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Steve Sundquist for
School Board
P.O. Box 21671
Seattle, WA 98111
(206) 938-3129
School Board
P.O. Box 21671
Seattle, WA 98111
(206) 938-3129
Candidate Biography
- School & Community Activist
- Board Leader
- Retired Senior Finance Manager
| • | Candidate for Seattle School Board, District 6 | 2007 |
| Top vote-getter in August primary with 53% support in 5-person field. Endorsed by Seattle Times, Post-Intelligencer, The Stranger, 34th Dems, 43rd Dems, 46th Dems, Alki Foundation Recommendation, Municipal League Very Good, Women in Unity (African-American Women's Advocacy organization) Very Good. | ||
| • | International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Program, Chief Sealth H.S. | 2005-Present |
| Worked with team of parents, teachers and administrators to develop curriculum and gain I.B. accreditation to establish the program at Chief Sealth High School. Program offers students a rigorous international curriculum that encourages engaged world citizens; entering class reflects the rich diversity of the school and our community. | ||
| • | Parent Volunteer and School Supporter | 1995-Present |
| Little League Coach for daughters' softball teams. Involved in daughters' schools -- currently at Chief Sealth High School. Supporter of Simple Majority (4204), Seattle school levy and bond measures (Props. 1&2), Alliance for Education, League of Education Voters. Chaperone leader for youth -- Oaxaca, Mexico trip to rebuild teachers' quarters and church following earthquake damage. | ||
Community Service & Board Leadership | ||
| • | Co-Location Agreement with Church and Fauntleroy YMCA | 2006-2007 |
| Led process and built consensus resulting in long-term co-location agreement between Fauntleroy Church and the Fauntleroy YMCA that will serve our youth and community long into the future. | ||
| • | Chairman of the Board, Climate Solutions | 2007-present |
| Volunteer Board Chair of Washington's leading global warming research and advocacy organization. Also serve on the Board of Directors for ONE/Northwest, a non-profit that helps environmental organizations use IT for communicating and building relationships. | ||
| • | Lead Partner, Social Venture Partners | 2005-present |
| Volunteer Lead Partner with Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to addressing educational, social and environmental issues in the Puget Sound region. | ||
| • | Leader, Fauntleroy Church, UCC | 1995-present |
| Moderator of Fauntleroy Church. Serve as Chair of the Church Council, and lay leader of 350 member church. Also serve as Leadership Gifts Chair. Previously Vice-Moderator, Church Council member, and Stewardship Committee member. Church is active in community outreach, with a particular focus on homelessness. | ||
Professional Experience | ||
| • | Managing Director, Chief Information Officer, | 1984-2005 |
| Director of Systems Development, Russell Investment Group | ||
| Twenty-two years of successful finance, IT, and management experience, leading large operations and systems, oversight of multi-million dollar budgets and direction of hundreds of staff. Received Leadership Award, Russell's highest recognition for leadership achievement. | ||
Education | ||
| • | M.B.A., Computers & Information Systems and Finance | 1981 |
| University of Chicago, Dean's Honor List | ||
| • | B.S. Computer Science | 1979 |
| Washington State University, summa cum laude | ||
| S. Town Stephenson Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi | ||