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Reception Thursday to honor retiring LFP officer Rhonda Lehman

Monday, April 22, 2024

Lieutenant Rhonda Lehman
The Lake Forest Park Police Department proudly honors Rhonda Lehman for her outstanding dedication and service to our organization. 

We extend our deepest gratitude to Rhonda for her thirty years of unwavering commitment to both our Department and our City!

Rhonda's journey with Lake Forest Park began in 1994 when she joined as a police reserve officer. 

In 1996, she transitioned to a full-time dispatcher role. At that time, our Department comprised only a few full-time patrol officers alongside several reserve officers. 

The city was smaller, and emergency calls were less frequent. Rhonda's responsibilities included answering 911 calls, dispatching officers, and handling necessary paperwork.

In 1998, Rhonda embarked on a new chapter, transitioning to a full-time police officer role within the city. Over the years, she served with distinction as a police detective, sergeant, and eventually rose to the esteemed position of division commander as a Lieutenant.

Rhonda at a public event in Lake Forest Park
Throughout her tenure, Rhonda has touched the lives of countless individuals within the city staff, among officers, and throughout the community. 

While she cherishes her years in law enforcement, Rhonda acknowledges that what she will miss most are the people she has had the privilege to serve alongside.

Rhonda Lehman's legacy of service and dedication will forever be remembered and cherished by the Lake Forest Park Police Department and the community at large. 

At the Christmas gift giveaway

We cordially invite you to join us in honoring Lt. Lehman at the upcoming City Council meeting next Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7pm at City Hall. 

Prior to the meeting, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, there will be a reception where you can drop by to bid her farewell and thank her for her service to the city.


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Shoreline Fire promotions

Friday, April 19, 2024

Shoreline Fire celebrated recent promotions.


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LFP Elementary librarian honored with his own, student-created book

Friday, April 5, 2024

Frank Kleyn and LFP Elementary student 'authors'
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Happy National Librarian Day

Students at LFP Elementary School put together a 'book' for their school librarian Frank Kleyn and presented it to him today. 
We value you so much and are grateful for all you do for our readers.
"My favorite part of the library"


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Medical Services Officer Doug Locken retires from Shoreline Fire after 31 years on the job

Thursday, April 4, 2024

MSO Doug Locken to retire from Shoreline Fire

On March 28, 2024, Medical Services Officer Doug Locken will work his last shift of an over 31-year career. Doug started his career as a firefighter with Shoreline Fire Department in September 1993. 

He spent much of his early career working as a Fire Apparatus Technician (Driver Engineer) until he was promoted to Lieutenant in July of 2001. 

In 2010, Doug attended the University of Washington’s Paramedic Training Program and graduated in 2011 from Class 37. After serving as a paramedic for 7 years, Doug once again competed for Lieutenant and was promoted in July 2018. 

A year later, Doug moved back to the Advanced Life Support Division where he has served as a Medical Services Officer for the past 5 years. In addition to playing a critical role in the medic program, Doug has also been an active participant on Shoreline’s Wildland Team. 


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Passage of bill to improve treatment of substance use disorder is deeply personal to Rep. Lauren Davis

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Gov. Jay Inslee signs SB 6228 in the company of Sen. Manka Dhingra, Rep. Lauren Davis, stakeholders and advocates. Photo courtesy LSS.
OLYMPIA— Washington State will take an important step to improve the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) as Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 6228 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) the bill aims to increase access to inpatient treatment and treatment medications.

For Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline), this legislation is deeply personal. 

“This bill closes several system gaps that my best friend Ricky (namesake of Ricky’s Law) fell through in the months before his tragic death last year,” said Davis. 
“Ricky got scared one night and left inpatient treatment. When he begged to go back the next day, they refused to readmit him. Then, when he tried to gain admission to a different inpatient facility, he was told he no longer qualified for treatment because he’d been sober for two weeks. 
"He relapsed shortly thereafter. Weeks later, he again went to inpatient treatment. And a week later, the treatment agency kicked him out at 9pm at night, with no ride, no discharge plan, and no hope. Three weeks later, Ricky was dead.”

