Meet Our Board & Staff
Get to know the people moving CompassPoint’s mission forward. From board members to teacher team members, programs to operations—we all lead and learn together.
CompassPoint Board
Co-Chair: Anbar Mahar, RVC Seattle
Co-Chair: Patrick Brown, Venture with Purpose
Treasurer & Secretary: Ada Palotai, The StarLion Collective
Member: Tonetta Conner, Harrington Group
Member: Rob Hope, ReWork the Bay
CompassPoint Staff
Learkana Chong, Communications Manager
Shannon Ellis, Executive Director
Jasmine Hall, Associate Executive Director
Maryssa Hall, Project Director
Emros Smizer, Project Director
Simone Thelemaque, Project Director
Mandy Wu, Senior Accountant
Jessy Zapanta, Program Operations Manager
CompassPoint Teacher Team
Rebecca Aced-Molina
Sheilani Alix
Monica Marie Avery
Laura Eberly
Kyla Hartsfield
Joe Jackson
Steve Lew
Aiano Nakagawa
April Nishimura
Yasi Safinya-Davies
Q Sajid
Kad Smith