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
Brenda Solorzano, Headwaters Health Foundation
Vice Chair of Board Operations
Lilliane Ballesteros, Latino Community Fund
Treasurer
Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines
Secretary
Alex McKay, Rasmuson Foundation
Board Members
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy, Conrad Prebys Foundation
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy, Conrad Prebys Foundation
Warren Brown, College Spark Washington
Shona Carter, Black Future Co-op Fund
Michelle DeWitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Michelle DeWitt, Bethel Community Services Foundation
Mike Halligan, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Kris Hermanns, Seattle Foundation
Cat Martin, Vulcan LLC
Ayyu Qassataq, First Alaskans Institute
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, Vulcan LLC
Cat Martin, Vulcan LLC
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