The law will:
  • Prohibit inpatient SUD providers from refusing to readmit a patient who left against medical advice.
  • Prohibit insurance carriers from considering patient length of abstinence when determining admission criteria for inpatient treatment.
  • Require inpatient SUD treatment agencies to report to DOH when they kick a patient out of treatment and why. Patient forced discharges are a rampant problem.
  • Prohibit insurance carriers from considering patient length of stay in treatment in determining continued need for care. This is intended to stop the practice of insurance carriers discharging all patients after 28 days, when some need more care than that, particularly in the era of fentanyl.
  • Require all behavioral health agencies to provide patients with education about and access to medication treatment options for opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Only 1 in 3 patients with OUD has access to treatment medications and only 1 in 10 patients with AUD has access to treatment medications.
  • Allow hospitals to bill for long-acting injectable buprenorphine (Suboxone)
  • Require training for emergency department social workers on how to use Ricky’s Law, the state’s involuntary treatment system for patients with substance use disorder. Hospitals are frequently not summoning designated crisis responders to evaluate patients in substance use crisis, resulting in one-half of Ricky’s Law beds sitting empty.
  • Prohibit insurance carriers from requiring utilization review prior to 14 days of inpatient care and no more frequent than every 7 days. This is to reduce administrative burden on providers.
  • Create a patient shared decision making tool for use in primary care, emergency departments, and behavioral health settings regarding treatment medications for alcohol use disorder

SB 6228 signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the UW Center For Behavioral Health and Learning (On Northwest Hospital Campus), 1550 N 115th St, Seattle 98133.

Invited to witness the signing were Sen. Manka Dhingra, Rep. Lauren Davis, stakeholders and advocates.


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Terri Mestas joins Sound Transit as Deputy CEO for Megaproject Delivery

Terri Mestas, Sound Transit Deputy CEO
for megaproject delivery
Sound Transit announced that Terri Mestas has been appointed as deputy CEO for megaproject delivery, a new position created to lead the development of the agency’s concurrent projects quickly and effectively and bring forth ways to accelerate project timelines and reduce capital expenditures.

Sound Transit currently has the largest transit expansion program in the country, including ST3 capital projects totaling an estimated $54 billion. 

Mestas will start in her new position on April 29.

“The next phase of Sound Transit’s expansion is categorically different than what the agency has done before, which is why the Board sought an experienced leader to deliver on our commitment to voters,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

“With her background as a leader of large, complex infrastructure programs, Ms. Mestas brings the depth of experience and expertise that the agency needs to set the nation’s largest capital expansion project on a fresh path to success.”

“With the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension just months away, we are even more focused on extending light rail to Everett,” said Sound Transit Vice Chair and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers.

“The Everett Link Extension will be the longest extension that Sound Transit will have ever undertaken and will be vital for enhancing economic opportunities and quality of life for Snohomish County residents. I’m pleased that Ms. Mestas will bring her wealth of experience to oversee this complex project, as well as all the ST3 projects.”

Mestas is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience leading large, complex infrastructure programs for space exploration, military installations, national and international antiterrorism physical security, and innovative project delivery for the aviation industry. 

Most recently, she was the Chief Development Officer for the Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) $30 billion capital improvement program, the largest aviation capital improvement program in the nation.

“I’m excited to be joining Sound Transit at this critical juncture in its transformative capital program,” said Mestas. “The hard work and dedication of the talented staff have been essential to the program’s success to date, and I look forward to working with them in taking the program to the next level in achieving the goals that voters have entrusted to us.”

Prior to her executive leadership role at LAWA, Mestas held several positions for AECOM supporting public and private organizations. Mestas led the capital improvement program at NASA’s Ames Research Center, which includes Moffett Federal Airfield, a joint civilian-military airport. 

