Gordon McHenry is a contemporary community leader in Seattle’s non-profit social services institutions. McHenry’s father, Gordon McHenry, was the first in his family to graduate from college and the first African American engineer promoted into management at the Boeing Company. His mother, Mildred McHenry, grew up and was educated in a segregated community in Texas. McHenry credits his parents for inspiring his deep respect for education and strong belief in community solidarity and action.