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SoundOut Advisory Board

SoundOut is a program of CommonAction, a nonprofit corporation registered in the State of Washington, recognized by the IRS as a 501(c) charitable organization. CommonAction is governed by an active Board of Directors, and the SoundOut Advisory Board is formed of experts to provide guidance.

The SoundOut Advisory Board is a distinguished group of students, teachers, and leaders in the Academy and the fields of education and youth development who advise SoundOut and provide links to a vast array of resources.

Jeff Conor - Student, Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio)

Henry Giroux - Global Television Network Chair in Communications, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)

Dennis Harper - Founder and CEO, Generation YES (Olympia, Washington)

Scott Le Duc - Teacher, Capital High School (Olympia, Washington)

Wendy Lesko - Executive Director/author, Youth Activism Project (Washington, DC)

Michele Levine - Instructional Technologist, Oakland Unified School District (CA)

Adam King - Student, Reynolds High School (Asheville, NC)

Kate McPherson - Executive Director, Project Service Leadership (Vancouver, Washington)

Robert Miller - Student, Capital High School (Olympia, Washington)

Sue Paro - Education Director, HumanLinks Foundation (Bothell, Washington)

Aaron Tang - Executive Director, Our Education (Washington, DC)

Michael Vavrus - Professor, The Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington)

Patricia Wasley - Dean of the College of Education, University of Washington (Seattle)

Greg Williamson - Director of Student Engagement Office, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (Olympia, Washington)

Karen Young - Co-Director, Youth On Board (Boston, Massachusetts)