STAFF and BOARD
SUSTAINABLE PATH FOUNDATION STAFF
Nora Burton is our Operations and Program Manager. She has over 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, five of which have been in philanthropy. Nora is passionate about the interconnections between different issues and is specifically interested in animal welfare, social justice and the environment. She has her Master of Social Work Administration from the University of Washington. Nora is on the Steering Committee of the Seattle Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.
Contact Nora if you would like to learn more about our programs, grants, volunteering, or making a donation. She can be reached at 206-443-8464 or via email at nora@sustainablepath.org.
Kerri Hamilton is our 2010 Spring and Summer Intern. She is currently finishing up her Master in Public Administration at the Evan’s School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Kerri spent last summer working for Sustainable Magnolia, helping them bring recycling to their neighborhood Summerfest and Farmer’s Market. Before returning to school, Kerri was a manager at Starbucks for three years and worked a total of 10 years for the company. Kerri is passionate about all things coffee and the environment.
Tiffany Huoth is our 2010 Summer intern. Graduating from Mercer Island High School in 2009, Tiffany is currently attending Stanford University and is planning to major in Management Science and Engineering. She has also worked as a research assistant at the Stanford University Psychology Department. Tiffany hopes to later attend graduate school and earn her MBA. Her other interests include volunteering, reading, and baking. She is excited to work with the Sustainable Path Foundation this summer and learn more about the organization, as well as the issues and organizations involved with the Foundation.
SUSTAINABLE PATH FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS
Carol Barone was born and raised on a farm in rural Montana and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology from Montana State University. In 1990, she relocated to the Seattle area and joined Immunex, where she held a variety of positions in the Immunology and Inflammation Departments. In 2001, she assumed an operational and project management role, acting as a scientific liaison between the research and varied business functions first at Immunex, and then later at Amgen. Carol can also be found as a regular volunteer at Leg Up for Kids, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children with disabilities.
Matt Chadsey is a project leadership consultant working for Point B Solutions Group in Seattle. He offers rich experience in bringing diverse business, technical, and scientific stakeholders together to accomplish complex projects in the high-tech, environmental, healthcare, retail, non-profit and utility sectors. Prior to joining Point B, he served in a number of leadership positions, including operations director of a national non-profit, project management director for an e-commerce consultant, and commercial program manager for municipal utilities in Palo Alto and Seattle. Matt graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Science and Technology Studies.
David Cosman has a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology from Pennsylvania State University. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, M.D., in 1983 he joined Immunex where he held several positions in discovery research including Vice President and Director of Molecular Biology. After the aquisition by Amgen, he continued to work in research, most recently as a Scientific Director, until retiring in November 2005. During his scientific career, David served on the Keystone Symposia Scientific Advisory Board and as a member of the Faculty of 1000. He has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is listed as one of the Institute for Scientific Information’s highly cited scientists in Immunology.
June Eisenman is a board co-chair. Her core board responsibilities include communications, engagement, finance and strategic planning. June studied endocrinology and nutrition in the Animal Sciences Department at Washington State University and received a M.S. in 1982. June entered the Biotechnology sector, working at Immunex from 1982 to 2002 as a scientist in the Cellular Biochemistry, Experimental Hematology and Protein Chemistry Departments, and at Amgen from 2002 to 2007 as a Senior Scientist in the Protein Sciences Department.
Lowell Ericsson joined the Board in 2008. He is involved in the Foundation’s Finance/Investment Committee, Engagement Committee and Seminar Committee. Lowell’s undergraduate major was in chemistry at Beloit College, 1946 - 1950, and biochemistry in the graduate school at the University of Chicago, 1951-1955. He has been a chemist is the Space Medicine Group at the Boeing Company, a research scientist in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, and most recently was a scientist in the Protein Chemistry Departments of Immunex/Amgen. He is also the owner/partner in AAA Laboratory.
