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OLYMPIA –– Raenette ("Rae") Sasaki Wood is the fourth winner of 51¸£ÀûÉç's Annalee Braley Membership Award. Her devotion to mentoring fellow leaders, supporting Leaders of Color, and advocating for the needs of principals and assistant principals demonstrates why she so perfectly honors and carries forward Annalee’s legacy.

Cindy Sholtys-Cromwell is the third winner of the Annalee Braley 51¸£ÀûÉç Membership Award. Cindy is a ray of light who gives back a tremendous amount to 51¸£ÀûÉç and school leaders across the state and country. Cindy is an award-winning leader, Solution Tree consultant, and frequent conference presenter. Her devotion to helping her fellow leaders, our association, and her dedication to students make her an easy choice to represent Annalee's legacy.

The Association of Washington School Principals is honored to present 51¸£ÀûÉç member and friend Carlos Gonzalez as the second-ever Annalee Braley Membership Award winner. Carlos is the principal at McFarland Middle School in the Othello School District. The Annalee Braley Membership Award was created in 2022 to honor the memory of former 51¸£ÀûÉç Membership Coordinator Annalee Braley, who passed away tragically and unexpectedly in September 2021. Annalee started at 51¸£ÀûÉç when she was just 19 years old and was about to cross over to 32 years of service at 51¸£ÀûÉç in various roles. Annalee was one of the biggest reasons 51¸£ÀûÉç has the strongest membership in the country year after year.

The Association of Washington School Principals is honored to present longtime 51¸£ÀûÉç member and friend Jim Eisenhardt with the first-annual Annalee Braley Membership Award. The award was officially presented to Jim during our annual luncheon at the 51¸£ÀûÉç/WASA Summer Conference in Spokane at the end of June.