Meet our Board Members
Philanthropy Northwest operates with the guidance of its board of directors and committee chairpersons.
Chair
Nichole June Maher, Inatai Foundation
Vice Chair of Programs
Brenda Solorzano, Headwaters Health Foundation
Vice Chair of Board Operations
Lilliane Ballesteros, Latino Community Fund
Treasurer
Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines
Secretary
Cat Martin, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Board Members
Aden Bliss, The Ford Family Foundation
Warren Brown, College Spark Washington
Shona Carter, Black Future Co-op Fund
Michelle DeWitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation
Se-ah-dom Edmo, Seeding Justice
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Kris Hermanns, Seattle Foundation
Alex McKay, Alaska Community Foundation
Ayyu Qassataq, Community Leader
Ernie Rasmussen, Bigfoot TeleCommunications of the Colville Tribes
Omni Romero, Pride Foundation
Brian Tanner, Community Leader
Aleesha Towns-Bain, Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation
Huong Vu, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Aden Bliss, The Ford Family Foundation
Warren Brown, College Spark Washington
Shona Carter, Black Future Co-op Fund
Michelle DeWitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation
Se-ah-dom Edmo, Seeding Justice
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Kris Hermanns, Seattle Foundation
Alex McKay, Alaska Community Foundation
Ayyu Qassataq, Community Leader
Ernie Rasmussen, Bigfoot TeleCommunications of the Colville Tribes
Omni Romero, Pride Foundation
Brian Tanner, Community Leader
Aleesha Towns-Bain, Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation
Huong Vu, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Finance Committee Chair
Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines
Membership Engagement Committee Co-Chairs
Cat Martin, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Cat Martin, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Huong Vu, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nominating and Governance Committee Chair
Lilliane Ballesteros, Latino Community Fund
Lilliane Ballesteros, Latino Community Fund
Public Policy Committee Chair
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation