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Mike Preiner, Founder, The Math Agency (Sept. 3rd) – Closing educational gaps in Bellevue Public Schools

Mike Preiner is the founder of The Math Agency; their mission is to close educational gaps in public schools. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University and has founded and sold two software and analytics companies. Mike grew up in a low-income family in rural Minnesota, [...]

By |2024-09-04T06:41:12-07:00September 3, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Mike Preiner, Founder, The Math Agency (Sept. 3rd) – Closing educational gaps in Bellevue Public Schools

Mari Horita, The Seattle Kraken, One Roof Foundation (Aug. 27th) – Our Commitment to the Community

Mari's Bio As Senior Vice President, Social Impact & Government Relations for the Seattle Kraken and Executive Director of One Roof Foundation, Mari Horita sits on the team’s Executive Committee and leads the development and implementation of the social impact, community engagement, philanthropic, and DE&I vision and strategy for [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:18:57-07:00August 27, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Mari Horita, The Seattle Kraken, One Roof Foundation (Aug. 27th) – Our Commitment to the Community

Dave Walsh, Consultant of Dave Walsh Consulting (Aug. 20th) – From Carbon Curious to Concrete Reductions: Reducing Building Material Emissions

Dave Walsh is a Green Construction Consultant and Registered Architect at Dave Walsh Consulting and has over 34 years of experience working with architects, developers, contractors, and public agencies to measure and reduce embodied carbon in their projects. His project experience includes leading the Zero Carbon, LEED, and Salmon [...]

By |2024-09-04T06:41:56-07:00August 20, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Dave Walsh, Consultant of Dave Walsh Consulting (Aug. 20th) – From Carbon Curious to Concrete Reductions: Reducing Building Material Emissions

Alicia Quaco, President of Eastside Health Network (Aug. 13th) – Transforming Healthcare through Value-Based Care

Alicia was born and raised in San Diego, CA and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy where she was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Air Force. She was trained by the Department of Defense as a Contracting Officer specializing in contract negotiations. As an [...]

By |2024-08-14T15:17:05-07:00August 13, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Alicia Quaco, President of Eastside Health Network (Aug. 13th) – Transforming Healthcare through Value-Based Care

Kim Lorenz (May 19th) Paths our Lives can take from business to philanthropy

Kim's Bio Kim Lorenz is an award-winning, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and visionary who founded two companies starting at age 26. He built and ran them successfully, then sold both to Fortune 500 companies after 20 years. He then became a CEO for a Paul Allen company. Today, aside from [...]

By |2026-05-12T19:00:30-07:00August 11, 2024|Current Speaker, Speaker, Upcoming Speaker|Comments Off on Kim Lorenz (May 19th) Paths our Lives can take from business to philanthropy

Tom Stamman, Co-Founder, Impact Ministries International (Aug. 6th) – Protecting the Most Vulnerable by Building a Self-Sustaining Community

We created Impact Ministries International (IMI) out of a strong desire to live out our faith in God and love for Jesus. In the early 2000s, during a visit to Honduras, homeless children and adults were looking through the garbage dumps for food to eat. This was horrific to [...]

By |2024-08-09T17:50:24-07:00August 6, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Tom Stamman, Co-Founder, Impact Ministries International (Aug. 6th) – Protecting the Most Vulnerable by Building a Self-Sustaining Community

Sande Golgart (May 26th) Leadership, Relationship, and Life Circumstances

Sande's Bio Sande Golgart is a transformational leadership advisor, speaker, and founder of An Expansive Life. Following a successful career as a Division I athlete, Sande spent nearly three decades as a senior executive in corporate America, where he led teams, drove growth, and developed a deep understanding of [...]

By |2026-05-04T07:48:51-07:00August 4, 2024|Speaker, Upcoming Speaker|Comments Off on Sande Golgart (May 26th) Leadership, Relationship, and Life Circumstances

Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, WA Retail Association (July 30th) – The State of Retail, and Major Issues Facing the Retail Industry

Discussing the economic impact of brick and mortar retail in our communities, and issues of importance to retail in WA State Mark joined the Washington Retail Association in January of 2005 as the Director of Government Affairs. In June 2006 he was promoted to Vice President. Mark is responsible [...]

By |2024-07-31T09:45:11-07:00July 30, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, WA Retail Association (July 30th) – The State of Retail, and Major Issues Facing the Retail Industry

Dean A. Holly (June 2nd) Impact on Sourcing Decisions in the Apparel and Footwear Industry

Kim's Bio Dean A. Holly’s career reflects a series of well-timed pivots driven by opportunity and experience. He developed an early interest in apparel while working for Seattle-based Squire Shops during high school and college. He earned a BA in Business from the University of Washington, where he also [...]

By |2026-05-12T19:23:21-07:00July 28, 2024|Speaker, Upcoming Speaker|Comments Off on Dean A. Holly (June 2nd) Impact on Sourcing Decisions in the Apparel and Footwear Industry

Ettore Palazzo MD, FACP, Chief Executive Officer for EvergreenHealth (July 23rd) – 2024 State of Healthcare Update from EvergreenHealth

Dr. Palazzo was appointed the Chief Executive Officer for EvergreenHealth and Superintendent of King County Public Hospital District No. 2 in December 2023. Prior to the Chief Executive role, he served for four and half years as EvergreenHealth’s Chief Medical and Quality Officer. In total, Dr. Palazzo has been [...]

By |2024-07-25T10:37:57-07:00July 23, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Ettore Palazzo MD, FACP, Chief Executive Officer for EvergreenHealth (July 23rd) – 2024 State of Healthcare Update from EvergreenHealth
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