She also held the position of senior director for capital projects, modernization, planning, design and construction at The California Institute of Technology, where she oversaw the development of one-of-a-kind research facilities. 

Mestas earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Catholic University of America’s School of Architecture and Planning.

Sound Transit builds and operates regional transit services for growing urban areas of Washington’s Pierce, King, and Snohomish counties. The region is home to more than 50 cities and more than 40 percent of the state’s residents, who have authorized the most ambitious transit expansions in the nation. Next month, Sound Transit will open light rail extensions to Lynnwood and from South Bellevue to Redmond Technology Center.


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King county acupuncturist's license suspended for three years

Monday, April 1, 2024

Adam Gardner, ND, EAMP
Photo from practitioner's website
King County - In August 2023 the secretary of health suspended the acupuncturist and eastern medicine practitioner license of Adam Lee Gardner (AC60756013) for at least three years. 

In February 2020, Gardner touched a patient’s genitals, breasts, and pulled the patient’s blanket and underwear down without consent.

In May 2022 he was charged but his credential to practice was active while enforcement was pending.

Now his license has been suspended for three years. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Gardner must undergo a complete psycho-sexual evaluation. 

Gardner is also licensed as a Naturopath. An online listing shows him with a practice location in Shoreline but his webpage states that he lives and practices in the International District.

His ND license is still active.

--Diane Hettrick


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MyNorthwest: Ex-US Rep. McDermott says he found what fought for when he went abroad

Sunday, March 31, 2024

McDermott when he was in Congress.
MyNorthwest Magazine has an article about retired U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott. 

McDermott was a powerful member of congress for 30 years, representing the congressional district that included Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Vashon Island, and Seattle.

He now lives in France.

Former Washington Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott spent decades working in public service, first in Olympia and then in Washington, D.C., fighting for causes and policies he believes in.

In recent years, he has been able to live the policies he fought for. He just had to move to Europe to do so.



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Shorecrest student films to be shown at SIFF on April 28, 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

L-R Harrison Todd and Jack Wilson
Award winning student filmmakers
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Shorecrest High School sophomores Harrison Todd and Jack Wilson had their short films selected for the National Film Festival For Talented Youth (NFFTY). 

Both of their movies make their world premiere on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the SIFF Cinema Uptown on Lower Queen Anne.

A Dog in the Park by Harrison Todd
Image courtesy Shoreline Schools
These are the first Shorecrest student films ever selected by NFFTTY!

Todd's music video was made this fall in the Video Production class.

Wilson's stop motion video was made last June in Computer Animation class. 


Mulder's by Jack Wilson
Image courtesy Shoreline Schools
Todd's video, titled "A Day in the Park," features his dog running through the old Wayne Golf Course in Kenmore 'Benji' style.

Wilson's stop-motion video, "Mulder's," shows Bigfoot getting a haircut at an X-Files themed barbershop.

The NFFTY runs April 25-28, and tickets are available now


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Sgt. Charlie Akers retires from Shoreline Police but will stay connected

After 27 years of exceptional service to the public, we bid farewell to Sgt. Charlie Akers who served primarily in Shoreline. 

He held various roles, including patrol officer and store front officer, before becoming a Field Training Officer and School Resource Officer at Highland Terrace Elementary, Einstein Middle School and later Briarcrest Elementary. 

One of Sgt. Akers' notable achievements was his significant milestone of joining the Marine Rescue & Dive Unit. On July 1, 2015, Sgt. Akers was promoted to Sergeant.
 
Sgt. Akers is known for his empathy, professionalism, and integrity. He has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and has earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues.

We will miss Sgt. Akers dearly, but we are happy to know that he will continue his service by contributing to Shoreline’s Parking Enforcement program and will serve as a reserve deputy in Shoreline and with the Marine Unit.

Our deepest gratitude to Sgt. Charlie Akers – we wish him a fulfilling and happy retirement.

