Meet the Board:
My name is Jacqui and I joined Jo Ellen’s Safe Haven to help the less fortunate who are homeless and just need a hand up and someone to care for their wellbeing.
My name is Stacci and i am devoted to carry on our mothers mission with my sister Jacqui Dawley. I have a strong passion for helping our homeless community and carry on the mission of JoEllen's Safe Haven
AA in Business Management. I have a certification through CESP (Community Employment Support Professional).With 20 years of employment experience
My name is Justinn, and I joined Joellen's board because I want to make a real impact in helping people overcome their barriers and support meaningful change in how we address homelessness, mental health, and substance abuse disorders. I have watched my loved one's struggle with these barriers my whole life creating a lot of passion to do more. I'm relatively new to the human services field, but I bring a solid background in management, business, and analytical skills. I recently completed grant writing classes to help secure funding and further our mission so we can help as many people as possible.
Iris is a retired Secondary level English and music teacher. She has been happily married (but widowed) twice. She has two adult sons and five grandchildren.
Iris was raised by both of her parents, and she has three siblings including Jo Ellen. Iris and Jo Ellen were the two middle children, and they were quite close growing up in Salt Lake City. She says that Jo Ellen was her favorite "sib."
Iris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah and a Masters degree from University of Nevada Reno. Iris currently lives in Sun City, Arizona
Certified peer counselor, SUD training, 8 years of partnering an outreach ,15 years working with people with a mental illness, 25 years certified caregiver caregiver, 24 years management and 20 years of clean time.
Jacqui is a very hard working honest and judgment free person who has great lived experience, deep faith and love in her heart and soul a who is also true to her word.
My name is Corwin R. Scott; I am a lifelong Tacoma resident.
The desire to aid community members led me to create a nonprofit agency, the Evergreen Empowerment Group (EEG), to assist people returning from prison to vacate and expunge their nonviolent criminal records. As the executive director of the EEG, I have assisted several grassroots organizations get their start throughout the Puget Sound.
In my academic life, I earned a bachelor’s degree from the Evergreen State College in Tacoma, obtained a double MBA in Marketing and Management and attended law school, but I am not an attorney.
My day job is at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) as the Title VI Specialist. In this role, I am a statewide subject matter expert and have agency-wide responsibility for the administration, direction, and oversight of WSDOT’s statewide Title VI Program under the Community Engagement and Environmental Justice Manager. The Title VI program ensures all agency programs, activities and services are equitable and implemented in a non-discriminatory fashion.
Corwin is a commissioner with the Washington State Commissionon African American Affairs. Corwin is also an elected Precinct Committee Officer in the 29th Legislative District.
My name is Ashley and i am driven to help people any way i can. This is a valuable oppurtunity for me to learn and grow and be a part of Joellen's mission