Kendra specializes in creative marketing, community outreach and engagement, and human resources management, including volunteer recruitment and utilization. In her current position, she serves as the Deputy Director for Community Assistance Network of Del Norte County, California, she has helped spur meaningful alliances with diverse agencies. She has helped lead those alliances to execute community gardens, mobile food pantries, and other human services programs. In her previous position as Executive Director of Stillwater Life Services (SLS), a nonprofit pregnancy care center, Kendra helped develop several strategic alliances with the women’s clinic. Kendra has received extensive training in non-profit leadership, including executive leadership, financial management of non-profits, fundraising and much more. She recently helped develop the Del Norte Continuum of Care to end homelessness and is in process of developing the first Food Policy Council in Del Norte.
Stephen has been involved in development for 35 years. In his current position, he is responsible for strategic alliances, business planning, marketing, and executive coaching. Previously, as SVP Marketing and Alliances at Tidal Software, Stephen led business development with a focus on strategic alliances. He was also the CMO responsible for branding, promotion, lead generation, and sales tools. Before that, he worked as VP of Alliances at NetIQ where he was responsible for global alliances, with a particular focus on Microsoft, HP, EDS, and government, and for alliance marketing systems and materials. Stephen currently serves as volunteer for a number of non-profits, including on the Board of Directors at NW Biodiesel Network, Business Alliances chair at Snoqualmie Valley Healthy Community Coalition, Marketing Advisor at the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network, Public Information Officer at Western Washington MECS, Emergency Coordinator for the North Bend ARES Team, and Division Legislative Action Coordinator for the ARRL. He earned a BSEE from Enterprise University, and is a member of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals.
Marty has been involved in nonprofit leadership for 25 years. In his current position as CEO of Habitat for Humanity Seattle/South King County, he is responsible for building strategic alliances within the community. Previously, as Senior Director of Global Program Design at Habitat for Humanity International, Marty was responsible for defining investment criteria, implementing a design, planning, monitoring and evaluating function, and continuing the development of strategic alliances as a means to achieve scale and sustainability. Before that, as Vice President of Collaboration and Strategic Partnerships at Habitat for Humanity International, he was responsible for growing successful Gulf Coast alliance development and management work to the broader U.S. context. He developed and led the division for Habitat for Humanity International focusing on strategic alliances that reshaped the traditional Habitat for Humanity model to achieve service to thousands of families in the gulf coast area. Marty currently serves as Vice President for The Housing Development Consortium of King County and is Board Secretary for the State Support Organization of Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Washington. He earned BSW and Bachelors in Sociology from Dordt College.
Julienne has been involved in development for eight years. In her current position, she is responsible for all development and communications for College Track, a national nonprofit serving 1,000 high school and college students in the San Francisco Bay Area and New Orleans. As Director of Development and Communications, Julienne works closely with the Board of Directors to raise an annual operating budget of $4 million and is currently closing a $6 million capital campaign. Over the past three years, Julienne has played an integral role launching a joint venture with the Urban League of Greater New Orleans. Additionally, Julienne has helped create a partnership with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to expand College Track's services from 200 to 500 students in San Francisco. Previously, Julienne served as Deputy Director at Capital Partners for Education, where she oversaw fundraising, communications, and strategic partnerships with more than 15 private and parochial schools in Washington, DC. She has also served as a strategy consultant for the African Leadership Academy and Habitat for Humanity. Julienne earned a BA in Government from Georgetown University and an MBA in nonprofit management and strategy from the Yale School of Management.
The Leadership Series will take place in the Upper Gwinn on the Seattle Pacific University Campus. SPU is located only minutes from Downtown Seattle and and is easily accessible by public transportation. The full address is:
Seattle Pacific University 3307 Third Avenue West Seattle, Washington 98119
The September 1, 2010, session will take place in the Upper Gwinn. This is located in Gwinn Commons, the Main Dining Hall Building on the Campus of Seattle Pacific University. When you enter the building you will see elevators in front of you. Take the elevators up to the 3rd floor. The Upper Gwinn takes up the entire 3rd floor. You will see our registration table as you exit the elevator.
