Paola Maranan

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Paola was born and raised in Seattle and lives on Beacon Hill with her husband, daughter, and one very pink fish. She helps leaders and organizations move forward their commitment to racial equity.

A seasoned non-profit leader, she most recently completed 16 years of service as Executive Director of Children’s Alliance where she helped build a racial equity-focused public policy practice that secured health care coverage for every child, historic investments in early learning, and more food to feed hungry kids and families. Her work also included integrating racial equity into every facet of the organization – from staff development to board governance to operations.

Paola’s support for hardwiring racial equity into child advocacy organizations across the country was recognized by her peers in 2019 with the Florette Angel Award from The Partnership for America’s Children. She continues to support organizations through her practice, ArcBend Consulting.

Paola’s previous work to move justice for communities includes United Way of King County, Washington State Family Policy Initiative, Washington State Commission on African American Affairs, Alabama Prison Project, and the Civil Liberties Union of Alabama.

Paola holds a degree in Political Science from Harvard University.