--Shoreline Police

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Shorecrest Future Health Professionals (HOSA) competed at state leadership conference in Spokane

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Shorecrest HOSA team competed at state competition
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Last week, 21 Shorecrest High School HOSA Future Health Professionals members competed at the state leadership conference in Spokane with 2800 other students from around the state.

Nine HOSA members received awards at the state convention
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Nine students earned eleven placements in the top 5. Those in the top 3 in events qualified* for the International Leadership Conference that will be in Houston in June.

  • Allied Health Statistics Exam - 1st place: Beza Mersa
  • Career Development Exam - 1st place: Betel Taddese
  • Healthcare Issues Exam - Top 5: Maggie Fisher
  • Leadership Exam - 4th place: Cadence Rotarius
  • Healthy Living - 3rd place*: Cadence Rotarius
  • Home Health Aide - 5th place: Nuhamin Tesfihuen
  • Medical Assisting - 2nd place*: Marta Tekie
  • Medical Terminology - 1st place*: Marta Tekie
  • Nutrition - 4th place: Millie Wang
  • Public Health - 2nd place*: Erin Baek, Marta Tekie, Nuhamin Tesfihuen, Ava Watson
  • Research Poster - 4th place: Ava Watson

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Celebrate Roz Bird & the LFP Secret Garden Tour at the Third Place Commons Breakfast on April 4, 2024

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Third Place Commons invites you to join in “Growing Our Community Garden” at the annual fundraising breakfast on Thursday, April 4th to raise vital funds for Third Place Commons and its flagship program, the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market.

This joyful celebration of community always includes a great breakfast from Honey Bear Bakery, live music from the Milner Family Fiddles, a fast, furious live auction led by the hilarious Ken Carson, and of course, the good company of friends, neighbors, and local civic and business leaders. 

In addition, one of the highlights of the event is the presentation of the Friends of the Community Award.

Sarah Phillips, Roz Bird, & Rodger Squirrell at the 5x5
installation in honor of the City of LFP's 50th anniversary
This year, Third Place Commons has selected Roz Bird and the Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour Committee as the Friends of the Community Award honorees.

The LFP Secret Garden Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, made possible through the hard work of the many dedicated community volunteers who make up the committee. 

Thanks to these amazing individuals, our community is united for one beautiful day a year to visit the extraordinary hidden garden gems of our area, enjoy music and art, chat with master gardeners, and shop for inspiration to beautify every garden large and small.

This year’s committee has been hard at work since last summer recruiting gardens and planning for another wonderful event on June 15th. 

Proceeds of the event benefit the four presenting nonprofits and raise funds for public art.

Among the public art the garden tour has funded in the past is the sculpture entitled 5x5 by Rodger Squirrell, gifted to the City of Lake Forest Park in honor of the city’s 50th anniversary. The group is now working with the city for a new project.

Over the years, the membership of the committee has slowly evolved, but Roz Bird was involved from the start and has been leading the committee for many years. In addition, Roz was also a founding board member with Third Place Commons where she served on the board until 2016.

Don’t miss this very special opportunity to honor the extraordinary service these dedicated volunteers have given to our community over the years. Not to mention a tasty breakfast, terrific auction, and plenty of fun! Visit the breakfast event page to learn more or get your tickets now for the big event!

Third Place Commons is a community-supported 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which has been fostering real community in real space for over twenty years through the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market and hundreds of free events each year. Third Place Commons is located at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, Washington 98155. Learn more at ThirdPlaceCommons.org.


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Aegis Living appoints renowned pulmonary and sleep expert Dr. Raj Dasgupta as Chief Medical Officer

Monday, March 18, 2024

Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Aegis
Chief Medical Officer
Aegis Living
, a national leader in senior assisted living and memory care, has appointed Raj “Dr. Raj” Dasgupta MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). 

Dr. Raj’s appointment strengthens Aegis’ healthcare expertise to further integrate wellness and longevity into the care of its residents, families and team members.

