Meet The ACE Academy Team
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Clarence Dancer Jr.
Co-Founder & Sr. Director of Programs
Willie Seals III
Operations Manager
Janelle Washington
Program Manager
Chris Rossman
Black Educator Coordinator
Chelsea Oguike
Grants Coordinator
Kim Thomas
Office Manager
Leila Adams
Youth Opportunity Coordinator
Mike Williams
Our
Board Members
Brett Sims, Chair - Starbucks, Sr. Core HR Operations Manager
Jason Lombard, Chair-Elect - Lombard Circle, CEO
Roxanne Christian, Secretary - Alliance for Education, Vice President for Advancement
Jesse Weissman, Treasurer - Microsoft, Security Program Manager II, Customer Security Policy & Assurance
James Bush - City of Seattle, Community Grants Manager
Josh Cheatham - Furtado & Associates, Owner/President/CEO
Deshawnte Dancer - Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA), Family Law Attorney
Marcus Harden - Washington State Charter School Commission, Executive Director
Natalie Hester - Hester Consulting, CEO
Minu Rana-Steward - Puget Sound ESD, Director, Student Support Services