Staff
Anne Martin
, (she/her)Anne has been with GSP from the beginning and is passionate about increasing the capacity of organizations and leaders to create change. Anne has over 20 years of experience with grassroots organizing and advocacy, working nationally, regionally, and locally in Spokane and around the West on environmental and social justice.
Karen Stromgren
, (She/Her)Karen is a proud Muslim, mother, and grandmother. Her family is everything. She is passionate about learning and exploring, primarily through travel that immerses her in different cultures and histories. With its stunning shades of blue, the ocean holds a special place in her heart. She believes in the power of community, not just being there, but being present. She is committed to fostering equity and understanding that meaningful change starts from within. She is also the Executive Director of Muslims For Community Action and Support and is on the board of Human Rights Spokane.
Board Members
Charina Carothers
, (she/her)Charina is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, supporting the greater community as an educator, clinician, and advocate. She has worked with the University of Washington School of Social Work since September 2016, and currently serves as Director of Equity and Belonging for the Alliance. Prior to that, Charina worked in the public child welfare system for 9 years. Charina received a B.A. from Washington State University, earned a M.S.W. at Eastern Washington University, and received a Doctorate in Social Work from Walla Walla University. She brings strong leadership, program management, and relational skills, as well as a 20-year passion for providing support and advocacy for those within our community.
Jessica Eveland
, (She/Her)Jessica is Vice President of the Spokane Regional Labor Council, and actively participates in her nursing union, Washington State Nurses Association. She has been a nurse in Spokane for over 10 years and is certified as a psychiatric nurse. She participates in various groups and committees both locally and federally. She has been involved with union work for the last 7 years.
Naghmana Sherazi
, (she/her)Naghmana is a scientist, an educator, a medical professional and a single mother who loves to connect with people on the basis of food, music, culture, art, ethnicity, religion, and climate and social justice issues. She made history by being the first Muslim, immigrant woman of South Asian descent to run for office and win in a primary election in Spokane City. She is the Climate Justice Program Director at The Lands Council and the Outreach Organizer with APIC Spokane. Naghmana is the co-chair of Muslims for Community, Action & Support, believes in policy work based on community, and strives to bring underrepresented and marginalized voices to the forefront.
Terri Anderson
, (she/her)Terri has been working at the Tenants Union of Washington State since opening its Spokane office in 2013 and now serves as the Spokane director as well as being the statewide policy director. Prior to her work at the Tenants Union Terri has worked as a labor union organizer, was a community organizer for police accountability, coordinated multicultural student services in higher education, served as a longtime board member of a grassroots environmental justice organization on the Spokane Indian Reservation and served on the board of directors for the Spokane Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. She is currently a member of Spokane Asian Pacific Islander Coalition and serves on the Board of Directors of the Action Fund for the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. Originally from Skagit County in Washington, Terri earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and social sciences at Washington State University in Pullman and makes Spokane her home.