Meet Carolyn

I've spent 25+ years working alongside organizations and leaders in transition. From serving on boards and search committees, to being an interim Executive Director, to leading executive search for organizations large and small, I've developed a deep understanding of talent and leadership transition in the nonprofit sector. 

I am curious by nature. I find joy in hearing people's stories, dreams, and aspirations and had the privilege to work alongside some of the most innovative and passionate leaders in the sector, learning the why and the how they envision a better world. I believe our greatest resources are people and the communities that connect us. 

For 15+ years, I helped place leaders across the nonprofit sector who are committed to racial justice, equitable democracy, effective philanthropy, evidence-based public health, ending youth homelessness, inspiring arts & culture, and accountable social services. My clients have included Inatai Foundation, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, WK Kellogg Foundation, Oregon Consumer Justice, Louisiana Public Health Institute, Treehouse, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, and many more dedicated and impact-driven organizations. 

A passionate advocate for racial justice, life-long learning, and cross-cultural experiences, I have lived in seven countries and speak conversational Spanish and basic Russian. My volunteer commitments have included developing Fulbright partnerships in Russia, serving as Vice Moderator and an anti-racism organizer for a 600,000-member organization, and forming a new nonprofit as Co-Chair of the Friends of Slumber Falls Board. I am shaped by my experiences as a mixed-race, Asian American woman growing up in the South who now feels most at home in the Pacific Northwest. I received a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Education in Student Development Administration from Seattle University. I am currently working on my Associate Diversity Coach Certificate with CDI.

My consulting practice is dedicated to supporting leaders and nonprofit organizations through transition support services, coaching, executive search, and effective talent management across the mission-driven sector.