“Dr. Raj’s clinical and research background will influence a variety of scientific and evidence-based strategies that transform how we approach health and wellness in senior living,” said founder, chairman and CEO Dwayne Clark. 
“We are committed to elevating our care for residents; we are designing an approach to experience better overall health and well-being as they age.”

While one’s lifespan defines how long they will live, healthspan is the quality of life that Aegis Living aims to impact. 

This includes intervening lifestyle and behaviors to adjust and address a resident’s needs with a highly personalized approach. Initial programming will focus on sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy, heart health and more.

“As we enter into a new generation of senior living, how we age is changing. People are living longer and want to live better, longer. We believe we have an obligation to deliver innovative wellness and longevity initiatives that can positively influence the healthspan of our residents,” said Clark.

Dr. Raj will guide Aegis in crafting, refining and enriching its care and programming for residents, and these efforts will also extend to family members. Dr. Raj will lead health education initiatives featuring advice to residents and their families can quickly put into action on subjects like sleep, dementia, and diabetes. 

He will host regular open office hours for residents and families to ask questions and get more personalized advice.

While the primary beneficiaries will be Aegis Living residents and families, Aegis also aims to support and influence team members. To ensure staff are well-versed on important issues impacting older adults, Dr. Raj will conduct regular training sessions that empower team members to support residents day-to-day with practical advice, and also give them tools they can use to improve their own health.

Dr. Raj is an American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) quadruple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. 

“I am honored to join the leadership team at Aegis Living to advance the level of care and wellness not yet experienced in senior living,” said Dr. Raj. 
“From implementing healthy sleep strategies, breakthrough cognitive therapies and even stress management techniques, we can profoundly impact the health and well-being of residents, families and team members’ lives.”

With more than 26 years of industry experience, Aegis Living has built a reputation for being on the frontlines of innovation in senior living. 


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Shorewood grad singled out for Water Polo honor

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Elle Fredrickson is a 2020 graduate of Shorewood High School who now attends Santa Clara University in California and plays water polo.

In addition to playing water polo in college, she has played since she was 8 years old at the Innis Arden Swim Club, for a club team based out of Tacoma, and for Shorewood High School.

This week Elle was listed as one of only 22 collegiate women’s water polo players in the entire country to be on the Cutino Award watch list. This is the equivalent of being on the Heisman watch for football.

Named after the late Hall of Fame coach Peter J. Cutino, this watch list was established in 2022 to promote collegiate water polo and honor outstanding players across the nation.

This acknowledgment highlights Fredrickson's exceptional skills and her significant impact on collegiate water polo, both for men's and women's. Selected by coaches, the top 22 athletes are recognized for their outstanding performance.

The senior has recorded 123 career goals with 27 in the young season. Last year, she was featured as the GCC Player of the Week for April 10-16 after she totaled seven goals and five drawn exclusions across three games, including scoring the golden goal winner on the road at Cal State East Bay. 

Not only excelling in athletics, Fredrickson also stands out academically. A three-time GCC All-Academic Team award recipient, she has also been named to the 2022 ACWPC All-Academic Team. As she continues to lead both in the pool and in the classroom, Fredrickson shows excellence in collegiate water polo.


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Education Support Professionals Week in Shoreline Schools

Kathie Schindler, Executive Assistant
to Superintendent and School Board
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools
Shoreline Schools is celebrating Education Support Professionals Week.

Kathie Schindler has been the constant presence in the district office as the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and School Board through multiple administrations and school board turnovers. Warm and kind, her focus is always on the students.

