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Seattle Humane Society Staff
David Loewe
Chief Operations Officer & Interim Executive Director
David Loewe joined the Seattle Humane Society in November 2006. He has held the position of Director of Facilities, Director of Operations, and is currently the Chief Operations Officer. David also acts as the Safety/L&I liason and leads our Disaster Response and Recovery Program.
Prior to the Seattle Humane Society, David spent over 20 years in management operation roles in commercial nuclear power with Kansas Gas & Electric, high speed European passenger rail with Talgo-America, and GPS-Data collection systems with Connected NW-Nextel.
David, and his wife Judy have volunteered at the Seattle Humane Society as foster care coordinators, on special events teams, and in the web photo program to help the shelter animals put their best paws forward. At home, David and Judy have five cats known as the "CAATZ" for Cooper, Alex, Angel, Tucker and Zach. Angel and Tucker are both SHS alumni and have had extensive, successful surgery by the wonderful Vet Services team.
Ken Farmer
Chief Financial Officer
Ken joined the Seattle Humane Society in 1984 as an accountant. He has held numerous financial positions since then including Controller and Finance Director. Currently Ken serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Ken originally came to Seattle from Chicago to attend Seattle Pacific University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, and he has lived in the region ever since. His family includes two black labs, Traveler and Trecker, two cats, Thomas and Taz, an American Saddlebred mare, Autumn, and two Morgan horses.
Rhonda Parks Manville
Director of Marketing
Rhonda Parks Manville came to the Seattle Humane Society from the international relief and development organization World Concern, where she led the agency's strategic communications for donor development, special events, branding and marketing. Prior to working in nonprofit, Rhonda was an award-winning journalist covering culture, politics, and social justice issues. She earned her bachelor's degree in Journalism from San Francisco State University and her Master's in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband Todd, daughter Chloe, two shelter dogs, one elderly feline, 10 laying hens, and a rooster named Red.
Brynn Blanchard
Director of Development
Brynn joined the Seattle Humane Society staff after working for six years at the Point Defiance Zoo Society in Tacoma, where she led the organization's largest capital campaign in its 103-year history. At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, she held a variety of fundraising positions including Deputy Director, Interim Executive Director and Major Gifts and Grants Manager. She is a founding board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, South Sound Chapter, and a member of South Sound Planned Giving Council.
Tina Leader
Director of Human Resources
Tina has joined the Seattle Humane Society with over 20 years of generalist experience in the field of Human Resources spanning several industries.
Tina's prior positions have included all aspects of human resources including recruiting, compensation planning, benefits administration, employee relations, employment law, payroll, workers compensation, strategic planning and evaluation of operations.
Tina shares her home with her husband Jaren and the love of her life, golden retriever Charlie, adopted from the Seattle Humane Society. Human Resources is like 'herding cats' and Tina loves every minute of it!
Sally Brunette
Major Gifts Officer
Sally came to the Seattle Humane Society after a long career as a fundraising consultant specializing in capital and endowment fundraising. She helped organizations raise more than $25 million in funding working as an individual consultant and with The Collins Group, the region’s premier fund-raising consulting firm. Clients included Four Winds*Westward Ho, a residential summer camp on Orcas Island, and The Overlake School, a secondary school with students in 5th -12th grades in Redmond. She lives on the Eastside with her husband, two children and a rambunctious labradoodle named Chloe.
Katie Olsen
Shelter Manager
Katie was born and raised in Seattle. She began working at the Seattle Humane Society in 2003 as an adoption advisor. During her seven years at the shelter, she has supervised the foster program and served as the Kennel Manager. Currently, Katie holds position of Shelter Manager. Previously, she worked at a vet hospital for three years and was a certified dog trainer. Katie shares her home with Jager and Jack, 3 year old Weimaraners both adopted from the Seattle Humane Society, Brownie, a toy Fox Terrier also adopted from the Seattle Humane Society, Sammy, a Jack Russell Terrier, and Buddy, a Siamese mix cat.
Catherine Smith
Annual Giving and Donor Relations Manager
Catherine Smith joined the Seattle Humane Society in March of 2003 as a volunteer, and became the Development Assistant in June of 2003. She has held the position of Development Coordinator, Membership Services Supervisor and is currently the Annual Giving and Donor Relations Manager. In this capacity she oversees the Seattle Humane Society’s direct mail program, gift processing department and small (less than $500) third party fundraising activities.
Prior to the Seattle Humane Society, Catherine worked in data management at Microsoft, and has served as a database consultant for 12 years.
Catherine shares her home with her partner Ben and many rescued animals including four dogs: Lexi, Blue, Barnie and Peanut; as well as three cats: Delta, Tau and Rho. Both Tau and Rho were adopted from the Seattle Humane Society. Completing Catherine’s furry family is her 32-year-old horse Teddie.
Board of Directors
Chair
Charles J. Stempler
Owner/President, AlphaGraphics
Vice Chair
John M. Corby
Vice Chair
Martha G. Fuller
Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO, Vulcan Inc.
Secretary
Mary Kay Wright
Senior Vice President - Investment Officer - Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Jeffrey A. Christianson
General Counsel, F5
Mark E. Christopher, CPA
Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Kathleen Conroy
Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, CISCO
Michael Ellison
Chris Falco, CPA, CBI
Partner and Shareholder, Falco-Sult & Company, PS
Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente
Director, Consumer Strategy, Microsoft
Jonathan Hensley
President, Regence Blue Shield in Washington
Elwood W. Hertzog
CEO, Spectra Lux Corporation
Dean Kattler Area Vice President, Waste Management - Pacific Northwest
Kaycee Krysty
CEO, Laird Norton Tyee
James T. Linardos
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Sean P. McCann, JD
Partner, Seattle Office, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Jennifer McCausland President, Ashton McCausland Public Affairs
Wm. Kenneth McGraw, JD, MBA
Founder, Virtual GC, PLLC
Edward M. Pasatiempo
Partner, The Clarion Group
Leslie Phinney
CEO/Creative Director, Phinney Bischoff Design House
Daniel Rosen, Ph.D.
President/CEO, Dan Rosen & Associates
Gary Vitalone
Resident Managing Director, Aon Risk Insurance Services West, Inc.
Michele M. Vivona
SVP, Litigation Services, LexisNexis
Herbert E. Weisbaum
Anchor/Consumer Problem Solver, KOMO Newsradio and KOMO 4 News