The New Beginnings’ staff is a committed, well-trained group of women and men, diverse in ages, ethnicity, cultural and religious backgrounds, and education. A third are people of color, and nearly forty percent are survivors of domestic violence.
Lois Loontjens, Executive Director
Lois has been with New Beginnings since 1993. She has spent all of her professional life working against violence against women and children. She served as the domestic violence and sexual assault program manager for the State of Washington, distributing state and federal dollars to local agencies, communities and tribes. She has also worked for the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center and for Child Protective Services. She has served as a facilitator for Executive Alliance executive coaching circles, and has provided training on confidentiality and on management issues for domestic violence programs in Washington and Alaska.
Lois has served as the Board Chair of both the King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and has served on a number of advisory boards including the state Office of Crime Victims Advocacy, and Crime Victims Compensation. She was one of the founding mothers of the Women's Funding Alliance.
Emergency Shelter Program
Kate Schumacher, Manager
Tamara Bauman, Women's Advocate
Mimi Bayeh, Women's Advocate
Tammie Eng, Program Assistant
Elisabeth Galczak, Women's Advocate
Megan Ham, Children's Advocate
Jolene Janacek, Women's Advocate
Astrid Purcell, Women's Advocate
Community Advocacy Program
Deadria Boyland, Manager
Molly Abbott, Children's Advocate
Veronica Brown, Women's Advocate
Juana Davidson, Bilingual Helpline Advocate
Tammie Eng, Program Assistant
Becky Hall, Help Line Coordinator
Pam Smith Mentz, Legal Advocate
Cindy Obtinario, Chemical Dependency Specialist
Sara Parker, Women's Advocate
Roberta Petersen, Women's Advocate
Transitional Housing Program
Ginny Ware, Manager
Carolyn Crisera, Women's Advocate
Tayler McCrorie, Children's Advocate
Kiana Swearingen, Children's Advocate
Lorraine Williams, Women's Advocate
Kat Wong, Program Assistant
Social Change Program
Richard Berger, Manager
Rebecca Goldberg, Prevention Educator
Luke Lee, Community Engagement Coordinator
Shannon Rae, Mental Health Therapist
Facilities
Roy Anaclerio, Shelter Household Coordinator
Dan Donaldson, THP Facilities Assistant
Administration
Emmalee Ashland. Technology Specialist
April Glass, Executive Assistant
Denise Haugen, Finance Manager
Donnetta Vessell, Administrative Director
Liz Santiago, Program Director
Development
Zoë Myers, Director
Leeza Hayes, Special Events Coordinator
Sara Taylor, Development Associate