"I’ve always felt that being part of an organization that’s core mission is to educate young people is a great place to be! I have been working in Shoreline for many decades now and I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.'; 
"Even though my job doesn’t include seeing our students every day, it is so rewarding knowing that what we do here in the central office is all for them. 
"Many years ago, Shoreline staff adopted a motto for the school year during our late summer opening day celebration. It was: “It’s all about kids. It’s about all kids.”  Still.So.True. 
"I’ve also been able to work with incredibly smart, talented, thoughtful, and caring staff whom I consider lifelong friends. As a district we’ve had ups, we’ve had downs but we are “still going” and it has been a great ride.  
"In honor of spring training (go Mariners), I just have to say that working in the Shoreline School District, for me, has been like hitting a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of game seven of that ever elusive (for Seattle fans) World Series." 
Kudos to Kathie and all of Shoreline's Education Support Professionals.


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Third Place Commons Executive Director Amy Whittenburg will step away from her role at the end of June 2024

Friday, March 15, 2024

Third Place Commons
Executive Director Amy Whittenburg
Third Place Commons Executive Director Amy Whittenburg has announced her plans to step away from her role at the end of June 2024.

“It has been my great privilege and joy to serve as the Executive Director of Third Place Commons,” Amy says. “This is indeed a vibrant, welcoming community, and I have cherished my time working to ensure it remained so over the years.”

After eight years in her role, Amy notes that her decision was a difficult one due to her love for the community of friends and neighbors who make up our Commons community and her continuing dedication to the organization.

“I am proud of how much we’ve accomplished over the years, not least of which is remaining a strong, thriving nonprofit organization even through the leanest years of the pandemic. And to see our community returning in force – both to our hundreds of free events and to the beautiful Lake Forest Park Farmers Market – is deeply gratifying.”

Nonetheless, Amy has decided that the time has come for her to pursue her first passion. A lifelong writer, she will be stepping away to focus her energies on writing and publishing a series of novels she has planned. She is currently working on book two in the series. However, Third Place Commons will remain close to her heart.

“Amy has led this organization in many exceptional ways over the past eight years and we are tremendously grateful for her capable and skilled leadership,” comments Silje Sodal, Chair of the Third Place Commons Board of Directors.

Over the coming months, Amy will work closely with the organization’s board in the search for her successor while laying the careful groundwork for the smoothest possible transition for the organization.

“We are so appreciative of Amy’s gracious and generous offer to work with the Board as we begin the process of finding a new Executive Director. Additionally, we are excited for Amy in this next chapter in her life of pursuing her passion in writing,” Silje adds. 
“If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that life is short and we must prioritize those things that fill our soul. So we certainly wish Amy well in this exciting next step, even though we will miss her enormously!”

The Third Place Commons Board of Directors is currently developing a timeline and plan for the search process, and the position is expected to be posted in the next month. Additional details will be posted on the Third Place Commons website as they become available.


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Dr. Wayne Au named dean of UW Bothell’s School of Educational Studies

Monday, March 11, 2024

Dr. Wayne Au named dean of the School of Educational Studies at UW Bothell
Photo courtesy UW Bothell

BOTHELL, Washington — The University of Washington Bothell has named Dr. Wayne Au as its new dean of the School of Educational Studies effective March 15, 2024.

Au has been serving as interim dean since July 2022, following the retirement of Dr. Ed. Buendia. He has been a faculty member at UW Bothell since 2010 and served as interim dean of diversity and equity for the campus for two years.

"I am so happy and excited to lead the School of Educational Studies,” Au said. “Our school has an amazing and dedicated team of faculty and staff who are not only deeply committed to serving our students but are equally committed to educational justice. We are a small but powerful school, and I'm looking forward to helping bring the educational vision of our students, faculty and staff to life."

Au’s research and academic focus on high-stakes testing, teaching for social justice, critical pedagogy, anti-racist education and Asian American education have garnered widespread recognition and acclaim. He is a respected editor for Rethinking Schools, the social justice teaching magazine, and has authored or edited more than 100 publications, including several influential books.

"Dr. Au brings a wealth of experience, expertise and a profound dedication to educational equity and social justice to this leadership role," said Dr. Sharon A. Jones, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. "I look forward to his continued leadership and the advancement of our mission to empower educators and promote educational equity for all."

