ALUMNI COMMUNITY​

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Alumni of GLF's Cohort program form an enduring community who support each other to improve lives in communities worldwide. Through a closed social media group, listserv, and periodic events throughout the year, alumni network and support each other across cohorts. Alumni community events have included social hours with "speed networking", roundtable discussions with prominent leaders and authors, local nature-based or art-inspired outings, and virtual gatherings to tackle local and global leadership challenges in community. In addition to the alumni gatherings, many cohorts choose to continue meeting in their smaller group after the formal program concludes. The affiliations listed below are the positions people held during their cohort program.

GLF I 

​Heidi Breeze-Harris  |  Executive Director, PRONTO International  
Ginna Brelsford  |  Executive Director, Sahar Education International 
Therese Caouette  |  Southeast Asia Regional Advisor, Partners Asia
Winfried Danke  |  Executive Director, Business Development for SW Washington, Providence Health & Services
Sharon London  |  Regional Development Director, National Wildlife Federation
Sydney Munger  |  Former Board Chair, Pangea Giving 
Pennye Nixon  |  Founder and Director, Etta Projects
Tim Schottman  |  CEO, SVP International 

GLF II

Lisa Devine  |  Associate Director of Global Programs, Lakeside School
Suzanne McGill  |  Co-Founder & Board President, Rwanda Girls Initiative 
Joel Meyers  |  Board Chair, Basa Village Foundation USA Inc; Founder & Director of Business Development, Fuse IQ 
Josie Noah  |  Director of Surgeon Training, SightLife 
​Rebecca Okelo  |  Founder, MED25 International
Jonathan Scanlon  |  Senior Advocacy Advisor, Oxfam America
​Father Josh Thomas  |  Executive Director, Kids 4 Peace

GLF III

Kirsten Aoyama  |  Director, Global Business Center, University of Washington
Betsy Hale  |  Former Board President, Pangea Giving
Cheryl Houser  |  Former Communications Chair of the Board, Pangea Giving 
Marion McGowan  |  Country Representative - Burundi, Population Services International
Jessica Partnow  |  Co-Founder, The Seattle Globalist 
​Jeremy Shuman  |  International Business Development Manager,
​Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research
Deborah Streeter  |  Board Trustee, The Aloha Foundation; Curriculum Consultant, Leadership Tomorrow
Joanne Young  |  President, The Peg & Rick Young Foundation

GLF IV

Lisa Dabek  |  Senior Conservation Scientist & Director of the Papua New Guinea Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program,  Woodland Park Zoo
Megan McCloskey  |  Founding Director, Lotus Circle
Monica Mendoza  |  Executive Director, Jolkana
Valerie Norwood  |  Executive Director, Krista Foundation
Janet Pearson  |  Vice President of the Board, Pangea Giving 
Tom Paulson  |  Founder & Lead Journalist, Humanosphere 
Nadia Mahmud  |  Co-Founder and Board Chair, Jolkana
Kim Rakow Bernier  |  Principal, Kim Rakow Bernier Consulting; Board Chair, EarthCorps
Brad Rutherford  |  Chief Operations Officer, Seattle Aquarium

GLF V

Alex Cury  |  International Business Consulting and Strategic Advisor, Bossa AC Consulting
Steve Dubiel  |  Executive Director, Earth Corps
George Durham  |  Principal, Linksbridge
Heidi de Laubenfels  |  Vice President of Operations, Nyhus Communications
Debbie Ranniger  |  Former Executive Director, Etta Projects 
Sachi Shenoy  |  Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Upaya Social Ventures
Eric Stowe  |  Founder & Executive Director, Splash 
Gary Tabasinske   |  Founder & Board President of Association for Leadership in Guatemala

GLF VI

Claire Yunker  |  Executive Director, PeaceTrees Vietnam
Claudia Harner-Jay  |  Senior Market Dynamics Officer, PATH
Era Schrepfer  |  Executive Director, FIUTS
Erika Croxton |  Senior Director, Program Partnerships, Landesa
Jennifer Tanaka |  Executive Director, OneWorld Now!
Laura Mapp  |  Development Manager, Splash

