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About Michael Debell Experience within the Seattle School District 
Michael DeBell is a parent, community leader, and businessman with years of experience in
the Seattle School District. He has served as Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)
President for a total of six years: two years each at West Woodland Elementary, Whitman Middle
School and Ballard High School (where he finishes his term in July 2005.) As PTSA President he
has sat on hiring committees for both teachers and principals, and he has served on budget
committees as well as Building Leadership Teams for all the aforementioned schools.
He served on the Gates Foundation-funded Transformation Planning Committee at Whitman Middle School, attending several
seminars on strategies for school reform, and helped draft a Small Learning Communities model
transformation plan.
Michael and his family have worked actively on many Seattle Levy Campaigns
and the Education Funding Initiatives. He has been a member of the Ballard
High School Biotech Academy Steering Committee for the past three years and
is also a member of the Ballard
High School Foundation, helping to promote academic excellence and achievement
at Ballard High School.
Michael received the WSPTA Golden Acorn award for outstanding service to Washington youth.
Community Involvement Michael has been a youth soccer coach in Seattle Youth Soccer for 12 years working with boys and girls teams. He received Boys Coach of the Year Award from Woodland Soccer Club in 2002. He served on the Architectural Review Board for Seattle Monorail Station designs for the Ballard portion of the system. A long time environmentalist, Michael has developed an experimental tree farm and alternative energy home on Whidbey Island, which he and his family have made available for high school science classes. Ongoing field studies in ecology and sustainable energy systems occur on overnight field trips. Business and Professional Experience Michael has been Managing General Partner of a family real estate investment business for 18 years. He has negotiated contracts, leases and development projects, and he has planned and implemented budgets, long term strategies and investments. His self-employed status has allowed more time for volunteer service. He taught Political Science, History and Environmental Sciences at Humboldt State University prior to entering the family business. Education
Personal Michael is married to Marie who is a School Nurse and current President of Seattle School Nurse’s Association. They have three children: Denny, Lyle and Elle, all of whom are students in Seattle Public Schools.
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