As CEO and Founder of Kalawa,
I cannot express enough the depth of my
gratitude to the members of our Advisory Board
for their willingness to help illuminate our path forward.
Their role, like every role at Kalawa,
is guided by the very name of our company,
which draws inspiration from Lushootseed, the language of
the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest,
the home where our company was founded.
Our name is purposeful and honors a region rich in culture,
and reminds us of our mission and commitment
to our customers, our co-workers, and our communities.
KALA
[ guidance and leadership
WA
preparedness and readiness ]
Our name is our commitment to provide guidance and leadership
so that our academic customers and the students they support are
prepared should chaos ever occur, and are ready
to embrace the richness that every new day offers.
The Kalawa Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience acrosss diverse disciplines, members of the Kalawa Advisory Board fill an integral leadership role as both mentor and critical observer.
Wendy
Rockhill, PhD.
Academic Community Engagement, Advisory Board Liaison
Dean STEM & Interim Vice President of Instruction, Seattle Colleges (retired)
Wendy’s career includes 30 years of classroom instruction at Seattle Colleges and the University of Washington, of which nearly 17 years was in the dual capacity of faculty having classroom instruction and in school administration duties, 14 years of which she was the Dean for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), for which she was responsibile for 117 faculty members, 1 Associate Dean, 8 FTE Classified staff, 35 student employees each quarter, a quarterly student enrollment of 4,300, and stewardship of over $7 million in federal, state and private educational funding. To ease into retirement Wendy answered the call, stepped up, and added Interim Vice President of Instruction, and Special Assistant to the President at Seattle Colleges for an additional 2-1/2 years. Wendy’s immense breadth of educational experience, people management, and grants stewardship is certain to be of immense value to Kalawa.
Christopher J.
Wolff
AI, Machine Learning, Product Innovation, and Sustainability
Founder & CEO, CWolff Tech
Christopher is a serial innovator with a passion for transforming ambitious ideas into tangible, high-impact solutions. With experience spanning startups to Fortune 50 companies, his career has been defined by pioneering AI, ML, and Industry 4.0-driven products across multiple industries—including software, hardware, and sustainable energy solutions.
As the Founder and CEO of CWolff Tech, Christopher has led the development of enterprise-grade AI platforms, IoT solutions, and data-driven decision-making systems. His work includes designing and building AI-driven industrial automation tools, GPS tracking solutions, and high-performance electric vehicles. His expertise in Microsoft and open-source technology stacks, along with his history of leading cross-functional teams, makes him a powerful strategic advisor for Kalawa.
Beyond his extensive technical and entrepreneurial background, Christopher has firsthand experience with the realities of school transportation systems—having been a public-school bus driver.
Jennifer
Linde
Curriculum Development & Instructional Design, Civil Dialogue®
Professor Emerita, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, ASU
Jennifer has over 30 years of expertise in communication education, performance studies, and research in the area of civil communication. Known for tackling tough and touchy subjects both on-stage, and out in public, Jennifer and her colleagues John Genette and Clark Olson at Arizona State University developed a pioneering format that brings every day citizens to the table, in front of a public audience, to lean into topics of incredible societal importance. Their research, and now 100’s of dialogue sessions has proven the merit of this innovative framework and lead to ASU’s founding of the Institute for Civil Dialogue, of which Jennifer is a Co-founder and current President. Her work in public discourse, artistic direction, and curriculum development, and development and administration of 3 Online degree programs for ASU brings a valued perspective to our curriculum development and delivery, as we seek innovative, instructional methods to prepare students, to act in tough times, without exposing them to traumatizing details.
Jonathan
Hays
Engineering & User Experience, Entrepreneurship
CEO & Founder, Silverpine Software
Jonathan’s interests and passion lie in technology, physical security, entrepreneurship, and making a positive social impact on the world around him. For the past 25 years, John has aligned his career with his passions, by founding and managing Silverpine Software, a bespoke mobile applications development company whose projects have been featured by both Apple and Google, and received accolades from mainstream media including The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. These notable achievements assure Kalawa’s UX and Application Engineering Team will have a watchful eye and a knowledgeable resource as they embrace the challenge of developing a UX for a user-base spanning ages from Kindergarten students to retirement-age Teachers, will have a proven resource watching over their shoulder.
Bailey
Bridgewater, PhD.
Funds Acquisition & Stewardship, Inclusivity & Accessibility
Bridgewater Writing &
Grant Services
At its essence, Bailey’s academic and career pursuits have focused on giving others the tools and opportunities needed to develop a voice and be heard. Armed with a Masters in English Literature and Doctorate of Philosophy and Higher Education Administration, Bailey merged Indiana State University’s student tutoring programs for Math and Writing into a single Student Success program, which as the Executive Director over a 10 year period she expanded further adding capacity and breadth of services offered, quadrupling the number of students receiving support.
Recognizing the power that descriptive and quantitative languages have when employed in concert is perhaps the key to her success as a grant writer. Her command of descriptive written English language, paired with the quantitative messages revealed in business accounting is perhaps why she has successfully guided organizations of all sizes in their pursuits, helping to raise over $45 million in funding from federal and private programs.
Bailey’s doctoral studies in Higher Education Administration, included its history, its successes and failures to promote social justice, resource management and leadership. Across her career she has expanded opportunities for others to access the gift of education. With this background, I have asked Bailey to advise Kalawa in the areas of grants stewardship, and inclusivity and accessibility topics.
Joseph
Diorio
Intellectual Property, Funds Acquisition & Stewardship Equity
Patent Attorney, Diorio IP Law Group, PLLC.
Under retainer as Kalawa’s Intellectual Property Counsel, Joe is a US PTO registered Patent and Trademark Attorney and regularly participates in business, technology, innovation, and development discussions at Kalawa.
Now working with Eric on his third and fourth patent applications, Joe is an integral part of the organization and leads our efforts to assure the valuable intellectual property being developed at Kalawa is well protected.
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