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Rear Admiral Mark Sucato, US Navy (Nov. 19th) – Navy Region Northwest Integration in the Navy Enterprise

Rear Admiral Mark's Bio Rear Adm. Mark Sucato graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. He holds master’s degrees in International Relations from Salve Regina University and Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. Additionally, he is [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:30:16-07:00November 19, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rear Admiral Mark Sucato, US Navy (Nov. 19th) – Navy Region Northwest Integration in the Navy Enterprise

Phillip Peters & Ragini Gupta, Renewal Food Bank (Nov. 12th)

Phillip Peters, Executive Director, Renewal Food Bank Ragini Gupta, Development and PR Manager, Renewal Food Bank Presentation Renewal - Your Neighborhood Food Bank, Serving High Quality & Culturally Relevant Offerings

By |2025-10-12T15:36:13-07:00November 12, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Phillip Peters & Ragini Gupta, Renewal Food Bank (Nov. 12th)

Dana Frank, President, TD Frank Family Properties (Nov. 5th)

Dana's Bio In 1950, Dana's father, Gerald Frank, arrived in Seattle at the age of 18. He fled the violent streets of Detroit and racist Jim Crow Laws in his van filled with his dream and his drumsticks knowing he can create a better life. Over 70 years later, [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:28:45-07:00November 5, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Dana Frank, President, TD Frank Family Properties (Nov. 5th)

Linda Hoffner, Wright Runstad & Company (Oct. 29th) – A Passion for Service and Placemaking; When personal and professional goals align

Linda's Bio Linda Hoffner is a General Manager at Wright Runstad & Company overseeing The Spring District development in the Bel-Red corridor of Bellevue. She oversees the operations of over 1.5M SF of completed office and retail space leased to Meta, the Global Innovation Exchange, Deloitte, Catalyst, and Bellevue [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:27:46-07:00October 29, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Linda Hoffner, Wright Runstad & Company (Oct. 29th) – A Passion for Service and Placemaking; When personal and professional goals align

Jim Barnhart, Sr Director of Agriculture, JE Austin (Oct 22nd) – Perspectives on the Middle East Conflicts

Jim's Bio Jim Barnhart is currently the Senior Director for Agriculture with JE Austin, an international consulting firm. He also serves as an External Advisor to McKinsey and Company. Jim has nearly 40 years of international and domestic development experience. He spent over two decades at USAID, living and [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:26:16-07:00October 22, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Jim Barnhart, Sr Director of Agriculture, JE Austin (Oct 22nd) – Perspectives on the Middle East Conflicts

Bryce Phillips, Founder/CEO, evo (Oct. 15th) – Blending Commerce, Cause, Culture & Community

Bryce Phillips studied finance, juggling school while living in Whistler BC, skiing professionally for companies including Patagonia and K2, and chasing winters around the world. In 2001 Bryce started evo, an action sports and outdoor lifestyle retail business, and in 2005 opened a flagship store in Seattle, Washington. Originally [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:24:10-07:00October 15, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Bryce Phillips, Founder/CEO, evo (Oct. 15th) – Blending Commerce, Cause, Culture & Community

Patrick Chun, Athletic Director, University of Washington (Oct. 1st)

Pat's Bio The University of Washington appointed Pat Chun as its 17th Director of Athletics on March 26, 2024.  Prior to that, Mr. Chun served in the same role at Washington State University in 2018 and earned the distinction of Under Armor Athletic Director of the Year in 2020. He has served [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:16:26-07:00October 1, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Patrick Chun, Athletic Director, University of Washington (Oct. 1st)

Matt Samwick, Founder and CEO of Innovation Realty Partners LLC (Sep. 24th) – Smart Growth on the Eastside/ Creating a Downtown in Sammamish

Matthew Samwick is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Realty Partners, LLC, a commercial real estate development company based in Bellevue, WA. Its mission is to help communities achieve their development goals by creating 360 degree, one-stop living centers, that honor people, prosperity, and the earth. Innovation Realty [...]

By |2024-09-25T09:08:19-07:00September 24, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Matt Samwick, Founder and CEO of Innovation Realty Partners LLC (Sep. 24th) – Smart Growth on the Eastside/ Creating a Downtown in Sammamish

Michael Greer, CEO of ArtsFund (Sep. 17th) – Arts and Culture Trends & Reflections

As a relationship builder, thought leader, and strategic planner, Michael brings three decades of experience in nonprofit and for-profit leadership to ArtsFund, supporting the mission to support the arts through leadership, advocacy, and grantmaking in order to build a healthy, equitable, and creative Washington. With degrees in economics, education, [...]

By |2024-09-18T06:33:46-07:00September 17, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Michael Greer, CEO of ArtsFund (Sep. 17th) – Arts and Culture Trends & Reflections

Jody Elsom, Founder/Owner, Elsom Cellars Winery (Sept. 10th)

Jody's Bio After graduating from the UW with a degree in construction management, Jody began a career in the construction industry, focused primarily on healthcare and biotechnology. She started with DPR Construction, then founded her own firm, Elsom Construction LLC before moving to the development side of the business [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:18:07-07:00September 10, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Jody Elsom, Founder/Owner, Elsom Cellars Winery (Sept. 10th)
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