Throughout his career, Au has been honored with numerous awards for his outstanding teaching and scholarship, including the 2023 Weissberg Chair for Human Rights and Social Justice at Beloit College, the Distinguished K-12 Educational Leader Award from the Evergreen State College Master in Teaching program and UW Bothell’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

A graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle, Au received his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and Master in Teaching from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and his doctorate in Curriculum Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

"It is an honor to be able to lead a school that is so central to UW Bothell’s own commitment as a comprehensive, regional university that supports community-engaged learning and a diverse student body," Au said.
Photo courtesy UW Bothell

UW Bothell’s commitment to increasing access to a UW education extends well beyond admissions. It includes the opportunities, resources and services its diverse students need to flourish while in college and after graduation. 

Access also means offering evening, offsite, online, hybrid and certificate programs that help make it possible for more students to pursue higher education. 

UW Bothell has been recognized for innovations in academic and extracurricular programming that helps students graduate on time and debt free.


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King's sophomore Kaleo Anderson named to 1st team after performance at Hardwood Classic

Friday, March 8, 2024

According to reporting in the Herald.net, King’s sophomore Kaleo Anderson earned a 1A girls first-team selection in last week's Hardwood Classics basketball tournament in Yakima.

She averaged 26.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, four steals and 2.3 assists over three games.

Her efforts helped advance the fourth-seeded Knights to the quarterfinals.

She was also in the running for the Herald's Athlete of the Week February 26 to March 3, 2024.


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Woodway teen works to raise awareness about the need for South Asian bone marrow donors

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Soren Ghoral is a teenaged Woodway resident
with a passion to save lives by recruiting bone
marrow donors. Soren (right) with a donor he recruited.
By Soren Ghoral

When I was younger, I had gone to the hospital to see my aunt who had surgery. I asked what had happened to her, and my mom said she had surgery to save someone's life. 

A 1-year-old baby was diagnosed with leukemia, and they needed my aunt’s bone marrow to save her life because my aunt was a 10/10 tissue type match. 

I was in awe that the medicine some people need is within others and that individuals can help to cure cancer and save a life.

Every day, over 157 people in the United States die from blood cancer. 

But some of those deaths can be prevented by everyday people like us. By donating our healthy stem cells to a patient that matches our tissue type, we can cure over 70 types of blood cancers and diseases.

But patients need a donor that matches their tissue type, which is usually only found within the same ethnic group. 

For south Asian patients it's especially difficult to find a match, because South Asians make up only 3% of the donor registry.

Soren appears at community gatherings to explain SAMI and enroll donors

As a result, a South Asian patient has less than a 40% chance of finding a stem cell match. Compare that to other ethnic groups that have > 80% chance of finding a match. 

I started the South Asian Marrow Initiative (SAMI because I wanted to help people and improve the outcomes for cancer patients. I've found that when people learn they can save a life within their community, they are more than willing to join the registry. The goal of SAMI is to get the word out and to register people into the national donor registries.

When people learn they can save a life within their community,
they are more than willing to join the registry

We have partnered with the National Bone Marrow Program and DKMS, and we host events at community gatherings to educate and register people. Anyone can join the registry. 

We are hoping to get the word out that everyone's healthy stem cells can be a cure for someone in need. People should join the registry at one of our events through a cheek swab, or by having a kit mailed and they can join from home.


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Local student selected to University of Minnesota Twin Cities Dean's List

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Engineering
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 6, 2024) - The following student has been named to the 2023 fall semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.

To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, COLLEGE

Seattle, WA

Jasper Kangas, Junior, College of Sci and Engineering

Founded in 1851 near Saint Anthony Falls on the banks of the Mississippi River, we are one of five universities in the nation with an engineering school, medical school, law school, veterinary medicine school, and agricultural school all on one campus. University of Minnesota Twin Cities


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