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2020 Bank On Washington Session Compères

Will Oberst
Will Oberst serves on the board of Jump$tart Washington.

The son of a research scientist and an investigative
journalist/writer. Will's family has always been impact-
driven. He loves to use his innate curiosity to solve big
complicated issues. Professionally he sold his first
company in 2016. Since then, he's been consulting with
nonprofits, startups, and politicians in the marketing and
communications space and acquired his master's degree
in communications from the University of Washington.

Jared Schapiro
Jared Schapiro is a College and Community Navigator with
Workforce Snohomish.

Jared has a Master’s Degree in teaching secondary social
studies education. He has over a decade of experience
working with lower-income and marginalized populations
helping these communities gain access to education and
employment opportunities. Jared leads the Snohomish
County Asset Building Coalition, which strives to promote
the dissemination of knowledge, resources, and, ultimately,
access to financial education and empowerment tools in
Snohomish County.

Linda Taylor
Linda Taylor currently serves as the VP of Housing &
Financial Empowerment for the Urban League of
Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS).

Ms. Taylor joined ULMS in 1998 as a Housing Counselor,
responsible for Pre-Purchase Counseling and now directs
the ULMS Housing Department, which includes a team of

housing specialists who coordinate counseling in the areas
of Faith-Based Financial Education, Mortgage Default
which includes modifications, Budget Development, Credit
Enhancement, Pre-Purchase Education, Rental Assistance,
Transitional Housing, Reverse Mortgage and Expungement
of Criminal Records.