People

Anchor, Northwest Cable News

Katharine Barrett is an Emmy award–winning broadcast journalist who spent two decades with CNN as a correspondent, anchor and producer covering business and financial news in New York, and more recently...

Senior Advisor, Meridian Capital

Mark Mennella is a senior advisor for Meridian Capital LLC, a Seattle–based investment banking firm focused on providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and recapitalization advisory services to middle...

Community Activist

Maryfrances Lignana is a community activist and an avid gardener who works with local plant organizations for native plant restoration. She is Board Chair of Earth Ministry, whose mission is to inspire and mobilize the...

Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Nelson Dong represents technology companies in international business transactions and investments — particularly those involving US export control or national security issues — at Dorsey & Whitney...

Associate Vice President of Media Relations and Communications, University of Washington

Norm Arkans has worked at the University of Washington since 1979 and overseen the University's media relations program since 1985. He was named to...

Ms. Fritz started off her career working for BBC radio and television, including the award-winning daily news journal The World Tonight, before joining the UK’s HM Treasury where she served in the office of the Chancellor of the...

Principal, Meridan Capital

Scott is the principal of Meridan Capital, an investment manager which serves as the general partner of a local hedge fund. Before founding Meridan Capital, Scott was with Talegen Holdings, a wholly-owned...

Vice President of Marketing, Decide.com

Ms. Causey is the vice president of marketing at Decide.com. She also serves as president of the Social Media Club's Seattle chapter and is on the board of Leadership Tomorrow. She has 15 years of...

Partner, GMMB

Susan Feeney is a partner at GMMB, a political, issue and cause communications firm. She joined the Seattle office in 2010. Susan co–leads the firm's strategic communications work with the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Community Volunteer

Susan has been involved with numerous nonprofit organizations over the past 20 years, including the UW Foundation, the Seattle Children's Museum, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Arts and Lectures, and the YMCA. Susan is the...