Angelica Patlan

I enhance the employee experience by managing HR operations and People & Culture initiatives for Seattle Foundation. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Angelica comes to Seattle Foundation with a deep love for the intersection of people, data, and process. Before joining the foundation, she worked in technology for a medium-sized, global company.   She holds a bachelor’s […]

Mari Tamiyasu

Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Mari works directly with the President’s Office and Management Teams on strategic initiatives related to the organization’s performance management systems, organizational culture, talent development & learning, and commitment to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. She also serves as the Corporate Secretary for the Board of Trustees – responsible for managing all […]

Cat Cuevas

Cat oversees and aligns the Foundation’s strategies and implementation around organizational culture, talent acquisition and development, human resources, DEI, team relationships and well-being.  Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Cat Cuevas (she/her) joins the Seattle Foundation with a passion and career of bringing more joy, regenerative leadership and social justice to the world. With deep knowledge in […]

Marissa Jackson

Marissa leads learning and evaluation efforts, ensuring Community Programs’ strategy and decision making is grounded in community perspective, research, and continuous improvement to better support advancing racial and economic equity in Greater Seattle.  Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Marissa comes to Seattle Foundation with a wealth of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors and a […]

Alice Ito

Alice serves as strategic partner to the President & CEO and champions racial equity, social justice, and inclusion, including how they inform Seattle Foundation’s strategy, operations, and board governance. She also advises and supports Seattle Foundation’s evolving work to reimagine community philanthropy through a racial equity, anti-racism, and justice lens both locally and nationally. Personal […]

Michael Brown

Michael leads SeaFdn’s Civic Commons, providing vision and leadership to a collaborative effort to design a new regional civic infrastructure to unite more community voices in decision-making. This undertaking builds on the Foundation’s longstanding work to advance racial and economic equity by increasing the voice and power of communities. It aims to craft collective solutions […]

Alesha Washington

Alesha Washington is the President & CEO of Seattle Foundation. In her role, she leads efforts to inspire transformative philanthropy to foster a joyful region of shared prosperity, belonging, and justice. During her tenure, the foundation has set a refreshed strategic direction, elevated its leadership on key issues like affordable housing, transit, and childcare access, […]

Michele Frix

Michele champions organizational excellence, cross-team collaboration and guides Seattle Foundation’s strategic planning across the team, Board and community. As a member of the Leadership Team, she advises the CEO on key strategies and partnerships to scale impact and achieve our goals. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Michele has a deep history at the foundation, previously working […]