Natalie Pond

Natalie works with donors and their advisors to craft gift strategies that align with donors’ passions and Seattle Foundation’s goals. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Natalie has a decade of experience in the nonprofit world, with a focus on philanthropy within organizations addressing systemic barriers to opportunity. She has leveraged her skills in storytelling, strategy and […]

Brittany LaBossier Shamsher

As the Project Manager, Scholarships and Contracts, Brittany leads key projects and initiatives for the Seattle Foundation’s Scholarship Program. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Brittany comes to the Seattle Foundation with nearly ten years of experience in development and direct service leadership positions at organizations focused on youth development, domestic violence, and economic mobility. Brittany is […]

Mary Rennekamp

Mary leads the strategy and integration of all the Seattle Foundation work to ensure we are creating sustainable relationships between our fundholders and community partners.  Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Mary Rennekamp has worked in philanthropy for almost 20 years in both New Orleans and Seattle building an extensive and successful background in developing diverse and […]

Shannon Foran

Shannon advises individuals and families and provides customer support to a portfolio of donor funds. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Shannon comes to the Seattle Foundation with over 10 years of experience in various fields from the tech industry to education, and now she is excited to help her donors with their philanthropy goals. Shannon earned […]

Glory Visario

Glory advises individuals and families to achieve their philanthropic goals. She is a trusted partner to bridge their interests and passions to critical community needs and opportunities. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Glory comes to the Seattle Foundation with over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Most recently she served as the Relationship Development […]

Cindy Sharek

Cindy works with philanthropists and their advisors to provide effective philanthropic strategies that are impactful and align with Seattle Foundation’s commitment to racial equity. Personal philanthropic interests and passions Cindy has nearly 30 years of nonprofit experience in King County. Most recently Cindy served as Interim Executive Director of the King County Library System Foundation […]

Molly Judge

Molly leads the Philanthropic Advising team that stewards and engages Seattle Foundation’s dedicated philanthropists. She supports Foundation leadership and works alongside donors and partners to ensure community investments are meaningful, informed and impactful. She collaborates with experts within the Foundation to support each donor’s vision for a more healthy, equitable, and vibrant community. Personal Philanthropic […]

Taylor Sharp

Taylor advises families and individuals to bring together their philanthropic vision with opportunities and needs within the community. She serves as a trusted partner to philanthropists, ensuring that they receive the guidance and service they need to maximize their community impact. Taylor’s philanthropic interests and passions include: Taylor comes to the Seattle Foundation with over […]

Bill Zook

Bill serves as an independent consultant for Seattle Foundation, working closely with philanthropists to provide personalized planned giving options. Personal philanthropic interestsand passions: Bill has worked with Seattle Foundation for more than two decades to help philanthropists and their advisors identify, assess and implement charitable gifts. With a background as an estate planning lawyer, he brings […]

June Liu

Provides guidance to individuals, families, and corporate foundations, empowering them to engage in philanthropy with intent and impact. With a focus on attentive service, she formulates personalized strategies that reflect partners’ values and goals.  Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions June Liu comes to Seattle Foundation bringing a wealth of expertise from six years of working at […]

Michael Stark

Michael partners with nonprofit organizations and donors to achieve their philanthropic goals through endowments, supporting organizations, and fiscal sponsorships. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Michael brings years of high-level professional service experience and over 2 years of leading a dynamic and successful community foundation to his work here at Seattle Foundation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business […]

Leslie Wallace

Leslie supports the Philanthropic Services team to ensure philanthropists can achieve their desired community impact. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Leslie Wallace is a life-long Seattleite that has dedicated her career to the nonprofit sector, supporting social justice causes such as housing security and women’s rights. With over 17 years of experience in fundraising operations and […]

Ana Henderson

Ana serves as a project manager and coordinator for Seattle Foundation’s fundraising efforts and supports the Chief Engagement Officer and Managing Directors with correspondence and record management processes. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Ana comes to the Seattle Foundation following her completion of a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington’s Evans School of […]

Cedric Davis

Cedric works as a trusted partner to help philanthropists build relationships and bridge their passions with critical community needs. From families to nonprofits to businesses, Cedric works with a wide variety of philanthropists to ensure they receive a personal approach to their community impact. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Since 2018, Cedric has been a trusted […]

Cherlyn Cloy

Cherlyn stewards planned gifts and bequests, managing relationships with donors and beneficiaries. She works with nonprofit organizations to ensure that donor intent is fulfilled and organizes outreach and educational opportunities for professional advisors. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Cherlyn came to the Foundation after 31 years with U S WEST/Qwest Communications, retiring as an administrative manager […]

Hana Rubin

Hana ensures the productivity and efficiency of the Philanthropic Services team while working across departments to improve cross-team collaboration and communication. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Hana joined the Philanthropic Services team after gaining deep institutional knowledge with the Marketing and Communications department. She was previously with Global Partnerships in Seattle and the International Tropical Timber […]