Anson Fatland is a Senior Program Officer at the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation where he manages the Science & Technology and Education grant-making programs. Prior to joining the Allen Foundation in 2008, Anson spent seven years in San Francisco, most recently working in life sciences venture capital where he invested in therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device, health & wellness, and biofuel companies. He began his professional career at Exelixis, a San Francisco-based biotech where he was a process chemist and project team leader, working on the pre-clinical development of several anti-cancer compounds, many culminating in human clinical trials. Anson earned a BSc in chemistry from UW, a PhD from WSU, and an MBA from Berkeley.
Richard Gayle After earning B.S. from the California Institute of Technology, getting a Ph.D. from Rice University and doing his postdoctoral work in the lab of Dr. Marvin Caruthers at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Richard joined Immunex in 1986, where he worked in Discovery Research, using his expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology and protein expression on a wide variety of projects. Leaving Immunex in 2002, he worked on several projects for the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association, including Invest Northwest. In 2004, he joined Etubics Corporation, a biotech startup focused on developing vaccines for the 21st Century, as Vice President, Research. In 2008, he founded a new venture, SpreadingScience, dedicated to providing new internet technologies for researchers, permitting them to access and distribute the large data sets now being generated.
Nan McKay is a consultant to nonprofit organizations and foundations. She developed and led the Environmental Sustainability Program for The Russell Family Foundation. During her six years with TRFF, Nan managed the award of 350 grants to 157 nonprofit organizations in Washington state. From 1985 to 2002 Nan served three Washington Governors in leading work to clean up and protect Puget Sound. She chaired the Puget Sound Action Team and was deputy director and executive director of the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority. She also worked on energy policy with local governments in the Northwest and spent seven years at the League of Oregon Cities working on land use and growth management, community and economic development, election laws, juvenile justice, jail standards, municipal courts, emergency medical services, and energy policy. She has served on and chaired a variety of public and nonprofit boards, commissions and task forces working on issues including energy conservation, land use, mental health, international relations, libraries, jail standards, ethics, environmental education, sustainability, coastal indicators, and management of estuaries.
Carol Olson is a board co-chair and Grants committee member. She began working at Immunex in 1987 as a clinical trial monitor and left her position as Senior Manager of Medical Writing with Amgen in 2003. Before joining Immunex, Carol did laboratory research and later held positions in quality control, clinical and regulatory affairs, and quality assurance with companies manufacturing biologics and medical devices. Carol has a B.A. in Medical Technology from Augsburg College and is certified as a Medical Technologist and Specialist in Blood Banking by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Linda Park has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan and spent 18 years in the Discovery Research group at Immunex. Linda focused her scientific career on human immune system research, and was director of the Biochemistry Department for 10 years. During her last 3 years at the company, Linda undertook the role of scientific representative and liaison for planning, design and construction of the new Immunex research and development center at Interbay, now home to Amgen Washington. Linda retired from Immunex in 2002 and is now directing her time and scientific experience to projects in the non-profit and philanthropic arenas. She is passionate about bringing both the value of collaboration and cooperation, and an understanding of the interconnected nature of our world, to these new ventures. Among other activities, Linda serves on the community grant making committee for The Seattle Foundation. Linda was one of the original founders of Sustainable Path and a current co-chair.
Abbe Sue Rubin is a retired statistician who currently serves as Treasurer and Secretary of Sustainable Path. She also serves as Treasurer for Music of Remembrance, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering Holocaust musicians. Before retiring in 2004, Abbe spent 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. She was Vice President of Biometrics at Immunex, responsible for statistical and data management functions related to the design and analysis of clinical trials. She also served as a statistical consultant to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center focusing on AIDS vaccine research. Abbe holds a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rochester, M.A. degree in mathematics from Indiana University, and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from MIT.
Jennifer Slack was born and educated in Northern California, earning a BSc in biology from California State University, Chico. Having moved to the Puget Sound region over 35 years ago she considers herself a de facto Northwest native. In 1984, after 10 years of working in various labs at the Puget Sound Blood Center, she began working at Immunex where she did basic research in membrane biochemistry and protease inhibition. Always an avid world traveler she’s had more time to pursue this passion since retiring from Amgen in 2007. She has been a member of our Grants Committee for the last two years and helps in writing the monthly e-newsletter. She also serves on the boards of the Puget Sound Mycological Society and the Daniel E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation thus exploring another passion, wild mushrooming.