GLF VII

Emily Bancroft  |  President, Village Reach
Kristen Dailey  |  Executive Director, GlobalWA
Kate Cochran  |  CEO, Upaya Social Ventures
Alicia Vermaele |  Senior Manager, Global Community Investments, Starbucks
Linh Thai |  Office of Adam Smith 
Lisa Ellis |  COO, Landesa
Diane Biray Gregorio |  Former Executive Director, Nalandabodhi
Heidi Peterson |  Executive Director, Mobility Outreach International

GLF VIII

Duncan Marsh |  Director of Programs, Climate Solutions
Julie Stein |  Executive Director, Burke Museum, Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, UW
Catherine Willis Cleveland  |  Former Director of Development & Outreach, Hedgebrook
Dr. Joleyn Sanjak |  Chief Program Officer, Landesa
Tamara Leonard |  Managing Director, Center for Global Studies,
​Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Nicky Smith |  Executive Director, International Rescue Committee - Seattle
Wren McNally |  Associate, Enviroissues

GLF IX: Mid-career, Emerging Leaders

Penny Carouthers |  Operations Manger, Oikocredit US
Marisa DuBois |  Director ABE ESL Student Services, International Education Division, Edmonds Community College
Laura Eshbach |  Land Tenure Specialist & Program Manager Corporate Engagement, Landesa
Julissa McWashington |  Senior Specialist, Global Social Impact, Starbucks
Justine Miley |  Development Director, EarthCorps
Laura Rodriguez |  Manager, Medical Care Initiatives, Providence Health & Services

GLF X: Senior Level Leaders

Samara Andrade |  Director, Global Partnerships, Amplio
Marie Connett |  Director, Global Development Technologies Portfolio; Lead, Agricultural Productivity Technologies, Global Good Fund, Intellectual Partners
Michael Gillenwater |  Executive Director and Dean,
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
Pam Kilborn-Miller |  Program Director, Fake News PSA (KCTS, Hive Lab);
Executive Producer
Julia Reed |  Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Mayor, City of Seattle
Greg Siegler |  Senior Officer, Grants and Contracts, Gates Foundation;
​Trustee & Past President, FIUTS

GLF XI: Senior Level Leaders

Diana Fletschner  |  Senior Gender Expert and Director of Research, Landesa
Lisa Galvin  |  Director of Programs Strategy, Food Lifeline
Chris Megargee  |  Vice President, Development and Communications, Agros
Eileen Moncoeur  |  Executive Director, Partners Asia
Shannon Raybold  |  Communications Director, Days for Girls
Cliff Schmidt  |  Executive Director and Founder, Amplio
Erin Schwartz  |  Vice President of Global Engagement, The Max Foundation

GLF XII: Mid-career, Emerging Leaders

Chelsie Frank |  Speakers Bureau, World Vision
Ellen Frierson  |  Manager of Education Programs, FIUTS
Peter Kelly  |  Founder and Executive Director, Grow Further
Jared Klasen  |  Boardmember, Farm Radio International
Joel Masselink |  Principal Consultant, Earth Logic

GLF XIII: Senior Level Leaders

​Joanna Bargeron | Vice President, Ashesi University Foundation
Sophia Benalfew |  Executive Director, Ethiopian Community Services
Maria Kolby-Wolfe | Director of Development and Communications, 
​Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Kennedy Leavens | Founder and Executive Director, Awamaki
Celeste Mergens | Founder and Executive Director, Days for Girls
Mark Ruffo | Chief Development Officer, Landesa
Karl Weyrauch | Founder and Medical Director, Pygmy Survival Alliance
Sue Wilkes | Executive Director, Project Ethiopia

GLF XIV: Mid-career, Emerging Leaders

Carolyn Hubbard | International Partnerships Manager, Committee for Children
Hannah Hochkeppel |  Program Director, Kids4Peace International
Kate Jorgenson |  International Service Teams Coordinator, Providence St. Joseph
Rachel Paris-Lambert |  International Visitor Program, World Affairs Council
Rahel Stamper |  Corps Program Manager, EarthCorps
Lacey Stone |  Senior Development Director, New Market Development, & Strategic Partnerships, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Shireen Tabrizi |  Community Relations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Kerry Thomson |  Research Officer, Reproductive Health Team, PATH

