We are thrilled to welcome an incredible line up of speakers and panelists, all of which are current members of the SAAS community as parents, students, alumni, and alumni parents. This demonstrates how these important topics are shared as community values for SAAS.

SAAS Summit on May 5, 2024

Civic Engagement & Social Entrepreneurship
Featured Guests & Alumni Speakers

  • Dominique Alex

    CEO, Mary's Place,
    SAAS Parent

  • Ellis Andrews '20

    Vice President, Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW), SAAS Alum

  • Kaaren Andrews

    National Director, Center for High School Success, SAAS Parent

  • Ethan Bancroft '05

    Creative Content Strategist,
    City of Seattle, SAAS Alum

  • William Bell

    President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, SAAS Parent

  • Megan Birzell

    Washington State Director for the Wilderness Society, SAAS Parent

  • Gabby Borenstein '18

    Research Assistant, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Majority, SAAS Alum

  • Sophie Brooks '14

    Environmental Scientist King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, SAAS Alum

  • Sean Burrow

    Former US Navy Pilot, Director of Product Strategy & Operations at Google, SAAS Parent

  • Danny Cage, Jr.

    Branch Executive Director, YMCA of Greater Seattle, SAAS Parent

  • Tom Douglas

    Chef and Founder, TD & Co., Former Board Member for Share Our Strength, Food Lifeline, SAAS Alum Parent

  • Colleen Echohawk

    CEO of Eighth Generation,
    Past Director Chief Seattle Club,
    SAAS Parent

  • Austin Easter '10

    Conservation Director, Montezuma Land Conservancy, SAAS Alum

  • Nikki Eller '06

    Epidemiologist III for Washington State Department of Health, SAAS Alum

  • Kris Engskov

    Co-Founder & CEO of Rippl, Former Personal Aide in Clinton White House, SAAS Parent

  • Matthew Fulle '13

    Senior Strategist,
    Obama Foundation, SAAS Alum

  • Courtney Gregoire

    Chief Digital Safety Officer, Microsoft, SAAS Parent

  • Gabriel Greschler '14

    City Hall Reporter for the
    San Francisco Standard, SAAS Alum

  • Martinique Grigg

    Cofounder Grant Peak Capital,
    SAAS Parent

  • Aaron Hurst

    Co-Founder, Board.Dev, Storying.AI, Seattle Chamber of Connect and Shared Purpose, SAAS Parent

  • Rhonda Lewis

    Chief of Staff, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay,
    SAAS Alum Parent

  • Claire Mauksch '07

    The Bail Project, Assistant General Counsel, SAAS Alum

  • Dwayne McClain

    Deputy Court Administrator, Administrative Services, Seattle Municipal Court, SAAS Parent

  • Morva McDonald

    Vice President of Leadership and Governance, National Association of Independent Schools, SAAS Parent

  • Tara Moss '99

    Co-Executive Director, Public Defender Association, SAAS Alum & SAAS Parent

  • Alex Pedersen

    Chief Deputy Auditor of Snohomish County and former Seattle City Councilmember, SAAS Parent

  • Tim Punke

    Head of West Coast,
    Monument Advocacy, SAAS Parent

  • Cedric Rhodes '13

    Associate Portfolio Manager, Reforestation Strategy, SAAS Alum

  • Kirsten Saint Clair

    President, Bon Secours Mercy Health Urgent Care, SAAS Parent

  • Deborah Sepulveda

    Manager of Public Programs & Partnerships, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center,
    SAAS Parent

  • David Sheppard

    Regional Inspector General,
    Commerce Office of Inspector General, SAAS Alum Parent

  • Sheri Shnider '08

    Managing Attorney, Center for Children's Law and Policy
    (Washington D.C.), SAAS Alum

  • Darryl Smith

    Executive Director at HomeSight,
    SAAS Alum Parent

  • Aravind Swaminathan

    Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, SAAS Parent

  • Jerry Tone

    National Board Member, Trust for Public Land, SAAS Parent

  • Sophie True '16

    Project Manager for Seattle/King County Clinic, SAAS Alum

  • Jamal Whitehead

    United States District Judge,
    SAAS Parent

  • Sung Yang

    Former Deputy King County Executive, Board Chair DSA, Public Policy Consultant, SAAS Parent

“At each SAAS Summit, we intentionally invite multigenerational collaboration and problem-solving to build connections where there has been isolation, and to translate early failure into eventual success.”

