UW Impact

Board and Staff

Staff

Courtney Acitelli, ’08, Program Director
Courtney leads the management of operations and strategic direction of UW Impact programs. Courtney spent a decade working in alumni relations and earned her master’s degree from the UW’s Evans School of Public Affairs before taking the helm of UW Impact in late 2010. Her favorite part of working for UW Impact is the rare opportunity to work with both sides of the aisle toward a common good – public higher education. In her spare time, Courtney enjoys nonfiction, hiking, word games, live music, travel, watching college football, and sailing in the San Juan Islands with her family.

Chris Olsen-Phillips, ’17, Associate Director
Chris supports UW Impact through communications and partnerships within the UW and greater alumni communities across the state. Chris graduated with his Master’s in Education Policy from the UW College of Education in 2017. He has a passion for higher education and educational reform, and brings those passions to his work. Chris enjoys playing basketball, traveling, woodworking, reading science fiction, and spending time with his family.

Legislative Advocacy Committee (LAC)

UW Impact is directed by the Legislative Advocacy Committee (LAC), one of the operating committees of the University of Washington Alumni Association Board of Trustees. The LAC is comprised of the following members:

John Amaya, Alumnus, Past UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Caelen Ball, Alumnus, UW Alumni Association Vice President

Chuck Blumenfeld, Alumnus, Past UW Alumni Association President

Matt Echohawk-Hayashi, Alumnus, Legislative Advocacy Committee Chair, UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Patrick Jenny, Alumnus, UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Becka Johnson, Alumna, UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Erin McCallum, Alumna, UW Alumni Association Board of Trustees Legislative Advocacy Chair Emeritus

Mark Ostersmith, Alumnus, UW Alumni Association Past President

Janet Phan, Alumna, Past UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Heather Ratcliffe, Alumna, UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee

Sabrina Taylor, Alumna, UW Alumni Association President

Tyler Wu, Alumnus, UW Alumni Association At-Large Trustee