GLF XV: Mid-career, Emerging Leaders 

Nick Dreher | Communications & Operations Manager, Pangea Giving
Sancha Elevado |  Boardmember, FIUTS
Nashrah Mazhar |  Faculty Relations & Clinical Training Program Manager, Sightlife
James Morrissey |  Senior Researcher, Energy, Climate and Poverty, Oxfam America
Sarah Popelka |  Co-Executive Director, Global Visionaries
Nadine Shaw |  Program Director, International Program in Public Health, Evans School, UW

GLF 16: Senior Level Leaders 

Judy Andrews | Attorney (Of Counsel), Apex Law Group
Dorothy Coletta |  Uweza Foundation, Board President
David Cook |  Nia Terro, Director, Strategy and Planning
Randi Hedin |  Heifer International, Board Chair
Rachel Hien |  PATH, Senior Project Administrator, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Douglas McNair |  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Deputy Director, Quantitative Sciences
Margi McClung |  Landesa, Deputy Chief Program Officer
Miguel Raimilla |  EarthCorps, Senior Partnerships Director
Gul Siddiqi |  International Rescue Committee, Development Manager

GLF 17: Mid-career Leaders 

Emily Claps |  GE Digital, Senior Project Engineer
Emily Carnahan |  PATH, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager
Katharine Shelley |  PATH, Health Systems Lead, Primary Health Care Program
Barbara Toorens |  Microsoft, Business Program Manager
Katrina Weeks |  Fos Feminista/Int'l Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere, Senior Business, Intelligence, Evaluation and Research Office

GLF 18: Senior Level Leaders

Keri Enright-Kato |  GHG Managment Institute, Managing Director
Shogofa Amini |  Sahar, Program Manager
Medard Ngueita |  World Relief Western Washington, Executive Director
Kristen Spangler |  Women's Link Worldwide, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Jessica Schroeder  |  Nia Tero, Managing Director of Operations
Ashley Jackson  |  PATH, Team Lead for Sexual & Reproductive Health

GLF 19: Mid-career/Senior Level Leaders

Evlyn Andrade |  EarthCorps, Executive Director
Carolyn Ching  |  CERES, Senior Manager, Food and Forests
Natalie Lawrence  |  PeaceTrees Vietnam, Community Engagement Manager
Jen Leff  |  Starbucks Foundation, Program Manager
Stuart Tenney  |  Hutchinson Centre Research Institute Uganda, Vice President
Elsa Watland  |  Remitly, Senior Program Manager, Global Network Expansion
KJ Zunigha  |  Linksbride, Associate

GLF 20: Senior Level Leaders

Jen Ankcorn |  Chandler Foundation, Operational Excellence Manager & EA to the CEO
Jason Barrett  |  Fred Hutch, Global Oncology, Senior Operations Manager
Elisha Bell  |  PATH, Senior Advisor, Programs & Innovation and External Affairs
Jessica Cohen  |  PATH, Director, Office of Research Affairs
Claire Cuccio  |  FIUTS, Development Manager
Jen Kidwell Drake  |  Gates Ventures, Women's Health Lead, Exemplars in Global Health/Director, Health and Life Sciences
Sandra Fried  |  Gates Foundation, Senior Program Officer
Linda Low |  APCO Worldwide, Director
Lisa Yeager |  Fred Hutch, Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research & Prevention, Program Manager

GLF 21: Mid-Career Leaders

Emily Combs | Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation, Assistant Director/Strategic Program Manager
Gabi Esparza | EarthCorps, Community and Volunteer Senior Manager
Emily Higbee | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Senior Program Manager, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Disha Patel | King County Public Health, Analytics & Informatics Branch Manager, Communicable Diseases & Immunizations
Parvati Patil | Global Health Labs, Senior Program Manager
Heather Pitorak | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Global Oncology, Program Manager
Hallie Pritchett | Center for Anti-racism & Community Health, Manager of Operations
Kathleen Rankin | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Senior Program Officer, Polio team
Carly Silverman | Conservation International, Senior Director Grants and Contracts