Previous Program Participants

2023-24 Cohort

Courtney Altringer
Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo Advisors
Melissa Boland
Sr. Director of Sales & Conference Services
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Dan Crowley
General Manager
Gee Automotive
Meredith Devey
Director, Dornsife Center for Community Engagement
Whitworth University
Jen Fisher-Finnegan
Vice President, Client Service
BDS Connected Solutions
Jeff Galloway
Attorney/Partner
Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC
Timothy Hewitt
Senior Product Manager
Anaconda
Sarah Jones
District Manager – Montana and Wyoming
US Bank
Kori Keller
Project Manager
Johnston Architects
James King
Audit & Assurance Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Joseph Longworth
Sr. Manager, Operations Program Management
Jubilant HollisterStier
Steve McBride
Vice President, Operations
Skils'kin
Melissa Miller
Vice President, Loan Accounting
AgWest Farm Credit
Amanda Moorhouse (Markley)
Finance
Thrivent Financial
Leeanne Nikolao
Vice President, Application Services
AgWest Farm Credit
Ryan Overton
Communications Manager
Washington State Department of Transportation
Zach Proett
Area Vice President/Consultant
Arthur J. Gallagher
Jeremy Rodgers
Associate Vice President, Internal Operations
BDS Connected Solutions
Stephen Sykora
School Program Supervisor
Northwest Autism Center
Chelsea Updegrove
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Matt Wetzel
Commercial Relationship Manager
Umpqua Bank

Karlee Agee
Director of Performance and Innovation
Bouten Construction Company
James Beal
Director of Leadership and Talent Development
Kalispel Tribe of Indians/Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Chisa Blair
Account Executive, Commercial Elite
Parker Smith & Feek
Rachel Briscoe
Business Owner
Self
Toby Broemmeling
VP of State Programs
Skilskin
Erica Clark
Chief Home Officer
Randie Douse
Vice President of Employee Success
Treasury 4, Inc.
Lars Gilberts
AVP Community Development and Impact
Numerica Credit Union
Dave Gordon
Director of Retirement Planning
Ten Capital Wealth Advisors
Taylor Hoffard
AVP, Finance and Administration
Whitworth University
Leah Horton
Vice President, Philanthropy & Marketing
Second Harvest Inland Northwest
Adam Jackson
SVP, Commercial Banking Team Leader
RiverBank
Erik Johnson
Finance Manager
Itron, Inc.
Toni Parish
SVP, Appraisal Services
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Katrina Rathbun
Digital Member Experience Director
Canopy Credit Union
Brian Scott
Manager, Global Field Workforce Strategy & Employee Optimization
Pitney Bowes
Brian Ulrich
Vice President, Marketing and Learning Operations
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Sarah Utesch
Human Resources Generalist
Axis Residential

Blinn Carstensen
Senior Vice President
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Sara Clements-Sampson
Community Health Investment Manager
Providence Health Care
Shelly Colomb
VP, Business Banking Team Leader
US Bank
Greg Davis
Practice Leader, Roads & Highways,
Transportation Business Unit
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Andrew Dolan Sr.
Sales Manager
Spokane Public Facilities District
Adrienne Fischer
Continuous Improvement Leader
STCU
Addie Grow
Assistant Director of Internships & External Relations
Whitworth University
Kevin Illidge
Director of Business Operations
Spokane Youth for Christ
Sonja Jensen
Head of Lending Programs
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Doug Kapelke
Commercial Banking Relationship Officer
Numerica Credit Union
Amanda Landreth
Lending Business Analyst, AVP
Washington Trust Bank
Mary McDirmid
Managing Director
MassMututal Northwest
Mike Parkes
Automation Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
Spencer Shanholtzer
HR & Culture Director
Canopy Credit Union
Kastle Soliai
VP of Human Resources
RiverBank
Brooke Spink
Chief Development Officer
Baker Construction & Development
Michael Truex
GPSS Manager of Project Management
Avista
Stacy Tschuor
Practice Leader, Smart Mobility, Transportation Business Unit
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Jason Verduzco
Government & Community Affairs Director
Verizon Wireless