Philanthropy Northwest is pleased to announce that Ryan Smith will be the new Director of Grantmaking. Ryan joins PNW to lead the final grantmaking phase of the Thriving Communities Program, a three-year partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), designed to help local organizations address the environmental and public health challenges that matter most to their communities.

Inatai Foundation is a 501(c)(4) philanthropic organization committed to working with communities to shift the balance of power to ensure racial justice and equity across Washington state and beyond. Inatai’s 50-Year Vision is that communities have the power and freedom to shape every part of how Washington works—every system and every decision, ensuring equity and racial justice in every corner of the state. Inatai seeks a Director of Leadership and Capacity Building to join its Learning and Community Engagement team as the foundation works to realize this vision.

Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) is pleased to announce that Lisa Booth has been selected as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lisa is a strategic and mission-driven financial leader with extensive experience guiding organizations through growth, operational strengthening, and complex funding environments.

Global Neighborhood is pleased to announce the appointment of Deb Salls as its next Executive Director. Deb brings nearly 20 years of prior Executive Director experience, a proven track record of leading teams through organizational growth, and building and strengthening diversified fundraising streams.

After an extensive search, Nathan Roberts has been selected as Director of Finance and Grants Administration at Philanthropy Northwest.

Carolyn Ho Consulting was honored to work with Philanthropy Northwest. Thank you to all who were involved with this search.

Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) is pleased to welcome Invonne (Evee) Polanski as its new Operations Director. Evee was selected after an extensive search and will support internal capacity building to support SCAR’s mission. SCAR was founded in 2017 as a community-accountable, Black-led organization seeking to identify and address systemic racism.  Through education, advocacy, research, and community engagement, SCAR challenges the systems that perpetuate harms disproportionately impacting communities of color in the Spokane community. 

Carolyn Ho Consulting was pleased to support the Steering Committee with this important search.

Emancipet, the leading nonprofit provider of affordable and accessible veterinary healthcare in the US, is excited to announce that Cheryl Katon has accepted the role of CEO.

This search was conducted in in partnership with Pearl Street Collective.

We are pleased to announce that Brandy Dukes has been named as the Vice President of Operations and Administration at Inatai Foundation. In her new role, Brandy will manage and oversee the Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, and Operations departments.

Thank you to Inatai Foundation for the opportunity to serve as its search partner. Successful searches depend on engaged networking contacts and strong candidates. Thank you to all who were part of this search!