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What We Do

  • Advocacy: We advocate for the funding and resources needed to advance digital equity in our region;   

  • Capacity Building: We offer learning and professional development opportunities for practitioners supporting digital literacy and navigation to improve their practice;

  • Resource Creation: We develop and curate up-to-date resources to support organizational readiness for digital equity;

  • Network Development: We convene practitioners across the digital learning ecosystem to strengthen their partnerships, share resources and build a network that supports digital inclusion and digital equity.

GENERAL 
MEMBERSHIP/
LISTSERV

DELN members support DELN’s goals by engaging in our community listserv, participating in general meetings, and signing on as a DELN member to strengthen the coalition’s collaboration and advocacy voice.  For more information, visit our membership page.

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.

 

READ THE  DELN CHARTER

Steering Committee Members

Who We Are

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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.  

Email Katherine:

Jessica Hillburn

Minh Đức Phạm Nguyễn

Marisol Tapia Hopper

Morgon Costello-Hostettler

Cat Howell

Jon Morrison-Winters

Sabrina Roach

Other Members:

Adam Scanlon
The Lighthouse for the Blind
Ahmad Geelle
Seattle Housing Authority
Ayesha Khan
Seattle Housing Authority
Azure Sensabaugh
Triceratops Technology Resources
Bean Yogi
Seattle Public Library
Ben Peters

InterConnection

Burt Lum

Hawaii Broadband & Digital Equity

Charlotte Antoine

Mayors Council of African American Elders

Chelle Lesaca

Hopelink

Claire Murata

Edmonds College

Dan Leiter

TEKsystems

Dana Rin

City of Seattle

Darryl Edward Hunt

King County

David Keyes

DE Consultant

DeiMarlon Scisney

HOP Technical Assistance 

Delia Burke

City of Seattle

Denise Feil

King County Library System

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 

Erika Cordova

Dress for Success Seattle 

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

Jaleen Johnson

The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center

Jamie Robbins

King County Housing Authority

James Young

Individual invested in Digital Equity

Janel Schermerhorn

MSc Student, Data, Inequality & Society

Jennifer Youngblood

Equity in Education Coalition

Jen Brun

TEKsystems

Jesse Aldazabal

Seattle Housing Authority

Johnson Ho

CISC

Jonathan Saint Clair

Renaissance21

Joni Gutierrez

Dr. Joni Multimedia, LLC

Jude

Emerald City Beacon

Karen Lee

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Keely Coxwell

PCs for People WA

Kelli Graham

Hopelink

Kenzie Youngmark

CIRC

Kerry Coughlin

Seattle Housing Authority

Kevin Osborn

Seattle Jobs Initiative

Kristopher Larsen

Filipino Community of Seattle

Lassana Magassa

Tech Policy Lab | University of Washington

Laurie Stusser-McNeil

Highline College

Leslie Nelson

Friends of Youth

Lorie Hills

Lightcurve

Maddy Stevens

Hopelink

Madhup Verma

VTeam Labs, LLC

Manny Rodriguez

NCW Tech Alliance

Maribeth Haglof

Literacy Source

Mary Cunningham

MCunningham Design

Mason Bauldry

T-Mobile

Matt King

Ballard NW Senior Center

Maurea Brown

Highline College

Max Churaisin

Uplift Northwest

Megan Bruce

Google

Meira Jough

Seattle Information Technology

Meko Lawson

Professional Women of Color Network

Melisa Lasell

Seattle Housing Authority

Melissa M Warner

Community Member

Michelle Papineau

Sound Generations

Paprika Fahrenwald

Shoreline Community College

Phillip Meng

City of Seattle Community Technology

Advisory Board (CTAB)

Ralph Casillas

Community Member

RT Tomilin

Evergreen Goodwill

Sam Sina

Seattle Housing Authority

Sarah Contreras

King County Housing Authority

Savinay Dangi

Teenswhocare

Sherri Chun

Highline College

Stacey Wedlake

University of Washington Information School

Susanna Linse

Seattle Housing Authority

Taylor Ericson

ConnectLakeCounty

Tierra Bonds

Take Charge Consulting

Tim Wrye

Highline College

Timber White

Northwest Access Fund

Tina Barnett

Lifelong Education & Aging Resource Network (LEARN)

Tizita Kebede

Evergreen Goodwill

Tracey Y Blackburn

Department of Commerce, NTIA

Tracy Castro-Gill, PhD

Washington Ethnic Studies Now

Theresa Demeter

Sound Generations

TySonia McClain

Seattle Housing Authority

Vicky Tamaru

build JUSTLY

Vikranth Etikyala

Community Member

William Ruddick

Dell

Zaza Ba

Community Health Network of Washington

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