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MAC Membership
Membership
The Council shall consist of voting members appointed by the BISD Board of Directors. Members will be parents with at least one child enrolled in the district at the time of appointment. The Council shall also consist of voting members appointed by the Board who are members of the community. The Council membership shall reflect diversity in terms of culture, national origin, race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation consistent with the district’s equal educational opportunity policy. The Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Multicultural Education Coordinator, a Board member, Multicultural Education Lead Teachers, and a representative of Bainbridge Island Education Association will be non-voting members. The Board shall seek recommendations for appointment from the Council, district administrator, and staff. Members shall be appointed for two-year terms, with half of the voting members being retained each year.
MAC Executive Board Members 2020-21
Co-Chairperson Karen Vargas kvargas@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson Chasity Malatesta Malatesta.chasity@gmail.com
Vice Chairperson Katy Curtis
Vice Chairperson Linda Espinosa
Vice Chairperson Deanna Martinez
Co-Recorder Steven Soltar
Co-Recorder Michelle Mudrock
Staff Membership:
Facilitator - Jennifer Kniseley, jkniseley@bisd303.org
BISD Multicultural Specialist - Christina Peato
Bainbridge High School - Sharon Tu'inukaufe
Woodward Middle School - Brandi Bispham and Jennifer Brooks
Commodore Options School - Susan Tolley
Sakai Intermediate School - Maggie Hitchcock
Blakely Elementary School - Robyn Stahl and Katie Bonanno
Ordway Elementary - Denise Melton-Todd
Wilkes Elementary School - Beth Riggs
Curriculum & Instruction Department - Emily Eigen and Jill Phillips
Parent and Community Membership:
School Board Member - Christina Hulet, chulet@bisd303.org