking community. She bridges cultures and experiences, creating spaces where all families can flourish.
🌌 Meredith Villines – The Dream Gardener
Meredith lives the dream weaving metaphor—envisioning what’s possible for families and communities and nurturing those visions with belief, strategy, and creativity. She plants seeds of possibility and tends them with care, sparking inclusive change.