Center for Leadership and Service

Greetings and welcome to the Center for Leadership and Service.  My name is Jonathan Brown, and I serve as the Associate Dean for Student Programs and Leadership here in the Center for Leadership and Service.  I have been working in Washington community colleges student services since 1995.  Highline is a rich and vibrant community that I have come to deeply respect.  The commitment and dedication of our students is inspiring.  Watching and participating in the transformation of our student leaders’ lives is an honor to behold!   At Highline, I manage and coordinate the extra-curricular and co-curricular offerings to students along with my excellent colleagues and student paraprofessionals.  I have a MA in Student Development Administration from Seattle University and am completing a doctoral degree at the University of Washington in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. In my off hours I enjoy running and spending time with my wife and two kids.

Marta Reeves is the Program Coordinator for the Center for Leadership and Service.  She coordinates various office management assignments including oversight of the Services and Activities (S&A) Budget which provides funding for all campus co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.  A graduate of Green River Community College, she majored in Business Management with a focus on Sales and Marketing.  Her passion at Highline is to help all students connect with resources to enhance their college experience, with particular focus on scholarship opportunities.  

Natasha Burrowes is the Assistant Director for Student Programs and Diversity at Highline Community College. She works on various programs affiliated with student leadership development and multicultural programming. A graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, she majored in Ethnic Studies with a minor in African American Studies. Her passion at Highline is to help other students explore their own passions, experience their leadership potential and teach about social justice issues.

Hello everyone! My name is Noory Kim and I was actually a student once at Highline and went on to study Psychology at Seattle University. Now I’m back at Highline as the Leadership Advisor for the Center for Leadership and Service. I was deeply moved while being a student here at Highline and am privileged and honored to be back serving as a mentor to the students. It really is a dream come true  and one out of my many favorite parts about this position is to watch the students’ growth and build real relationships.

Hello WORLD! My name is Christanoelle Forlemu, but I go as Noelle or Christa for short. I am a second year student at Highline Community College and one of three Community Resource Consultants in The Center for Leadership and Service. I am a Communication Studies major and then I plan on continuing onwards to law school. My favorite part of my job is the personal interactions I have with the Highline student body daily, I have the privilege to greet/assist almost everyone that passes through our offices every day.

 Christa's favorite leadership quote:
"A leader is a dealer in hope." - Napoleon Bonaparte

Hello!  My name is Collin Genzlinger and I’m a Community Resource Consultant for the Center for Leadership and Service.  It is my job to reach out into the Highline community and get them involved in our program and what we do.  Statistics have shown that students who are involved in extracurricular and co-curricular activities do better with their academics.  Here at Highline I’m studying to get my Associates of Education degree and then transfer to Central Washington University next year.  In my future, I hope to be a fun and impactful teacher for the students of our society and prepare them for their next steps in their academics.  My favorite part about my job is reaching out and getting to know new people and being a part of a community.

Collin's favorite leadership quote: 
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other - John F. Kennedy

Hi! My name is Melanie Shepherd, I am a Community Resource Consultant (front desk team) at the Center for Leadership and Service. I am pursuing my AAS in Business and also Small Business Entrepreneurship with the hope to someday open an Auto Shop with my husband of 10 years who is a mechanic. I also eventually would like to open a small Coffee Shop/Bakery. I love working with students and connecting them with resources to promote their academic success. In my spare time I like to do fun activities with my 4 young children and go out with my husband.

Melanie’s favorite leadership quotes:
“Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.” - Proverbs 11:14

“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves” – Eleanor Roosevelt

I’m in the process of getting my AA with emphasis of Business. I would like to transfer to either UW Tacoma or CWU. My goal is to go into Business Administration and own my own marketing business.  The favorite part of my job is the connections I am making with the students, faculty and instructors on campus.  Every day at work for me is a new and unique experience.

Thuy's favorite leadership quote:
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves” – Eleanor Roosevelt

I'm majoring in AA transfer degree, with an emphasis in Anthropology.  My dream job is doing anything that entails helping others.  Family therapist, domestic violence counselor, or a cultural anthropologist would be jobs I could see myself doing after school. My favorite part about this job is being able to represent and interact with such a diverse student body. 

Enrique's favorite leadership quote: 
“He who learns, teaches” – African proverb

Hey! I’m Mayra Mendoza and I’m a Club and Leadership Consultant here at the Center for Leadership and Service office. I’m majoring in aeronautical engineering and hope to transfer to a University (possibly UW) after I complete my AS. One of the biggest goals I have is to earn a Ph. D. in my field of study, and a slightly smaller goal is to study abroad for a couple of years. I’m hoping to see places other than Seattle!

Probably the thing I like the most about my job is meeting new people and sparking them into becoming involved in the community. It’s great to be able to see the leadership potential people have and offer them opportunities in which they can further develop them.

One of my favorite quotes that I live by is “the best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time” by Abraham Lincoln. It reminds me to take life one day at a time and appreciate every minute of it.

 I plan to major in English. I hope to transfer to a four year university where I’ll receive my bachelor's in English. Afterwards, I hope to move on to Law school.  My favorite part about my job is having the opportunity to meet all the students interested in leadership opportunities.

Muibah's favorite leadership quote:
“Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” – Marian Anderson

Rolando Sierra, call me Rolo. I’m a Community and Leadership Consultant. I’m going for a major in Computer Science. I hope to transfer to UW once I graduate from Highline. After that, I don’t know, really. I may go back home and work there. But if the opportunity presents itself, I’ll stay in Seattle and work here. Favorite part about my job is I like meet to new people.

Rolando's favorite leadership quote:
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hi friends,

My name is Svetlana Slobodchikova, and I am a  Community & Leadership Consultant. It’s a very exciting thing to be a student and a worker on campus, and here at Highline I am getting my AA and planning to transfer to a four year school to study international relations. The most fascinating part of my job is interacting with students and connecting with them.

Svetlana's favorite leadership quote:
“We must become change we want to see” - Mahatma Gandhi

My name is Viet Dinh and I’m a Community Leadership Consultant at the Center for Leadership and Service.  After spending a couple years here at highline, I finally decided what I wanted to do in the future; I’m double majoring in Communications and Art, I’m good at both, so why not make a career out of it. As a Community Leadership Consultant, I get to use both while doing my job; I get to use my communications skills and creativity to communicate with club leaders and students around school.  My favorite part of my job is the fact that I get to interact with so many students around this campus and learn about the diversity of our school.  My hopes and goals for the future is pretty cliché, I just want to be successful and happy in whatever I end up doing. 

Viet's favorite leadership quote:
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Hello! My name is Kelly Bunich, I’m a Graphic Designer working for the Center for Leadership and Service. I have spent a little over two years here at Highline Community College. I can say that my time here has truly been inspiring. I will be graduating with an AAS in Visual Communications in the winter of 2011. It is my goal to share my designs with the world as a professional designer. My favorite part of my position here is the people I work with on a daily basis. Working here at the CLS has given me a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and form new relationships that I hope will last a lifetime.

 Kelly’s favorite leadership quote:
 “Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.” – Belva Davis

Hello! My name is Osiel Gomez and I am a graphic designer for the Center of Leadership and Service. This is my third year at Highline in the visual communications program. My favourite part of my job is coming up with creative designs for our clients. 

Osiel's favorite leadership quote:
A leader is a dealer in hope - Napolean Bonaparte