About

The people and organizations listed here are actively involved with the Pacific Education Institute in connecting Washington’s students to an environment of learning.

Board of Directors

Mike Mosman — President
Vice President of Resources, Port Blakely Tree Farms L.P.
Michael Papritz — PEI Vice President
High School Teacher representing Washington Education Association
Jim Stark — PEI Treasurer
Manager, Sustainable Forests & Products, Weyerhaeuser Co.
Bill Taylor — PEI Secretary
President, Taylor Shellfish Farms
Dr. Kathy Kimball — PEI Immediate Past President
Director, K-12 Leadership Preparation at University of WA
Jonelle Adams
Executive Director, WA State School Directors Association
Mark Doumit
Executive Director, Washington Forest Protection Association
Mike Grayum
Executive Director, Nortwesst Indian Fisheries Commision
Gary Kipp
Executive Director, The Association of Washington School Principals
Dr. Paul Rosier
Executive Director, Washington Association of School Administrators
Abby Ruskey
Executive Director, Environmental Education Association of WA, Non-Profit
J.T. Wilcox
President, Wilcox Strategies, LLC
Paul Wing
Vice President and General Manager, Green Diamond Resource Company
Dave Workman
Director of Communication & Education, Washington Department of Ecology
Cindy Zehnder
Vice President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell

Executive Directors


Partners

  • Chewelah Peak Learning Center
  • Cispus Learning Center
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
  • Gonzaga University
  • Grays Harbor College
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • New Market Skills Center, Tumwater
  • Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
  • Olympia School District
  • Seattle Aquarium
  • Tacoma Nature Center
  • Tahoma School District
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • TOTOS, Teachers of Teachers of Science
  • Tumwater School District
  • TV Washington
  • University of Washington, Nature Mapping Program
  • Washington State Audubon
  • Waterville School District
  • West Valley School District
  • Whitworth University
  • Woodland Park Zoo

Supporters

  • American Forest Foundation
  • Boeing
  • Discuren Charitable Foundation
  • Environmental Education Training and Partnership (EETAP)
  • National Environmental Education Training Foundation (NEETF)
  • The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF)
  • Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA)
  • Washington Mutual Foundation
  • Washington Sea Grant
  • Washington State Department of Ecology (DIF Grant)
  • Weyerhaeuser Foundation

For a list of Partner and Board of Directors websites, please visit our Resources section.