Our Board of Directors
Paul Sherman, MD, Board President
Paul is Medical Director of Strategy Deployment for Group Health. He is also Treasurer of Group Health Permanente. He is a board-certified pediatrician and is on the boards of the Group Health Foundation and the Giddens School. Paul joined the SCS Board of Directors in 2007. He lives in the Leschi area of Seattle with his son.
Elizabeth Grabow, Secretary & Treasurer
Elizabeth Grabow, a native of Washington, works for Swedish Medical Center in Surgical Services. She and her partner Marsha have a son, Chris, and a beautiful daughter-in-law, Rebecca. On the board since 2006, she is also the financial secretary of her church. Beth enjoys reading, making the occasional quilt and sparkling jewelry.
David Breland
David J. Breland, MD MPH joined the SCS board of directors in 2009. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine. He is a board certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist. David has a special interest in the GLBTQ communities of color and male health issues. He is a transplant from California. He currently lives in the Central District and enjoys singing and fine dining.
Joanne Tilton, ARNP
Joanne is a native Seattleite who joined the board in the fall of 2010. She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working at Seattle Children’s in Adolescent Medicine and for the Children’s Crisis Outreach Response System at the YMCA. She lives in Columbia City with her partner Peggy and their Corgi-Shepherd Cleo. She is an active community gardener at the Hillman City P Patch.
Mac Scotty McGregor
Mac is Co-Chair of Seattle's LGBT Commission, sits on the LGBTQ Advisory Council for the Seattle Police Department, is a facilitator for Ingersoll Gender Center and is proud to be a voice for the transgendered community. He is a member of the Seattle Men's Chorus and an intervention counselor for Safe Schools Coalition. Mac speaks on gender panels, is an educator and activist on gender, sexuality and LGBTQ rights, and is proud to join the board of Seattle Counseling Service.
Before transition Mac was the highest ranking female martial artist in the world and has always worked to further women's rights. Mac is a world champion martial artist and former U.S. Karate team member. Mac has coached 58 national champions and 29 Junior Olympic champions. He is one of the highest ranking martial artists in the world and is a certified defensive tactics instructor for law enforcement professionals. He has appeared on "Ripley's Believe it or Not", The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and has been featured in People & Billboard Magazines. Mac now teaches self-defense, martial arts, tai-chi wellness and energy seminars at conferences, businesses and groups all over the world, as well as seminars on gender and sexuality.
Ann McGettigan, SCS Executive Director
Ann McGettigan has over 25 years of professional experience working with social change non-profits in various positions from crisis line worker to executive director. She has coordinated rape prevention programs, worked in battered women’s shelters, provided community education on sexual and domestic violence and administered programs that support reproductive rights for women and girls.
Ann has been the Executive Director at Seattle Counseling Service (SCS) since 1998. She chose to work with SCS because she wants to work directly with and for the LGBTQI communities with which she identifies. With the essential support of a dedicated and hard working staff and board of directors Ann has led the organization onto a strong financial footing and solid program expansion. SCS has added several new program areas including licensure to provide chemical dependency services, domestic and sexual violence intervention and cutting edge HIV prevention and harm reduction programs.
Ann continues to work hard on behalf of the LGBTQI communities and takes great pride in her leadership responsibilities with SCS. She is honored to be able to be of service to her community and is delighted to be a part of such a vibrant, accessible, vital organization.