Board of Directors

Meet our Board Members

Philanthropy Northwest operates with the guidance of its board of directors and committee chairpersons.

Chair

Alex McKay, Alaska Community Foundation

Immediate Past Chair

Nichole June Maher, Inatai Foundation

Vice Chair of Programs

Michelle DeWitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation

Vice Chair of Board Operations

Warren Brown, College Spark Washington

Treasurer

Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines

Secretary

Cat Martin, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

Board Members
Mito Alfieri, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Lilliane Ballesteros, Latino Community Foundation

Aden Bliss, The Ford Family Foundation
Shona Carter, Community Leader

Kendall Clawson, Inatai Foundation
Gloria Dixon, BECU Foundation
Se-ah-dom Edmo, Seeding Justice

Toya Fick, Meyer Memorial Trust
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Kris Hermanns, Community Leader
Ayyu  Qassataq, Community Leader
Omni Romero, Pride Foundation

Kendra Witt-Doyle, Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health

Finance Committee Chair

Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines

Membership Engagement Committee Chair

Shona Carter, Community Leader

Nominating and Governance Committee Chair

Warren Brown, College Spark Washington

Public Policy Committee Chair

Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation