Meet the EGH Board

Jean advises a portfolio of entrepreneurs at SCORE and is an officer with the Act of Giving Foundation. She joined this board to support EGH’s work providing care to women in need and partnering with them to pursue individual goals. She’s inspired by EGH’s impact and by the respectful, inclusive community that EGH fosters

As Head of People, Culture & Engagement Excellence at Darigold Marie-Claude was recently the recipient of the Puget Sound Business Journal‘s Women of Influence Awards, which honors the top female business and civic leaders. She joined EGH’s Board of Directors as she likes to contribute to causes that positively impact people in her community.

As a Realtor, Roger works with individuals who have a home and most likely a community. Roger joined the Board of Directors at EGH to work on the other side and help an organization that provides direct services to women who don’t have homes at the moment and need a supportive place to access services.

Erin is a Northwest native. She’s been an actress, restaurant owner and farmer. For the last 9 years she’s been a partner in The Actors Group, representing actors for film and television. Erin has been volunteering at the front desk for over 2 years and was drawn to board service by a desire to help support the continued growth and success of Elizabeth Gregory Home and the difference it makes in clients’ lives.

Patricia serves as Director, Worldwide Enterprise Skills Transformation at Amazon Web Services.  A long-time Seattle resident who has recently returned to the area, Patricia was first introduced to EGH at the annual gala. Inspired by EGH’s mission and impact, Patricia joined the board to offer her ongoing support of EGH’s work to provide dignity, hope and basic services to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Margoan is a member of the Clinical Informatics team of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and a Certified Scrum Master.  Working with Application Engineers she applies Agile Methodology to electronic health record enhancement work.

As a 40 year member of University Lutheran Church, Margoan joined the EGH board to support the work of this vital ministry.

Miriam Okot-Okidi is a Clinical Relationship Manager at Premera Blue Cross and a dedicated EGH volunteer. Miriam joined the Board of Directors at EGH to help women who are in vulnerable situations.

Adam has been the voice and face of the morning traffic anchor on KCPQ 13 and KNKX-FM for almost two decades and moonlights as a film critic. His background in radio engineering and IT lets him combine the artistic and scientific parts of his brain. He is looking to make a bigger positive impact in the community. 

Jay is a trial attorney and attorney investigator for employees in whistleblower, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Jay joined the EGH Board of Directors as his concern for his neighbors who are experiencing homeless has grown.