Public Transportation Seattle Pacific University is accessible by Metro Bus. King County Metro serves the campus via three bus routes: Route 13, Route 17 and Route 31. The metro bus stop is on the corner of 3rd Avenue and Nickerson Street. The website for King County Metro is: http://www.kingcounty.gov/
Walking Directions from the Metro Bus Stop to Upper Gwinn As you exit the bus, make a right on 3rd Avenue. Take this to W. Bertona Street. Make a Right on W. Bertona Street. Stay on W. Take this to 6th Avenue, West. Make a left on 6th Ave. Gwinn Commons will be your second building on the left. Go in the main entrance and take the elevator to the 3rd floor/Upper Gwinn. You will see our registration table as you exit the elevator. It is approximately 2 city blocks or a 10 minute walk, which is partially up hill, from the bus stop to our meeting room location.
Directions by Car From the North or South
Option 1: Coming from the north or south on I-5, take the Mercer Street Exit (#167). Coming off the exit ramp, get into the right-hand lanes. Turn right onto Fairview Street. Continue to the stoplight and turn left onto Valley Street. At the next stoplight, turn right onto Westlake Avenue. Follow Westlake Avenue around Lake Union until it becomes Nickerson Street. Stay straight on Nickerson Street and turn left onto Third Avenue West. You are now on campus. Remain on Third Avenue West for three blocks, and then turn right onto W. Dravus Street and right again on 6th Avenue West. Gwinn Commons will be on your right.
Option 2: Coming from north or southbound on I-5, take the N. 50th Street Exit (#169) marked "Seattle Pacific University." Turn west onto N. 50th and proceed to Fremont Avenue N. Turn left onto Fremont and cross the Fremont Bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge onto Florentia Street. Go one block and turn right onto Nickerson Street. Continue on Nickerson to Third Avenue W. and turn left. You are now on campus. Remain on Third for three blocks, and then turn right onto W. Dravus Street and right again on 6th Avenue West. Gwinn Commons will be on your right.
Parking at SPU Dravus Parking Lot Dravus Street West Seattle, WA 98819
This is a tiered parking structure with over 400 spots. It is open 24 hours and is free to park here. This parking lot is utilized by faculty, students and visitors to SPU. Parking spots are on a first come, first serve basis. You will need to display a permit on the dashboard of your car. Parking permits can be obtained at the CFNPS registration table. It is approximately a 3-5 minute walk from the parking lot to the meeting location.
Driving Directions to the Dravus Parking Lot From 3rd Avenue, when you enter campus: Remain on Third Avenue West for three blocks, then turn right onto W. Dravus Street and right again into the tiered parking lot
From the Venue, Gwinn Commons: Make a left on 6th Avenue West. Stay on this to West Dravus Street. Make a left on West Dravus Street. The Dravus Parking Lot will be on your left.
Walking Directions from the Dravus Parking Lot to the Venue When you exit the parking lot, you will be at the bottom of the "Hill". Go up the steps to your right and continue to your right. You will come to the Main Square. Gwinn Commons will be across the Main Square to your left. There will be directional signs for you to follow from the Dravus Parking lot to our meeting at Gwinn Commons. When you enter the building you will see elevators in front of you. Take the elevators up to the 3rd floor. The Upper Gwinn takes up the entire 3rd floor. You will see our registration table as you exit the elevator.
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Hotel Accommodations
Most hotels near the Leadership Series venue are within the $100 - $189 per night range. The following hotels are within a three-mile radius of the venue:
Our unique one-on-one mentoring sessions offer you the opportunity to sit down with an experienced fundraising professional for 30 minutes to discuss any questions that are specific to your organization. Mentoring sessions cover the same topics as the seminars, and we will assign you a mentor based on his/her availability at your requested times.
Mentoring sessions are available for the cost of $0.00 per session. If you register for a full Summit pass, 0 mentoring sessions are included in the pass.
Below is a list of mentors who will be available at the Summit. Please note that you must register to attend at least one seminar in order to sign up for a mentor.
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$ 110.00
8:30 AM-12:00 PM
