2025-2026 Student Leadership Board cohort.

Student Leadership Board 2026-2027

Applications due by Friday, September 18, 2026

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Program details

Who should join the Student Leadership Board?

Students in the state of Washington who are able to attend meetings in person in either Seattle or Spokane
Grades 7-12
From any and all backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions
Passionate and motivated students who want to collaborate on activism, volunteering, and project-based learning
Students interested to dive deeper to learn about the Holocaust and how they can make a difference today

What does the Student Leadership Board do? What's the commitment?

For Seattle: participate weekly for the fall and/or winter project (fall project dates: Wednesdays from October 14 – December 9; winter project dates: Wednesday, January 13 – March 10). Students will be able to select one or both sessions on the application form below. The Seattle SLB will meet at the Holocaust Center in downtown Seattle on Wednesday evenings.
For Spokane: participate in meetings twice a month. These meetings will be in person at Peperzak Middle School, after school.
Work together to carry out projects that support the Holocaust Center's mission and provide real-world leadership experience
Volunteer at several Holocaust Center events throughout the year
Provide feedback on the Holocaust Center's programs and serve as ambassadors
Hear and learn from community members, Holocaust and genocide survivors and their descendants, and other leaders
Serve on the Student Leadership Board from October 2026 through May 2027

What are the goals of the Student Leadership Board?

SLB members will enhance their historical understanding of the Holocaust and other genocides
Members will collaborate as part of a group or team
Members will feel empowered, supported, and comfortable assuming a leadership role amongst their fellow SLB members
Members will be more inclined to speak out or be an upstander if they see a wrong occurring around them

Your Local SLB

SEATTLE

Led by Lexi Jason, Education Program Manager at the Holocaust for Humanity in Seattle. Lexi joined the Holocaust Center in 2023, after teaching Holocaust Literature at Pacific Lutheran University. She holds a graduate degree in Holocaust Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London.

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SPOKANE

Led by Justin Farley. Justin Farley is a middle school ELA Teacher at Peperzak Middle School (and an AP high school history teacher with Spokane Virtual Academy). He has been in secondary education for nearly a decade (in non-profit and social work for many years before that). He is a husband to an incredibly gifted wife and four wonderful children. Justin has partnered with the Holocaust Center for the last five years and is honored to facilitate the Student Leadership Board for the Spokane Chapter.

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This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of George Elbaum and Mimi Jensen, Paul and Leora Bloom, and Errol and Ruth Ann Ger. Special thanks also goes to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.