What We Do
We are a broad, welcoming coalition with members and participants who care about Digital Equity! Together we share resources, create workshops on best practices, funding and policy that impacts DE and provide networking opportunities to come together to learn and collaborate.
ADVOCACY
WORK GROUP
This work group is open to all and meets regularly to strategize and support DELN’s advocacy efforts for digital equity.
PROGRAMS & MEMBERSHIP
WorK Group
An open to all group that meets regularly to plan the DELN bi-monthly general meetings and coordinate communication and membership efforts. This working group includes members of the steering committee and general DELN members.
STEERING COMMITTEE
The DELN steering committee meets monthly to set agendas and strategy for the coalition. We seek diverse participation across agencies, government, and individuals engaged in digital equity work. Members have 1 year renewable terms and are expected to participate in 75% of the steering committee meetings as well as most of the general meetings. Organizations or individuals who otherwise might not be able to participate would be eligible for a stipend to support their participation.
Steering Committee Members
Who We Are
Katherine
VanHenley
DELN Program Manager
Katherine was born in Washington to a military family, moved often and had the opportunity to live abroad in Okinawa, Japan. She received her bachelor's degree in Film and Television Production at Chapman University in California and following graduation, taught English in Cairo, Egypt. After working in news and live-television production for several years, she transitioned to managing a digital marketing firm. Katherine brings 20 years of small-business operations experience to her PM role at DELN. Outside of work, she enjoys writing, reading, painting and cooking. She shares her life with her two daughters and dog, Buttercup.
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Other Members:
Ben Peters
InterConnection
Chelle Lesaca
Hopelink
Christopher Webb
Black Brilliance Research Project
Dan Leiter
TEKsystems
Dana Rin
City of Seattle
Darryl Edward Hunt
King County
DeiMarlon Scisney
HOP Technical Assistance
Dillon Baker
The Seattle Public Library
Dirk van Velzen
Prison Scholar Fund
Dr. Angela Hemingway
T-Mobile
Elizabeth Iaukea
Seattle Public Library
Emily Billow
Seattle Public Library
Esther Jang
Seattle Community Network
Femi Adebayo
Community Member
Florence Adeyemi
International Centre for Multicultural Counseling and Family Resources
Gabby Lacson
City of Seattle
Jack Jannack
Senior Center of West Seattle
Jamie Robbins
King County Housing Authority
Janel Schermerhorn
MSc Student, Data, Inequality & Society
Jen Brun
TEKsystems
Karen Lee
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kelli Graham
Hopelink
Kenzie Youngmark
CIRC
Kerry Coughlin
Seattle Housing Authority
Kevin Osborn
Seattle Jobs Initiative
Kristina Darnell
Seattle Public Library
Kristopher Larsen
Filipino Community of Seattle
Lassana Magassa
Tech Policy Lab | University of Washington
Laurie Stusser-McNeil
Highline College
Maribeth Haglof
Literacy Source
Mary Cunningham
MCunningham Design
Matt King
Ballard NW Senior Center
Maurea Brown
Highline College
Max Churaisin
Uplift Northwest
Megan Bruce
Meira Jough
Seattle Information Technology
Melissa M Warner
Community Member
Morgan Hostettler
InterConnection
Sherri Chun
Highline College
Stacey Wedlake
University of Washington Information School
Susanna Linse
Seattle Housing Authority
Tim Wrye
Highline College
Tracey Y Blackburn
Department of Commerce, NTIA
Theresa Demeter
Sound Generations
Vicky Tamaru
build JUSTLY
Vikranth Etikyala
Community Member
Will Booth
T3 (Tribal Technology Training)