Julia Metzker
Director
Washington Center
Julia '94 (she/her) received her bachelors degree from Evergreen where she learned first-hand the value of a transformative liberal arts education and has since obtained her doctorate in inorganic chemistry. Prior to her role as the Director for the Washington Center Julia worked for many years in higher education teaching and creating community around student success and course design.
Julia has worked on many projects including co-founding of the Innovative Course-Building Group, a grass-roots social network for learning that supports teaching faculty and staff across disciplines; co-designing Course Design for Essential Learning, which helps faculty build courses using dilemmas, issues, and questions to inspire students and facilitate transformative student learning; and co-authoring Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education.
Jamie O'Connor
Assistant Director
Washington Center
Jaime (she/her) joined the Washington Center in 2022, bringing higher-ed experience spanning instructional and administrative roles from academic advising to general education curriculum design to program assessment to institutional accreditation. Jaime thrives in collaborative environments and enjoys the challenge of unravelling complex problems to discover core issues and propose solutions that simplify, clarify, and lighten paths to more meaningful teaching and learning engagement. She believes in the essential role of public education in the preservation of democracy and in the power of education to inspire personal transformation and social progress.
Jaime’s teaching philosophy has been shaped by the thinking of Paulo Freire, Nel Noddings, John Dewey, and Parker Palmer and infused with contemplative practices gained through the completion of her M.A. in Contemplative Education from Naropa University. Jaime remains fascinated with alternatives to traditional grading, such as Evergreen’s narrative evaluations, that provide a more holistic record of student learning and development.
Timothy Corvidae
Instructional Designer
Washington Center
Timothy (he/him) completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan’s Residential College, with a stint at Evergreen in 1995. He brings a decade of experiences in teaching, curriculum work, and non-profits to the Washington Center. It took some time and a master in social work to get the hang of working in groups, but now collaborative design is his jam. He has brought that focus on learning with each other and from each other to the many different courses he’s designed and taught since, in areas like: diversity and social justice, social policy, intergroup relations, intercultural study, and gender studies.
He’s excited to work with Evergreen faculty as we explore the design possibilities of bringing varied Evergreen pedagogies online to create online learning that is enlivening for students and faculty alike. He has taught and designed courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, from introductory mini-courses in intercultural learning to advanced practice courses on group facilitation.
Emily Johnston
Program Coordinator
Washington Center
Emily Johnston '15 (she/her) is a returning Evergreen grad so she knows how important a good education and good educators are. Her years of experience as a project and event manager for a large non-profit instilled in her a can-do attitude. As the Program Coordinator for the Washington Center, Emily brings passion, innovation and organization. Being part of a team that helps bring better education to all students keeps her cup full.
Emily is known as a maker of many things, sewn apparel, knitted sweaters, and patchwork quilts are ongoing projects at all times. Outside of the office you are bound to find her in a yarn shop, at her sewing machine or on the water with her partner and dog. She has lived all over the U.S., and is very happy to land back in the South Sound.