{"id":3028,"date":"2016-02-09T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T18:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/?page_id=3028"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:40:46","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576537983019{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>WHO WE ARE<\/strong><span style=\"color: #d3822a\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">In uplifting others, we all rise<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Since 1989, Assistance League has been helping families on the Eastside of Lake Washington, a suburb of Seattle. We started as an auxiliary of Seattle and in 1997, became an independent chapter of National Assistance League. We are proud of our past accomplishments, yet our vision is to create a better future for everyone in our community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575520008872{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #f1f2f2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747957172549{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2c4d75;\">2025 &#8211; 2026<br \/>\nBoard of Directors<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747957243311{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>President<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Terri Norris<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>President Elect<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>OPEN<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Secretary<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Connie Epps<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Treasurer<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Kelly Weyer<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VP Membership<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Karin Janik<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VP Programs<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Maureen Kevany-Jahn<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VP Marketing<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>OPEN<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VP Fund Development<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Carol Stamper<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VP Technology<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Becky Birch<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Parliamentarian<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Linda Hendrickson<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Terri Pletcher<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576538356237{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">GET INVOLVED<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div style=\"height:350px;margin:;\" class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-container cq-imagewitharrow-smallround bottom \" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#2c4e75\" data-captionalign=\"bottom\" data-arrowtop=\"45%\" data-arrowleft=\"45%\" data-fontsize1=\"1.2em\" data-iwidth=\"65%\" data-iheight=\"65%\" data-twidth=\"35%\" data-theight=\"35%\" data-arrowsize=\"large\"><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-photo\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/08\/kat-yukawa-K0E6E0a0R3A-unsplash_MakeChange-e1575444749525.jpg\" style=\"height:65%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-box\" style=\"height:35%;\"><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-content\"><p class=\"cq-content\">\n                        <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/donate\/\">DONATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n                      <\/p><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"cq-arrowborder-container\">\n                            <div class=\"cq-arrowborder1\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"cq-arrowborder2\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"cq-arrowborder3\"><\/div>\n                          <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div style=\"height:350px;margin:;\" class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-container cq-imagewitharrow-smallround bottom \" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#2c4d75\" data-captionalign=\"bottom\" data-arrowtop=\"45%\" data-arrowleft=\"45%\" data-fontsize1=\"1.2em\" data-iwidth=\"65%\" data-iheight=\"65%\" data-twidth=\"35%\" data-theight=\"35%\" data-arrowsize=\"large\"><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-photo\" 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cq-imagewitharrow-smallround bottom \" data-color=\"#ffffff\" data-background=\"#2c4d75\" data-captionalign=\"bottom\" data-arrowtop=\"45%\" data-arrowleft=\"45%\" data-fontsize1=\"1.2em\" data-iwidth=\"65%\" data-iheight=\"65%\" data-twidth=\"35%\" data-theight=\"35%\" data-arrowsize=\"large\"><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-photo\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/08\/collaboration-community-cooperation-461049_HoldingHands-e1575444668198.jpg\" style=\"height:65%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-box\" style=\"height:35%;\"><div class=\"cq-imgwitharrow-content\"><p class=\"cq-content\">\n                        <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/the-eastside\/join_us\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                      <\/p><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"cq-arrowborder-container\">\n            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