2016 Conference Host and Planning Committees

2016 Conference Host Committee

Akhtar Badshah*
Chief Catalyst
Catalytic Innovators Group

Bill Clapp*
Co-Founder & President
Seattle International Foundation

Fay Hanleybrown
Managing Director
FSG

Tim Hanstad*
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
Landesa

Scott Jackson*
CEO
Global Impact

Susan Jeffords*
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
University of Washington Bothell

Marty Kooistra*
Executive Director
Housing Development Consortium of Seattle – King County

Melissa Merritt*
Vice President & Managing Director, Executive Search
Waldron

Jane Meseck*
Senior Director, Global Programs
Microsoft Philanthropies

Jacqueline Miller
President & CEO
World Affairs Council

Dan O’Neill*
Founder
Mercy Corps

Will Poole*
Managing Partner
Unitus Seed Fund

Jennifer Potter
Former CEO
Initiative for Global Development

Jeffrey Riedinger*
Vice Provost, Global Affairs
University of Washington

Sara Rogge*
Deputy Director, Global Policy & Advocacy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Mauricio Vivero
CEO
Seattle International Foundation

David Wu*
Chief Development Officer
PATH

Katie Young*
Vice President, Food Category
Starbucks Coffee Company

*Global Washington Board Member

Cameron Birge
Humanitarian Response Manager
Microsoft Philanthropies

Susi Collins
Interim Project Manager, Agriculture & Nutrition
Global Policy & Advocacy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Jennifer Crouch
Director, Donor Relations
Global Partnerships

George Durham
Principal
Linksbridge, SPC

Radha Friedman
Director of Programs
World Justice Project

Teresa Guillien
Managing Program Director
Resource Media

Derek Mathis
Senior Worldwide Program Manager
Projectline

Justine Miley
Global Engagement
PATH

Zahra Radjavi
Strategic Market Developer
Global Good

Patty Russell
Managing Director
FSG

Jonathan Scanlon
Senior Advocacy Advisor
Oxfam America

Mark West
Attorney, Sr. Land Tenure Specialist
Landesa

Chris Wolff
Senior Director of Corporate Development – Innovation & Technology
CARE