Board Of Directors
September 2026-2030
| President | Wylma Samaranayake-Robinson |
| Vice President | Michelle Robinson |
| Treasurer | Mariah Voutilainen |
| Secretary | Karoliina Kuisma |
| Member at Large | Joanne Ko |
| Member at Large | Ian Morse |
| Emeritus | Katrina Hourani |
PRESIDENT: SAMARANAYAKE-ROBINSON, WYLMA CHRISTINA
Wylma, NAC Founder, has a Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science/Futures Studies, 2008) from the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. She has a Master of Arts (Political Science/American Government, 1994) and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/American Government, 1991) from The American University, Washington, District of Columbia. She was on the Faculty of the University of Phoenix--Honolulu Campus (2010-2016). A 25-year veteran of the United States Government, she was born in Burma (Myanmar) and has lived in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and the United States (Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, Hawaii, and Washington). She is a member of Toastmasters International (1989-2026) and was a Hospice volunteer (2010-2015). She has traveled widely on almost all continents (Australia, Asia, North, and South America, Europe, and Africa). Wylma resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has two daughters and three grandchildren.
VICE PRESIDENT: ROBINSON, MICHELLE
Michelle is associate professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses in literature, film, and religious history.
SECRETARY: KUISMA, KAROLIINA
Karoliina has lived in Seattle for 20+ years and obtained her master's degree from the University of Helsinki in 1999 in Finnish and sociology. Having witnessed firsthand, through her career, the life-changing impact of learning, she wants to help provide children with opportunities and outlooks that can - even as small and momentary actions - spark positive change and put a smile on a child's face. Karoliina currently works at the University of Washington, Seattle.
TREASURER: VOUTILAINEN, MARIAH
For thirty years, Mariah has taken an active role in educating, mentoring and supporting children and young adults. Harvard University and University of Washington educated, she has tutored, mentored, and taught young people aged 6-18. Mariah gained her teaching skills in the Teach for America program (www.teachforamerica.org) and working for Seattle Public Schools.
Living in Finland for the past four years, Mariah is an education researcher at Helsinki-based HundrED (www.hundred.org), an organization that seeks out and shares innovations in education in order to forward a mission of "every child to flourish." Simultaneously, she has continued to help change the lives of many more children all over the world through her work with NAC, filling several roles on its Board of Directors, including President, Vice President and Secretary. She convinced that when people come together, there is a way to ensure that no child goes without food, shelter and education.
MEMBER AT LARGE: MORSE, IAN
MEMBER-AT-LARGE: KO, JOANNE
Joanne is member of the Washington State Bar Association. She earned her degrees at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Lewis and Clark School of Law. She has lived all over the world in Europe, Asia and North America. She has helped many immigrants through her work as an immigration attorney in private practice as well as pro-bono work through the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. She is honored to serve on the board of Not Another Child.
MEMBER EMERITUS: HOURANI, KATRINA
Katrina is a retired Executive Assistant in the Foreign Service of the Department of State. She most recently worked at the American Embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania as Executive and Staff Assistant to the Ambassador. Her career with the Department of State began in 1970 where she received her initial training in Washington, DC. Her first Foreign Service tour was in 1971 in New Delhi, India where she worked at the American Embassy for the Director of Communications. Her Foreign Service career expanded her portfolio to include working in the Transition Office of Secretary Madeleine Albright, Under Secretary Thomas Pickering and five Ambassadors. She has served in American Embassies for 42 years in Singapore, Chad; Syria, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Burma, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mauritania and four times in India for a total of 15 years.
Katrina helped to establish a non-government organization for drug abusers and HIV+ friends for men in a village in North India in 2005. A care home was also established where the men live in the home and participate in the program for one to two years. The program provides the clients counseling and solutions to help them to overcome their addiction. Katrina was President of the Board of this organization until 2010. She still works closely with the Director and his staff as an adviser to the operation and its programs.
Katrina studied Interior Design at the University of Texas in Austin in the mid-60's. She has used this knowledge in collecting art, antiques and artifacts from around the world to decorating her home. She is an avid antique glass bead collector and designs necklaces for family and friends. Katrina has three children and two grandchildren.
Past BOD Positions
| September 2026 - 2030 | President | Wylma Christina Samaranayake-Robinson |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Michelle Robinson |
| Secretary | Karoliina Kuisma |
| Treasurer | Mariah Voutilainen |
| Member at Large | Ian Morse |
| Member at Large | Joanne Ko |
| January 2021 - August 2026 | President | Mariah Voutilainen |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Joanne Ko |
| Secretary | Wylma Robinson |
| Treasurer | Michelle Robinson |
| Treasurer | Ian Morse |
| Member at Large (since 2019) | Karoliina Kuisma |
| August 2015 - December 2020 | President | Ian Morse |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Mariah Voutilainen |
| Secretary | Wylma Robinson |
| Treasurer | Michelle Robinson |
| Member at Large (since 2016) | Joanne Ko |
| Member at Large (since 2019) | Karoliina Kuisma |
| January 2011 - July 2015 | President | Wylma Robinson |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Ian Morse |
| Vice President | Katrina Hourani |
| Secretary | Mariah Voutilainen |
| Treasurer | Michelle Robinson |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS:
(1) 22 September 2012 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(2) 18 May 2013 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(3) 31 August 2013 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(4) 26 April 2014 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(5) 15 July 2014 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(6) 29 November 2014 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(7) 13 June 2015 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(8) 5 September 2015 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(9) 21 November 2015 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(10) 17 January 2016 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(11) 8 June 2016 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(12) 16 October 2016 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(13) 28 May 2017 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(14) 5 January 2018 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(15) 26 May 2018 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(16) 1 October 2018 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(17) 12 January 2019 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(18) 23 June 2019 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(19) 25 August 2019 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(20) 3 November 2019 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(21) 26 January 2020 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(22) 13 September 2020 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(23) 26 February 2021 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(24) 21 August 2021 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(25) 26 December 2021 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(26) 3 April 2022 - Board Meeting. Minutes on File.
(27) 3 July 2022 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(28) 16 October 2022 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(29) 12 March 2023 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(30) 27 August 2023 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(31) 21 January 2024 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(32) 23 June 2024 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(33) 29 September 2024 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(34) 5 January 2025 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(35) 8 June 2025 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(36) 5 October 2025 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(37) 22 March 2026 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File.
(38) 14 June 2026 - Board Meeting, Minutes on File