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Our Mission

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

 

Our Vision

All youth achieve their full potential.

 

About Us:

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest is a private non-profit social change organization affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Funded by local investments only, BBBS helps children realize their full potential and build their futures by providing dedicated one-to-one mentors to each child who comes through our door.

Our goal is to use the power of life changing mentoring relationships to help youth improve their academic achievement, empower them to make positive life choices, graduate from high school, have higher aspirations, greater confidence, and positive & supportive relationships.

Board Members

Not pictured – Chris Simons, Angela Perkins (Xenium), and Piet Louw (The Standard). Click here for a full list of our Board of Directors.

Our board members are motivated by the good work we do in the world. Creating positive impact in the lives of the children we serve and supporting the good our volunteers bring to the program.

Meet our Staff

Aaron Shilkaitis
Individual Giving Director
Beach Pace
Chief Executive Officer
Beth Reiners
Communications Manager
Cynthia Thompson
Chief Development Officer
Erin Coffin
Program Director
Jaasyel Monroy
Lead Program Specialist - Community Based
Jenifer Schell
Program Specialist
Jessica Hunt
Chief Financial Officer
Katie MacDonald
Corporate Relations Manager
Lucia Davila
Enrollment & Matching Specialist ¡Orgullosamente bilingüe!
Oscar Cáceres Jiménez
Program Specialist
Rosie Hunker
Program Specialist

PLATINUM AWARD FROM BBBSA

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest has been awarded the Platinum Award by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for the year 2023. Only 51 out of 235+ sites across the country achieved this distinction in 2023. The following criteria must be met in calendar year 2023 to earn this awards, which was presented at the 2024 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America National Conference. 

  • Serve a minimum of 100 children and raise at least $200,000 in revenue
  • Achieve a Community-Based/Site-Based Plus 12-month retention rate of 77% or higher
  • Achieve a Site-Based/Site-Based Facilitated 12-month retention rate of 757% or higher

 

We want to thank all of our Bigs, Littles, families, supporters, and friends for helping us hit these goals. We are proud to offer the quality of service that it takes to be a Platinum Award Agency.

Careers with BBBS

We are looking for a well qualified part-time Finance Associate to join our Finance Team! Please read through the job description HERE, which includes how to apply. 

We are looking for a full-time Program Specialist to join our Program Team! Please read through the job description HERE, which includes how to apply.