Board of Directors

Claire Wilkinson

Claire Wilkinson is a fundraiser, writer, and event-planner for the suburban Seattle library system.Previously, she worked in advertisting, marketing, public relations, and televsion production.She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and a certificate in veterinary assisting from Renton Technical College.In addition to Project PeacePal, Claire also serves on the boards of the Coalition for Charitable Choice and Purrfect Pals cat shelter.

Sarah Wilkinson

Sarah Wilkinson received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology. In  the year immediately following, she worked as a VISTA in Urbana, Illinois. It was during this experience that her desire  to work for social justice was ignited and where she developed the skills required for community organizing. Following her VISTA service, she traveled extensively around the world. In 2007 she combined her long time commitment to peace and education with her interest in international issues by founding Project PeacePal.

Gerri Barnhart

Active in the peace movement for many years,Gerri Barnhart has been involved with PeacePal since 2009. After receiving her teaching degree and a certificate in Peace Studies, Gerri helped develop PeacePal’s Peace Begins in Me curriculum.Gerri’s other passions include music, hot air ballooning (volunteered for the fiesta for over 20 years) and spending quality time with family and friends. She is currently a high school librarian in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Andrew Barnes

Andrew received his Bachelor of Accounting degree from New Mexico State University in 1996 followed by his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Mexico in 2000.  He has owned and operated Desert Mountain Accounting & Business Consulting, Inc. since October of 2000 and has worked with nearly 200 small business and personal clients during that time.  He enjoys nothing more than spending time with his wife and three children.

Donna Licano

Donna Licano received her BA in social policy and human services in December of 2011 and has been involved with PeacePal since 2008. She has also been active with several peace building and community outreach programs including an English school in Nicaragua which boarded and taught poverty stricken youth in Granada. She developed a service-learning curriculum centered around the Stamp Out Malaria project, which she implemented in public school elementary classrooms. Donna is currently working on her MA in elementary education at the University of New Mexico.

Tim Gregory

Tim Gregory is the founder and director of Nada Brahma Productions and has been serving educational institutions with cultural arts programs since 1991. He is an Artist-in-Education and a Teaching Artist Institute graduate with the Maryland State Arts Council. Tim is also the co-founder of Kenya Connect, a nonprofit organization connecting children globally through correspondence and service learning programs.