Local businessman Eric Aasness has been elected to serve as the President of the Board for Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence.

Aasness, a senior loan officer for Washington Mutual Home Loans, heads a group of 14 volunteers committed to developing community resources to help all Highline Public Schools students succeed.

“As a resident, banker and parent, I see the needs of our schools on a daily basis,” said Aasness. “I look forward to building support for academic achievement, scholarships, classroom innovation, and the arts.”

Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence was established in 2001. The Foundation is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting all 32 Highline Public Schools.

For more information about the Foundation, contact Executive Director Kathy McCabe at 206-248-5196 or kathy@fund4excellence.org.