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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 – Hope Alabi, Chris Simons, Angela Perkins (Xenium), Mizael Buron (Chase), Piet Louw (The Standard), and Tim Jakubowksi (KPMG). 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
Andrejas Duerig
Program Specialist
April Spain
Finance Associate
Beach Pace
Chief Executive Officer
Beth Reiners
Communications Manager
Christina Muñoz
Community Mentor Manager
Cynthia Thompson
Chief Development Officer
Elizabeth Osbourn
Staff Accountant
Erin Coffin
Program Director
Jaasyel Monroy
Lead Program Specialist - Community Based
Jessica Hunt
Chief Financial Officer
Julius Frazier
Community Mentor Specialist
Kari Scott
OnSite HR Generalist - Xenium
Katie MacDonald
Corporate Relations Manager
Kenja Bettis
Community Mentor Specialist
Lucia Davila
Enrollment & Matching Specialist ¡Orgullosamente bilingüe!
Lysania Thomas
Director of Community Engagement
Nate Brown
Community Mentor Specialist
Reyna Ibarra
Program Specialist

QUALITY AWARD FROM BBBSA

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest has been awarded the Quality Award for the year 2022. Only 32 out of 235+ sites across the country achieved this distinction in 2022. The following criteria must be met in calendar year 2022 to earn these awards, which will be presented at the 2023 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 74% or higher
  • Achieve a Site-Based/Site-Based Facilitated 12-month retention rate of 51% 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 Quality Award Agency.

Careers with BBBS

We aren’t hiring right now, but please check back for open positions in the future!