Guided by a passion for advancing opportunity, equity and inclusion for all communities, Meredith connects with and collaborates across Philanthropy Northwest’s broad network to strengthen the sector’s leadership and advocacy work on public policy issues. She also provides strategic leadership across the enterprise in support of the CEO.

A fourth-generation Seattleite, Meredith brings nearly 15 years of experience in public policy, legal advocacy, cross-sector coalition-building and engagement with diverse communities. Meredith began her career in Washington, DC, as an attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, a national civil rights organization. She also helped lead policy initiatives for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. After returning to the Northwest, Meredith was a partner with the VENG Group, a Washington, DC-based public affairs firm, working with nonprofits and civic leaders around communications and advocacy strategies. Meredith holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and law degree from the University of Washington. She is admitted to practice in Washington and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Meredith enjoys spending free time traversing old haunts and discovering new places, especially coffee shops, in the many Seattle-area neighborhoods she considers home. She is also an avid local sports fan and loves the connection that brings with so many different people across the region.