Tim Powell, Training Institute Interim Manager

Tim has been involved with Opportunity Council since 1996. He is the project leader for the re-development of the training institute while it undergoes a change to new ownership. Tim has a bachelors degree in Business with an emphasis on information technology from the University of Phoenix. Tim will be a trainer for some courses, and is the community liaison between instructors, staff, and participants of the institute. You can contact him at tim_powell@nwti.org.

John Korsmo, PhD, Training Institute Consultant and Former Director

John is an assistant professor at Western Washington University's Woodring College of Education and is the founding director of the Northwest Training Institute. John is a consultant and trainer for the NWTI project team at Opportunity Council. John has taught classes, presented at conferences, and conducted keynote addresses on numerous youth work and poverty related topics in hundreds of instances throughout the U.S., Canada, and Austria.