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ALYSSA OPLAND

Alyssa Opland is an Owner and Consultant Redpoint Philanthropy Services, LLC where she supports foundations and philanthropists with grants and donation management, program research, and the development of giving strategies. Prior to this, she was the Director of Family Office Services with the Aerie Advisory Group, LLC. She has a Master’s in Global Sustainable Economic Development from Northeastern University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Seattle University.

PHILLIP THOMPSON

Phillip Thompson is the Director of the Seattle University Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability and is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He joined Seattle University in 1997, after receiving his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa. Dr. Thompson is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington and has been a principal engineer for Northwest Engineers, LLC since 2001 where he has consulted on a range of infrastructure projects. Through his work with the Seattle University chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World, he has completed over 20 international projects in Haiti, Thailand, Nicaragua, Peru and Zambia.

DAVID COSMAN

David Cosman has a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology from Pennsylvania State University. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, M.D., he joined Immunex where he held several positions in discovery research, including Vice President and Director of Molecular Biology. He has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is listed as one of the Institute for Scientific Information’s highly cited scientists in Immunology.

Judy I. Massong

Judy Massong is an accomplished attorney, recognized by her peers as one of the best personal injury lawyers in the state. She has a strong medical background and a career-long commitment to helping injured people. After law school Judy decided her true calling was being a plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyer. She now has more than 36 years of experience helping clients. She is a trained mediator and past president of the Washington State Association of Justice.

Ali Modarres

Ali Modarres is the Dean of the School of Urban Studies and the Assistant Chancellor for Community Engagement at University of Washington Tacoma. From 1999 to 2017, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. Dr. Modarres earned his Ph.D. in geography from the University of Arizona and holds masters and bachelors degrees in landscape architecture from the same institution. He has published in the areas of social geography, immigration, urban development, planning, and policy. Dr. Modarres has focused a significant portion of his public scholarship on economic development through an equity lens that includes global labor migration within the larger political and economic discourses. 

As a part of his academic service, he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Urban Affairs, Cities, and Sociologica Urbana e Rurale (Italy). He is one of the two founding editors of the new journal of Race, Ethnicity, and the City.

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Nan McKay

Nan McKay is "almost retired" and an active community volunteer. She is Senior Advisor to the Executive Service Corps at 501 Commons and serves on a number of Northwest nonprofit boards and advisory councils. In 2019 she was appointed by Governor Inslee to her second term on the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Commission. Nan managed the Environmental Sustainability Program for The Russell Family Foundation. She has had the pleasure of serving three Washington Governors, first as deputy director and executive director of the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority and later as chair of the Puget Sound Action Team. Before that, she worked for the League of Oregon Cities, Association of Washington Cities and the Washington State Association of Counties.

Craig Muska

Craig Muska, partner and co-founder of TILT Investment Management, is a leader in investment research and management. Previously having served as President and Founder of Canopy and then as Director of Investments at Threshold Group’s Foundation Services, where he developed and led the firm’s impact investing program. Craig has extensive experience in advising foundations, providing sound strategies that leverage investment capital aimed at strengthening communities.

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INGRID RASCH

Ingrid Rasch, Chair of the Board of Directors, brings over 25 years of experience in human resources management and corporate strategy in a variety of industries and institutions. She has extensive experience with clients in biotechnology, computer technology, industry, and retail. She also completed a stint at EPEA headquarters in Germany with Michael Braungart to learn first-hand about the "cradle-to-cradle" process. Ingrid was also a member of the WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee and is a board member of the SeaDoc Society.

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MOLLY SEAVERNS

Molly Seaverns has spent her career helping organizations make connections. From forging and nurturing international distribution networks to developing compelling brand communications, Molly applies strategic thinking and empathy to help organizations thrive. In addition to running her own consulting practice, Molly served as the Director of Market Strategy for The Garrigan Lyman Group, and was an international marketing executive for technology companies including Attachmate and Interleaf. Molly taught strategic marketing in the Seattle University Executive Leadership MBA program, and holds a masters degree in international management from the American School of International Management.