Minds Matter Seattle Leadership

Executive Director

Victor

Victor Jesus Zamora

Executive Director

Victor joined Minds Matter Seattle as Executive Director in 2022. He graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science. As a low-income and first-generation college student, he has committed his career to successfully empowering young people to navigate college access and success. Victor has a wealth of experience in education, non-profits, and college access. Victor has worked in college admissions at both Seattle University and Oregon State University, as the Director of KIPP Through College with the KIPP charter school network in Denver, CO, and recently as a Programs Director with the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship. He is looking forward to making Minds Matter Seattle one of the premier college access programs in Minds Matter Network and the state of Washington. When he’s not with Minds Matter, he spends his time walking his dog, listening to the Mariner games, and spending time with family in Ellensburg.

Board of Directors

Nancy

Nancy Li

Board Chair

Ranjit

Ranjit Kapila

Vice Chair

Co-President and Chief Operating Officer, Parametric

thanh

Thanh Nguyen

Secretary

Board Member, Minds Matter Alum

Software Engineer II, Microsoft

forrest2

Forrest Collman

Board Member

Associate Investigator, Allen Institute

Dan P

Daniel Pulse

Board Member

CEO, Pulse Consulting Group

Danielle F

Danielle Fraser

Board Member

Founder, Bandha Up

Elana

Elana Botha

Board Member

Director of Finance, Microsoft

jackie

Jaqueline Middleton

Board Member

Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP

Keith

Keith Zander

Board Member

Deputy Director, Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation, Gates Foundation
Nidhi

Nidhi Benevento

Board Member

Senior Product Manager, Amazon

Oeuyown Kim

Oeuyown Kim

Board Member

Strategy Officer, K-12 Education at Gates Foundation

Robin Blake (1)

Robin Blake

Board Member

SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Kinecta Federal Credit Union