-Rob Phillips, Head of School, SAAS

Past SAAS Summit Speakers Include

  • Deb Achak, Fine Art Photographer

  • Ali Alhadeff ‘06, Master of Social Work, WISE Co-Founder

  • Kathy Altman ‘05, Associate Medical Director, AbbVie Pharmaceutical Research and Development

  • Jasmine Alvarado-Salinas ’18, Activision Game Developer

  • Jennifer Ament, Artist/Owner Jennifer Ament Art

  • Melinda Amoratis, Principal Program Manager (PSX) Microsoft, Former Director of Cloudera, Co-Founder Efolio Logic

  • Tony Benton, Founder and Station Manager, Rainier Avenue Radio

  • Ben Bergman ’00, Senior Correspondent for Business Insider

  • Pat Bigatel, Sr. Vice President of Sales, SunPower

  • Jake Byrne ‘03, Versatile Builder, Developer

  • Jack Callaghan ‘10, SVP, Digital Technology at Enterprise Ireland

  • Rick Cantu, CEO & Co-Founder of Redapt

  • Jessica Carlin ‘01, Director of Marketing & Partnerships for Pickaxe Foundry

  • Derek Crain, Co-Founder, CEO Mindful Support Services/ Mindful Therapy Group

  • Jessica Crain, Co-Founder, COO Mindful Support Services/ Mindful Therapy Group   

  • Rick DuPree, Director of Community Partnerships, Independent Filmmaker

  • Colleen Echohawk, CEO of Eighth Generation, Past Director Chief Seattle Club  

  • Kris Engskov, Co-Founder & CEO, Rippl, Former President Starbucks US

  • Brad Evans, Former Seattle Sounders Player, Brand Ambassador at Sounders FC 

  • Erika Fairman ‘00, Owner/Operator, Snow Goose Produce

  • Elissa Fink, Former CMO Tableau, Current Advisor for Tech Companies

  • Cody Finke, Ph.D. ’08, CEO and Co-Founder of Brimstone  

  • Maya Flood ‘16, Senior Digital Designer for Parker Studio

  • Tom Flood, SAAS Innovations and Visual Arts & Media Teacher

  • Joel Gamoran ‘03, Sustainable Chef, Author, Entrepreneur

  • Wei Gao, Madrona Venture Capital, ASOS Board Member, Zero100

  • Rob Glaser, Chairman and CEO of Real Networks 

  • Ananda Goldrath, Executive Vice President, Allen Institute for Immunology       

  • Jay Goyal, CEO and CoFounder of Alongside, CoFounder Actively Learn, Microsoft 

  • Kaston Griffin ‘05, Global Strategic Partnerships and Acquisitions at Microsoft

  • Martinique Grigg, Founding Partner Grant Peak Capital, evo Board Chair

  • Ada Healey, Chief Real Estate Officer, Vulcan

  • Tamara Hendry, Brand and Growth Marketing Exec, Founder Hendry Consulting

  • Maria Hess, Head of AWS Venture Platform, Former Partner at Madrona Venture Labs

  • Jennifer Hing, Founder/Director Blue Turtles Swimming

  • Austen Holman ’04, Music Industry Artist Management   

  • Damien Huang, CEO Cotopaxi, former CEO Eddie Bauer

  • Sarah Imbach, Investor, Board Member, Entrepreneur

  • David Israel, Founder/CEO GOOD PLANeT Foods Foods, Founder POP Gourmet Foods

  • Bailey Jennings ‘16, Business Analyst at InCharge Energy

  • Jon Jones, CEO and Co-Founder Brighton Jones Wealth Management

  • Dr. Karly Kaplan, Angel Investor, Former Exec Coach and Doctor of Psychology

  • Glenn Kelman, President & CEO of Redfin

  • Japhet Koteen ‘91, Senior Project Developer for Mission Clean Energy

  • Lindsay Lawrence ’93, Founder/Owner of Metamorphic Gear      

  • Maddie Lee ‘15, Senior Policy Analyst at Enel North America

  • David Leeds, Founder of Tango Card 

  • Dan Levitan, Maveron (Venture Capital)

  • Julien Lewin ’16, Co-founder of Manatee Aquatic 

  • Duncan McCormick '14, Designer/Builder for DMC Land & Design

  • Ian McManus '16, Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A

  • Mike McSherry, CEO Xealth, Entrepreneur in Residence for Providence Health

  • Tony Mestres, SVP Arabella Advisors, Former President of Truveta and Seattle Foundation

  • Raven Morgan, Owner of Phenol 55

  • John Morris, Co-Founder, Owner of Mox Boarding House, Card Kingdom

  • Lyla Morris, Founder/Executive Director Gamers Engaged

  • Michele Mulnick ’08, Co-Founder of Redirect, Principal Clover Capital     

  • Andrew Newsome ’12, Vice President of Innoplast, Former VP at ScaleCo         

  • Will Niccolls, Founder/ CEO Green Latrine, Founder non-profit Sports in Schools

  • Pete Nordstrom, President and Chief Brand Officer for Nordstrom  

  • Nick Parisi, Founder/Owner Food Trucks Northwest

  • Tejal Pastakia, President and Founder, Pastakia and Associates Real Estate Development

  • Nicole Piasecki, Global Board & Business Strategy Expert, Board Member, Chair of Cybersecurity Sub-Committee Howmet Aerospace

  • Ronit Plank, Author and Podcaster

  • Bill Predmore, Co-Founder of Seattle Reign, Founder POP Marketing Agency, Arts Fund     

  • Teresa Predmore, Co-Founder of Seattle Reign         

  • Darryl Rawlings, Founder and CEO of Trupanion

  • Heather Redman, Flying Fish Partners (Venture Capital)

  • Mark Reddington, Partner at LMN Architects

  • Linden Rhoads, UW Board of Regents, Vice Provost UW Entrepreneurship and Co-Motion

  • Matt Rosauer, Principal, Pine Street Group

  • Lewis Rudd, Co-Founder Ezells, UW MBA Board, Co-Founder Raising Up Black Businesses

  • Dr. Atousa Salehi, Digital Health Strategist & Advisor at Redesign Health, former Sr. Director Clinical Products at Livongo

  • Adam Schoenfeld ‘01, CEO at Keyplay.io, Analyst at PeerSignal.org

  • Court Scott ‘94, Director of JamBase Operations

  • Rahul Shendure, CEO/ Director CarbonBuilt, Investor, Entrepreneur

  • Harley Sitner, Owner/Founder of Peace Vans

  • Brenda Spoonemore, NBA Senior VP Digital, Amazon Kindle, VP Worldwide Books

  • Adam Stelle ‘05, Co-founder of Loftium, COO Startup Weekend      

  • Melinda Torres, President and CEO, Doubleknot Creative

  • Ruth True, Founder of Nube, Regenerated Textiles    

  • Mark Vadon, Founder of Blue Nile, Zulily, Board Member Home Depot, QVC       

  • Andrew Westhoff ’16, Co-founder of Manatee Aquatic

  • Merrie Williamson, CVP MicrosoftAzure Infra, Women in Technology Speaker

  • Jacqueline Yang (McCormick),Team Owner and President, Seattle SuperHawks