Accountable for the effectiveness and alignment of People & Culture programs and policies across the employee lifecycle, and plays a critical role in advising leaders, shaping organizational decisions, and stewarding a people-centric culture aligned to Seattle Foundation’s business strategy Collaborate heavily with cross-functional leaders. Passionate for the employee experience, an operations mindset and ability to be both strategic and hands-on. Personal […]
206.388.1665 Supports the implementation of leadership priorities and facilitates efficient executive operations through proactive coordination, communication, and administrative expertise. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Heather comes to Seattle Foundation on a winding road with its most recent stop in property management grounded in the belief that housing should serve people, not profit. Over the past seven […]
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 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 […]
The Office Manager is responsible for the day to day operations, maintaining office services, organizing office operations and procedures, controlling correspondence, supporting bookkeeping and budgeting procedures, designing filing systems, reviewing, and approving supply requisitions, assigning and monitoring clerical functions, coordinate activities throughout the company to ensure efficiency and maintain compliance with company policies, also manage […]
206.388.1662 Maria is responsible for supporting and managing Seattle Foundation’s recruitment, onboarding, and many other people and culture programs. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Maria comes to Seattle Foundation with a background in recruiting. She holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration—human resource management from Central Washington University. Prior to joining Seattle Foundation she served […]
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 […]
Katie Draude is the Director of Foundation Operations at Seattle Foundation, where she leads cross-team efforts to strengthen operational efficiency, improve internal communications, and support consistent use of systems and tools across the organization. Personal Philanthropic Interestsand Passions Katie partners across departments to build effective ways of working that foster collaboration, staff connection, and organizational […]
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 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 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 Frix is the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Seattle Foundation – […]
Joy is when Seattle’s possibilities are shared by all. It is families in homes they love, connected to vibrant communities, with the opportunity for fulfilling lives.
Today, Seattle Foundation launches the Journey to Joy campaign, with an aim to bring this vision to life. We invite you to join a movement that creates lasting change for generations to come.
