Vice President of Programs
The mission of Deaconess Children's Services is to transform the lives of children throughout the Pacific Northwest by breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect. As an agency, we do this primarily by working primarily with parents for the sake of their children, while always keeping each individual child at the forefront of every thing we do.
There is one program at Deaconess though, where the staff and volunteers get to work directly with the children participating in our programs. Theirs, by far, is the most fun and energetic program we have here and yet many of you never see them (unless your under 3 feet tall, of course). For the next few blog posts, we'd like to introduce you to some of our amazing Child Development facilitators.
Let's start with Susan...
Susan grew up in Wisconsin, and has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University, in Milwaukee, WI. She's lived in several other places before moving to the Everett area 3 years ago with my husband. Susan and Pete have 2 grown children living far away in Connecticut and South Africa, so they get to spend lots of time together. They enjoy being outdoors doing walks or hikes, sailing with friends, or just exploring places they haven’t visited yet. Susan is very energetic. Besides doing Zumba and other classes at the gym, she also tutor ESL students at Everett Community College.
She has worn many hats over the years: working as an engineer for corporations, assisting students and staff with computers, and volunteering with a variety of groups. She told us that she likes being with children and having the chance to look at the world through their eyes. After moving to Snohomish County, Susan missed being with her nieces and nephews, and decided that she wanted to volunteer for a group that helps children. That's when she found Deaconess!
And we are sure glad she found us. Susan works in our Latinos Unidas and Incredible Years Child Development Groups, bringing light, fun and enthusiastic nurturing to each child she meets. Thank you, Susan.
(Anna, Child Development Coordinator (L), Susan, Child Development Facilitator
and Stacey, Volunteer Coordinator (R).)
If you're interested in learning how you can volunteer to work with children at Deaconess Children's Services, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Stacey Pfeiffer at spfeiffer@deaconesschildren.org. She will be delighted to talk to you.
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Chanelle Carlin has over 25 years experience working with children and families both in the United States and internationally and currently works as the Vice President of Programs at Deaconess Children's Services in her hometown of Everett, Washington. Chanelle earned her Bachelor's degree in History from Portland State University in Oregon and her Master's Degree in Social Science from The Open University in Great Britain. Chanelle is also very active in her community. She serves as a Children's Commissioner on the Snohomish County Children's Commission, as a member of the Everett Rotary Club and Laureate Gamma Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, as a Camp Fire volunteer and as a member of the county, state and National Associations for the Education of Young Children.
Deaconess Children’s Services is a champion of hope and opportunity for children and their families, especially those in greatest need, empowering them to BELIEVE in a life full of possibilities. For more than 100 years, Deaconess has been transforming the lives of children in the Pacific Northwest by breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect and putting Children First! . To learn more, visit us at www.deaconesschildren.org, on facebook at www.facebook.com/deaconesschildren or call 425-259-0146.
