About SEF

The Snohomish Education Foundation (SEF) is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting student success. As a community-based organization, we rely on donors and volunteers like you to help us carry out our mission. Thank you for visiting our site! Together, we can boost Snohomish schools and help ensure a strong, healthy future for our children.

Mission
Supporting Student Success
THE Snohomish Education Foundation fosters learning by expanding opportunities for Snohomish School District students.

SEF carrys out the mission by providing classroom grants, scholarships, and program funding to help students reach their potential. Striving to expand opportunities while facing fluctuating state and local resources, we work year-round to connect with schools, get to know their needs, and raise funds to support them. We believe that opportunity and excellence in the schools ultimately strengthen the community.

History
A Strong Community, Growing Stronger
IT was by serendipity that our two founding members, Marian Berge and Mal Harding, each just having returned from separate conferences, decided to join the buzz around school foundations. They recognized the long tradition of Snohomish support for its schools, and realized that creating a foundation was natural undertaking for this community. That was 1986. Since then, SEF’s efforts to broaden educational opportunities for students in the Snohomish School District have flourished.

View SEF funds raised since 1990.

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Who We Are
Officers:
Fred Gillings, President
Cathy Reines, Vice President
Julie Robinett-Smith, Secretary
Patty Venema, Treasurer
Michael Edwards, Past President

Trustees:
Marian Berge
Janelle Farley-Beyer
Sharon Hall
Merle Kirkley
Gretchen Miles
J. Marie Riche
Carol Robinson
Bonnie Roulstone
J.Steven Thomas
Patty Venema
Betsy Wygant

Advisory Members:
Dennis Dinkla
Eric Fritch
Rosemary McAuliffe
Hank Robinett
Shane Tapert

Ex-Officio Trustees:
Shaunna  Ballas, School Board Member Liaison
Scott Peacock, School District Liaison

Director of Donor Relations: Elena Pullen-Venema

Office Manager: Pam Roberge