Executive Director Shelly Willis and Board Treasurer Rocco Turpin at Monarch Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center’s “Rise and Shine Breakfast”, April 2026

Executive Director Shelly Willis and with FESS staff and Board Members at Monarch Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center’s “Rise and Shine Breakfast”, April 2026

Board President Leatta Dahlhoff and Executive Director Shelly Willis at Seeds of Hope 2025

Seth Stauffer performing on stage at Seeds of Hope 2025

Caprice Paduano (left) at Seeds of Hope 2025

Board members Leatta Dahlhoff, Paddy McGuire, and Kaitlyn Toompas at Seeds of Hope 2025

Former FESS Board President Christopher Desmond with Hy Young Park, and Thurston County Superior Court Judges Indu Thomas and Chris Schaller at the 2024 Seeds of Hope event.

Board President Christopher Desmond and Executive Director Shelly Willis present an award to Board Member Bob Partlow at the 2024 Donor Appreciation gathering.

Board Member Bob Partlow at our 2023 Adopt A Family gift distribution

Board member Carlos Mejia Rodriquez and Kim Wyaman

Past Board President Alan Tyler

Board Member Bob Partlow at our 2023 Trunk or Treat fundraiser

Board Member Bob Partlow at our 2020 Adopt A Family gift distribution

Paul Mena and Shelly Willis

Bonnie Jacques with Trudi Inslee at Grandparents Day 2015

Paul Mena and Trudi Inslee at Grandparents Day 2015

Carlos Mejia Rodriguez and Shelly Willis

Board President Bonnie Jacques 2019

Board President Jennifer Williamson-Forster 2016

Bob Partlow, FESS Board Member

Melissa Goldman, FESS Board Member

Nancy Koptur at Christmas party 2011

FESS Board member Bonnie volunteers for FESS to provide resources at ASHHO cultural bazar

Olivia Zhou, FESS Board Member sharing school supplies in Rochester 2017

Board Member Chris Desmond at Reunification Day event 2019

Carlos Mejia Rodriguez Cooking for FESS fundraiser, celebrate Honduras

Bonnie Jacques planting pinwheels

Bonnie Jacques and Paul Mena at Grandparents Day 2017

Madelin with FESS staff

lelah at fatherhood fundraiser with pcap staff

Fess Carnival College

2021 Carnival photo of FESS supporters include FESS Board members Christopher Desmond, his wife HeyYoung, Board member Bonnie Jacques, and friends of FESS Bobby Williams, Nichole Miller and employee Roger Jones

Bob Partlow at a FESS event

Board fatherhood fundraiser 2022- Board member Tanya Murray.

FESS staff Howard Winkler speaks at a Board meeting sitting next to Bob Partlow, Tanya Murray, Christopher Desmond and Trista Mason

Bonnie Jacques helping out at a Styx concert

Bonnie Jacques and Bob Partlow planting pinwheels at the Capital

FESS staff Howard Winkler speaks at a Board meeting sitting next to Board members Jay Mason and Alan, Bob Partlow, Tanya Murray, Christopher Desmond and Bonnie Jacques

FESS board attends 2022 breakfast fundraiser

Board Member Nancy Koptur reading a story to the kid’s attending the 2011 Voices of Children Celebration at the Great Wolf Lodge.

Former board member Tanya Murray at Strengthening Families featuring speaker Barbara Coloroso in 2011

Board Member Ann Jackson