Patricia M. Bedient

Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cardiac care, cancer care, general and specialty surgery, women's programs, senior care, psychiatric services, and trauma service. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Oregon State University (OSU) is a coeducational, public flagship research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the university. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Oregon State University as part of its top tier of research institutions. As of 2008, OSU is one of 73 land-grant universities.

The Alliance for Education is on a mission to ensure every child in Seattle Public Schools is prepared for success in college, career and life. Since inception in 1995, the Alliance has worked to cultivate the practice of charitable giving to education causes in Seattle and to build public support for education as a matter of social justice and economic prosperity. We are the District’s “critical friend,” pushing and challenging Seattle Public Schools to be the best it can be. In pursuit of our mission, we focus on three domains: Fundraising: The Alliance raises money to support public education in Seattle. Since 1995, the Alliance has raised a total of $126 million in cash contributions and $5 million of in-kind contributions for a total of $131 million from thousands of generous individuals, local employers and institutions in Seattle in support of our public schools. We direct these funds into scalable, sustainable investments that benefit students in every corner of our city. Visit our Investments page to learn more. Advocacy: The Alliance advocates for sound education policies that accelerate student achievement and support high quality teachers and leaders within the system. We focus primarily at the local level but engage in state policy discussions as necessary. Some of the most recent projects the Alliance has been involved in are 2010-2013 CBA, Our Schools Coalition, and our Public Policy Issues. To learn more about our advocacy projects, visit our Advocacy page. Community Engagement: The Alliance has a strong heritage as a convener of community leadership. We are committed to nurturing inclusive, actionable civic engagement that brings together parents, educators, business leaders, researchers, policy makers, direct service providers and other stakeholders around education issues. To learn more about our convening groups, visit Philanthropic Partnership for Public Education (PPPE), Our Schools Coalition (OSC), and Seattle College Access Network (SCAN).