Kim Bogucki Email & Phone Number

Detective Kim Bogucki, co-founder of The IF Project, has more than 33 years of experience with the Seattle Police Department, focusing primarily in fostering community outreach and connectivity. Her self motivated focus led her to establish and develop nationally replicated programs; “The Donut Dialogues” and “The West Side Story” were formed to affect change for the youth and homeless members of the community. These are examples of Kim’s innovative and successful approach to reducing cycles of crime and recidivism.Her current role is leading the work of “The IF Project”, a unique partnership with inmates at Washington Department of Corrections facilities. The introspective writing and presentations include inmate participation, both during their incarceration and after their release and re-entry. The focus of this project is to understand the stories and pathways to incarceration in order to learn from them, to educate and make change. She has received numerous awards for her work, including: The Red Cross Heroes Award, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Seattle Storm’s Women that Inspire Award, the Center for Children’s Youth and Justice President’s Award, the Seattle Police Foundation Excellence Award, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Community Award, Department of Corrections Volunteer of the Year at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) Community Leader Award, FC Seattle Reign Legends Award and Washington State Mentors Association Unsung Heroes Award. The Department of Corrections has enlisted Detective Bogucki’s assistance with their gender responsive initiative. She has served as Officer Liaison to the LGBTQ Advisory Council and to the East African Advisory Council. In addition, she served as a member of the board of directors of the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), Correctional Industries Advisory Council and the Governors Homeless Youth Council. Currently she is appointed to the Governors Re-entry Council. Kim is also a Fellow with NYU at the Marron Institute of Urban Management.

Listed skills include Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Program Development, Policy, and 35 others.

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  Co-Founder

  The If Project

  2008 - Present - Greater Seattle Area

  We are a unique collaboration of formerly and currently incarcerated adults working together with law enforcement personnel to affect change for those who are facing issues and challenges regarding incarceration and recidivism. Our work is built upon — and inspired by — these people sharing their personal experiences surrounding the issues of incarceration. It Started with a Question...“If there was something someone could have said or done that would have changed the path that led you here, what would it have been?”Detective Kim Bogucki posed this question to a group of prisoners at the Washington Correction Center for Women. Initially, it was just posed randomly to the group and inspired some discussion. On her next visit to WCCW, Detective Bogucki was surprised to find this question had incited great inspiration with one inmate, Renata Abramson. Renata had taken it upon herself to share this question with her fellow prisoners.She asked them to take time, really consider the question and write down what they felt. The question had sparked something in them. Not just a desire to search themselves to find what could have changed their own lives, but a larger desire to impart this information to help others. To date and over 3000 answers later from incarcerated women, men and youth The IF Project has built intervention, prevention, Re Entry curriculum from and with those impacted by the system. In 2015 The IF Project Documentary was released and has been screened all over the world. Amplifying the work and stories to make change.