JOE FENBERT

Behind every person’s achievements, goals, and dreams is a loving brilliant mentor who wishes for nothing more than the success and fulfillment of their mentee. Joe Fenbert is a mentor to Vincent Perez and he has greatly contributed to the decisions that have brought Equity Institute to where it is now.

Joe has served more than 35 years in education in a variety of roles. He has 11 years of classroom experience including eight years teaching middle-level students at Tonasket Middle School (Tonasket SD) and Evergreen Middle School (Everett SD) and three years teaching at international schools in Venezuela and Honduras. For 25 years, he worked for the Association of Washington Student Leaders at the Cispus Learning Center teaching outdoor education, leadership, and team building on a high and low challenge course. Joe served on the White Pass School Board for eight years as the Legislative Representative and co-created a volunteer community-based mentor program called the LOU Crew (Linking Our Youth) for the White Pass Schools. He has also been a track and field coach, ASB adviser, youth group leader, and field supervisor of teacher candidates for the City University of Seattle.

Joe was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Federal Way graduating from Federal Way High School in 1980. He attended Green River Community College where he was elected student body president, and he earned an education degree from Eastern Washington University where he lettered in track and field.

Joe co-leads a small White affinity group called the Alliance of White-Anti Racists for Equity: AWARE.
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