Our Story

Dedication to Education

It is incredible how one small idea can grow into something truly special. Griffin School Foundation is rooted in the belief that we all have an inherent responsibility to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our youth. With a variety of active projects and a very committed board, we harness our skills and resources to successfully achieve our goal of granting scholarships to Griffin alumni and augmenting school funding.

Since our founding in 1999, we have been proud to witness how our fundraising efforts have benefitted the students and staff of the Griffin School District community and beyond. Want to take part? Contribute to our work by donating or volunteering today.

Xad Gonzalez

Vice President

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Vice President

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Vice President

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Vice President

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Meet The Team

President

Hayden Milligan

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Vice President

Xad Gonzalez

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Secretary

Jessica Taylor

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Treasurer

Jagger Sapp

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Emeritus Member --- Founding Member

Fred Finn

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Emeritus Member --- Founding Member

Michael Murphy

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Ex Officio

Greg Woods

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Ex Officio

Erin Hagen

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Board Member

Heather Johnson

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Lisa Ogg

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Heather Doran

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Sharon Peters

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Allison Barker

Allison has been on the board since 2020. She is actively involved on our social media platforms, scholarship and auction committee, Senior Luncheon and the memorial garden. She is a proud Griffin K-8 alumni and boy mom of two Griffin students. She loves sports, cooking, and giving back to this amazing community.

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Kiley Gustafson

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Julie Osterberg

Julie has lived in the Griffin Community for 25 years, and joined GSF in 2020. The best part of GSF is getting to work with a great group of volunteers who are all committed to support

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Tammy Questi

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Brenna English

Brenna has lived in the Griffin Community for over 25 years. She is a former Griffin School District Board Member and has been a Foundation member since 2004. She enjoys this community and all it has to offer, including walking, boating, and spending time with friends and family.

Board Member

Kelley Powers

Kelley has been a Board member since 2009. She and her family have lived in the Steamboat area since 1997. Their two children attended Steamboat Island Preschool, Griffin School and Capital High School. Kelly and her husband, Nick enjoy long walks, often at Griffin Fields, with their yellow lab, Baldwin. Kelley is an avid reader, enjoys podcasts, tending to her flock of chickens, playing Bunko, and weekly "therapy" evenings with friends.

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Alley Savin

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Vicki Salim

Vicki joined the GSF board in 2012 because she values education. She has a Master's Degree in Education and taught science, Spanish, and social studies for 14 years in California, Malaysia, Wisconsin, China and Washington in grades 6 - College. She and her incredible husband have lived in the Steamboat community since 2010 along with their yappy terriers who bring them joy and keep them active. Vicki loves travel, cooking, boating, fishing and golfing (poorly).

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Kacee Bootsma

Kacee has been on the GSF since 2016. She is an active community philanthropist, committed to giving her time and resources to organizations that give kids opportunities to engage in meaningful experiences both inside and outside the classroom. When she is not volunteering, you can find her boating, traveling and enjoying the beautiful PNW.

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Teri Weaver

Teri has been on the board since 2001. She has one 32 year old son who is a Griffin grad. She and her husband moved to the Steamboat area in 1996 for the wonderful Griffin School District.

Her family has lived in the area since 1845.

Board Member

Megan Pennington

Megan has been on the foundation since 2018. Serving Griffin and the Steamboat community has been an ongoing passion, especially with three Griffin students! Megan spends most of her time on a baseball or football field, or basketball court. She and her family have two awesome pups (Rookie + Ruth). They love to travel, spend time at the lake with friends and family.

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Kristi Beeson

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Kim Kelly

Kim has been on the board since 2019, and a Steamboat Island community resident for 23 years. She was born and raised in Olympia. She and her husband, Mike, have been married for 44 years and have owned and operated Kell Chuck Glass Co. in Olympia for 43 years. Kim loves to travel and serve on the GSF Scholarship and Fundraising Committees.

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Ashley McCabe Herron

Ashley has been a board member since 2022. As an Olympia native, she is devoted to taking an active role in supporting our community. When not in the classroom as a public school teacher, you can find her chasing her three young children around with her husband, enjoying the beautiful PNW.

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Jon Tunheim

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Kellen Camus

Kellen has been on board since 2022. He joined GSF to continue the rich tradition of giving back to the Griffin community and supporting our youth. Kellen was born and raised in Olympia where he attended Griffin and Capital High School before attending WSU. He enjoys coaching and riding quads.

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Alexandra Sheldon-Berner

A native to Hood Canal, Alexandra attended the University of Washington. She worked in public relations in Seattle for 13 years before returning to the south sound and settling in Steamboat Island with her husband, Daniel, her two children, Scarlett, Jude and their dog, Fritz.

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Heather Zuchowski

Heather joined GSF in 2023. She has a son who attends Griffin and loves the community we live in. She has lived in the Steamboat area since 2012 and is excited to be on the board.