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  • Executive Director of Oregon Environmental Council in OR

  • Executive Director of James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation in Portland, OR

  • Chief Financial Officer for YMCA Silicon Valley in CA

  • Deputy Executive Director for Oregon School Boards Association in Salem, OR (remote work from within Oregon)

  • SEARCHES RECENTLY COMPLETED:

  • President - Community Foundation for Southwest Washington - Welcome Matt Morton back to Washington

  • President and CEO - Oregon Jewish Community Foundation in Portland, OR - David Forman

  • Chief Officer of Impact and Learning - Schultz Family Foundation in Seattle, WA - Welcome Nwando Obele to Seattle
  • Chief Executive Officer - Santa Fe Community Foundation -Welcome Christopher Goett to New Mexico

  • Levi Strauss Foundation - Executive Director Search in San Francisco - Fatima Angeles

  • Chief Philanthropy Officer - Catholic Charities in San Francisco - Armando Zumaya

  • Vice President of People & Culture - Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in San Francisco - Kerry O'Donnell

  • Chief Financial Officer - Travel Portland in Portland, OR - Sarah Chisholm

  • Executive Director - Northwest Power and Conservation Council in Portland, OR - Bill Edmonds

  • Chief Executive Officer - ArtsFund in Seattle, WA - Michael Greer

  • Chief Financial Officer - Oregon Community Foundation in Portland, OR - Erica Daley

  • President - Arcora Foundation in Seattle, WA - Vanetta Abdellatif 

  • General Manager - Multnomah Athletic Club - Charles Leverton

  • Executive Director - Camber Outdoors in Boulder, CO - Emily Newman 

  • Director of the NW Film Center - Portland Art Museum in Portland, OR - Amy Dotson 
  • Executive Director - Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network - Jen Alexander

  • Vice President of Downtown Services - Portland Business Alliance in Portland, OR 

  • Director of Program Strategy - Meyer Memorial Trust in Portland, OR - Kaberi Murthy 

  • President/CEO - Oregon Business and Industry, Salem and Portland, OR - Sandra McDonough

  • Chief Revenue and Business Development Officer - Santa Barbara Community Foundation 

  • CEO - Special Olympics Oregon in Portland, OR - Britt Carlson Oase 

  • VP People & Culture - Oregon Community Foundation in Portland, OR 

  • President/CEO - Portland Business Alliance in Portland, OR - Andrew Hoan 

  • CEO - Meyer Memorial Trust in Portland, OR - Michelle DePass 

  • Director of Marketing & Communications - Oregon Community Foundation - Stephanie Swanson

  • Executive Director - Grantmakers of Oregon & Southwest Washington (GOSW) 

  • President/CEO - Baltimore Community Foundation - Dr. Shanaysha Sauls

  • CFO & Program Officer - The Collins Foundation in Portland, OR - Cheryl Montoya and Jackie Meyer

  • EVP, Partnerships and Programs - Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in San Francisco, CA


                
  • Executive Director - LINK Houston (Transportation) in Houston, TX

  • President - Lewis & Clark College

  • Executive Director - Our House of Portland 

  • Executive Director- 1000 Friends of Oregon 

  • Executive Director - Metta Fund in San Francisco, California

  • CEO - Philanthropy Northwest in Seattle, Washington 

  • Executive Director - Oregon School Boards Association - Congratulations Jim Green

  • VP Development - OMSI in Portland, Oregon

  • VP Operations - Melvin Mark Companies in Portland, Oregon

  • President & CEO - Portland State University Foundation 

  • CEO - Oregon Medical Association 

  • CEO - Pacific Community Ventures in San Francisco, California 

  • Executive Director - College Possible in Portland, Oregon

  • VP Operations - Oregon Community Foundation

  • CFO - The Ford Family Foundation in Roseburg, Oregon

  • Executive Director - Transition Projects Inc. in Portland

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