VOICE Mentor Program
VOICE - Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education Is a school-based mentoring program that connects caring adults and high school volunteers with K-12 students in the Issaquah School District. Mentors meet one-on-one for 30-60 minutes each week during the school day.
Mentors & others on mentoring:
Become a VOICE Mentor
Every child you pass in the hall has a story that needs to be heard... Maybe you are the one meant to hear it."
~ Bethany Hill
Meet the VOICE Mentor Program Site Coordinators!
As counselors, assistant principals, social workers, MTTS specialists and other ISD staff, VOICE Site Coordinators are an integral part of each school's student support team.
Site Coordinator at Challenger Elementary, Kalyssa Cutright
Site Coordinator at Newcastle Elementary, Kailey Mutter
Site Coordinator at Apollo Elementary, Alex Merritt
Site Coordinator at Cedar Trails Elementary, Courtney Traphagen
Site Coordinator at Cougar Mountain Middle, Brad Grow
Site Coordinator at Discovery Elementary, Denise Darnell
Site Coordinator at Issaquah High, Kate Murray
Site Coordinator at Briarwood Elementary, Delaina LaMance
Site Coordinator at Cascade Ridge Elementary, Carla Geraci
Site Coordinator at Sunset Elementary, Jen McGuire
Site Coordinator at Grand Ridge Elementary, Judith Fernstrom
Site Coordinator at Clark Elementary, Jill Phillips
Site Coordinator at Sunny Hills Elementary, Becky Hall
Site Coordinator at Issaquah Middle, Oracio Valdez
Site Coordinator at Maple Hills Elementary, Tracy Magee
Site Coordinator at Cougar Ridge Elementary, Stacy Clawson
Site Coordinator at Endeavour Elementary, Mikayla Rolfs
Site Coordinator at Pine Lake Middle, Kristen Brittain
Site Coordinator at Maywood Middle, Michelle Franko
Site Coordinator at Gibson Ek High, Lena Tsaoussis
Site Coordinator at Pacific Cascade Middle, Rhonda Kurtenbach
Relationships Matter
Mentoring creates critical connections between young people and caring adults who can help them feel seen, heard and valued. Mentors help youth develop skills such as resilience, self-confidence and self-advocacy which empower them to dream big and achieve their potential.
As one young person said, "My mentor makes me think that what I say matters, what I think matters, what I feel matters and what I do matters."
VOICE mentors discuss mentoring and the positive impact it has had on their lives
Contact Us
Tina Weber & Nathalia Sanchez
VOICE Mentor Program Specialists
♦VOICE@issaquah.wednet.edu
♦425-837-7222
5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA 98029
