Full Recipient List of the Laura Smith Brown Children's Champion Award BOARD OF DIRECTORS Presented by Parent Trust for Washington Children John Wittgenstein, President Dorothy Miller, Vice President 2001 – Laura Smith Brown, namesake for Children’s Champion Award, Board President Will Cheung, Treasurer Blythe Keller, Secretary 2002 – Washington State Representative Ruth Kagi, 32nd District Kate Hinely
Rachel Mikulec 2003 – Laurie Lippold – Policy Director for Children’s Home Society Andrew Repanich
Konrad Miernowski 2004 – Lonnie Johns Brown – Human Services Lobbyist Craig Brauff
Demarcus Luckett John Curley, Emeritus 2005 – U.S. Senator Patty Murray
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2006 – Governor Christine Gregoire Linda L. McDaniels 2007 – Washington State Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, 36th District, WEBSITE www.parenttrust.org 2008 – Northwest Children’s Fund E-MAIL [email protected] 2009 – William H. Gates, Sr., Philanthropist, Retired Attorney
OFFICE 2010 – Washington State Representative Eric Pettigrew, 37th District 2200 Rainier Ave South Seattle, WA 98144 2011 – Washington State Representative Mary Helen Roberts, 21st District 206.233.0156 phone 206.233.0604 fax 2012 – Washington State Representative Tina Orwall, 33rd District
PROGRAMS 2013 – 35th Anniversary Parent Education & Support --Circle of Parents™ 2014 – Penny Simkin, Co-Author of our PTWC book: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and The --Families in Recovery Network Newborn, PTWC Great Starts Instructor, Co-Founder of DONA Intl. Family Help Line Services
--Live Support Line 2015 – John & Peggy Bigelow, Winemaker & Co-Owners of JM Cellars, PTWC partners / --Statewide Resource Database sponsors Child & Teen Services
--SMART™ --Developmental Screenings 2016 – Shirley Low Chow, Community Volunteer & Philanthropist, former PTWC Board New & Expectant Parent Services President, Business Manager of Robert KP Chow, MD --Conscious Fathering™ Classes --Great Starts™ Classes 2017 – Darryl Laferte, Community Volunteer, and longtime PTWC web tech project manager, Web Development Manager, Tommy Bahama OUR VISION Strong Families Begin at Home. 2018 – Edie Sonne Hall and Jim Gregson, Board Presidents
OUR MISSION 2019 – Bernie Dorsey, Founder of Conscious Fathering Parent Trust for Washington Children creates lasting change and hope for the future by promoting safe, healthy families 2020 – Val Thomas-Matson, Founder and Executive Producer of Look, Listen and Learn TV and communities. 2021 – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D.