WASHINGTON - Key Persons
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- Office Managing Partner / KPMG LLC
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- Board Secretary / Director Quality & Ops
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- Chief Advancement Officer
Barbie is a highly experienced non-profit manager, development, and communications professional with over 30 years of experience implementing successful fundraising campaigns, engaging boards, and coordinating team efforts to ensure annual and long-term financial goals are met. She is skilled in relationship management and working with diverse donor constituencies - public, private, and corporate - and managing, coordinating, and motivating staff and volunteers to meet fundraising goals and improve organization visibility.
Barbie most recently served as the Executive Director of the One Eighty Foundation, an innovative national corporate non-profit that provided funding and resources for good to children and families in need. There she served as the strategic and inspirational leader to the Board of Directors, company employees, sponsors, and funding agencies to achieve strategic and mission goals.
Locally, Barbie serves on the Advisory Committee of the Philanthropist Forum, the Corporate Giving Network, and the United Way Business and Workplace Engagement Committees. She is a 16-year member of the Seattle #4 Rotary serving on the Board of Trustees, the International Service, Membership, and Program Committees. Barbie has served on many local boards, including Teens in Public Service (Board Chair), the Ronald McDonald House, the Seattle Police Foundation, Vital Voices, and the Outstanding Mother Awards Council for the American Lung Association.
Barbie is thrilled to be championing the development and communication efforts of JAWA and serve as its first Chief Advancement Officer.
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- Chief Administrative & Financial Officer
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- Director, Labor Relations / Walmart
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- Program Assistant, Southeastern
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- Regional Program Manager, Northern
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- Director of Special Events
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- Regional Program Manager, Southeastern
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- Regional Program Manager, South Puget Sound
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- Vice President, Marketing & Communications / Heritage University
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- JA Finance Park & Experiential Learning Manager
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- President Emeritus / Edmonds College
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- Vice President, Operations Services
Jan swapped the Emerald Isle of Ireland for the Emerald City of Seattle and since then has managed a music school and a communications company, as well as immersing herself in American life and culture through work, volunteering, friendships, and interests.
Prior to moving to the U.S., Jan worked in the research facility of her alma mater, Tyndall Institute, and as a Senior Executive in Ireland's largest advertising agency. But her longest and most fulfilling tenure was as the Managing Director of an Opera Company producing 50+ productions: large-scale operas including La Traviata, La boheme, and Carmen, as well as operetta and musical theater productions such as Oklahoma, The King & I, and Me & My Girl, all in support of the larger programming aspirations of the company. Second only to that in terms of time and passion was Jan's over-a-decade commitment to Threshold, a housing charity as part of their finance committee to secure a right to housing, in particular for households experiencing poverty and exclusion.
Jan has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University College of Cork (UCC) and diplomas in Marketing, Quality Management, and Human Resource Management from UCC and CIT. Jan is also a winner of the Arts Council of Ireland Management Bursary in recognition of her service to the Arts in Ireland.
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- Regional Program Manager, Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho
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- Managing Director, PNW / Global Sales / Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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- Special Events & Development Coordinator, Southeastern
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- Senior Director of Grants
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- Special Projects Coordinator, Southeastern
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- Director of Communications
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- Regional Program Manager, King County
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- Accounts Payable / Accounting Clerk
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- Chairman of the Board
- Chief Experience Officer
- Senior Vice President
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- Managing Director, Region Manager / Union Bank
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- Senior Vice President, Finance
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- Admin
- Director of Community Relations
- Owner
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- Director of South Puget Sound & Operations
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- Statewide Programs Director
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- CEO
- President
- President & CEO of Junior Achievement of WA
Natalie Vega O'Neil is the President & CEO of Junior Achievement of WA, the largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. With 20 years' experience in non-profit leadership, and a commitment to breaking the cycle of poverty; Natalie is a relentless advocate for marginalized, underserved and vulnerable communities. As a dynamic Latinx leader steeped in early childhood development and educational programs, Natalie is the first female and first person of color to lead Junior Achievement of WA in its 68-year history.
Natalie has a rich background in nonprofit leadership as the associate vice president of Save the Children; founding staff member at Thrive by Five Washington; and co-founder and director of early childhood education for a public charter school in Los Angeles, California. This background has charged her mission and resolve to provide access and equity to education for all families.
Natalie's team of over 600 at Save the Children, a global humanitarian agency, executed domestic programs focused on early childhood education and grade-level reading across 38 states, reaching more than 300,000 children. While at Thrive by Five Washington, Natalie co-led the development of a statewide Quality Rating & Improvement System, as well as the state's work on developing kindergarten readiness indicators.
In addition to these programs, Natalie has a breadth and depth of experience rolling up her sleeves to help build and nurture a host of non-profit programs including the creation of bilingual, play-based birth to five programs, and an onsite health clinic, for children and families living in severe poverty; worked for other non-profits, including Make-A-Wish Foundation and the YWCA; and organizing advocacy efforts to raise awareness and support for programs that promote children's well-being and racial & geographic equity.
Natalie is a skilled fundraiser, securing tens of million dollars in individual, foundation, corporate, state, and federal grants; and holds a master's degree in Early Childhood Education and Child Development from the Erikson Institute. Natalie was recently named a Reign FC Legend in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the Seattle community and featured by Seattle ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America) as a Latina Trailblazer. Natalie serves as a board member for Children's Institute and Leadership Tomorrow and is also President-Elect for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
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- CFO / the Commerce Bank of WA
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Executive
Rose is an accomplished senior executive with comprehensive experience leading organizations through transition. Throughout her career, she has established a reputation as a transformational leader driven by challenge, undeterred by obstacles, and committed to furthering standards of excellence.
Rose's passion is for helping others understand the story behind the numbers and bringing actionable data to all levels of the organization. Her ability to build consensus among executive teams and stakeholders to promote transparency and influence positive change has been repeatedly proven.
Before joining JAWA, Rose worked with several family and closely-held businesses in the Pacific Northwest, providing them expert advice on business activities' financial implications and guiding them through transitions to new leadership. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the McDowell family businesses and is a former Board Member of the Renton Regional Community Foundation.
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- Accounts Receivable & BCRM Manager
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- General Manager
- Senior Vice President
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- President & CEO / PEMCO Insurance Company
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- Head of Audit / Confluent Inc.
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- Vice President, Finance & HR
Tammy's commitment to Junior Achievement's mission dates back to her joining in 2004. Through multiple roles leading the finance team, she has been a "roll up your sleeves" member of the JAWA organization. She is currently VP of Finance & HR with a reputation as a trusted finance and HR professional.
Before joining Junior Achievement of Washington, Tammy owned and operated a successful business, exemplifying her entrepreneurial spirit. As a long-time advocate for students and education, she has actively served in several community leadership positions. Some of her favorites included serving as Board Chair of the French American School of Puget Sound and on the Renton School District Parent Advisory Board of Gifted Education. Tammy is a dedicated volunteer in her outreach to underserved, at-risk youth and passionate about witnessing the positive impact education provides as a trajectory to changing lives. She currently serves as Vice-Chair for the Washington Youth Academy Foundation and President of the WYA Booster Group, focusing on Parent Outreach & Education as part of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Tammy has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Support Services, emphasizing Youth Advocacy from the University of Phoenix, and studied Business Management at BYU, Idaho.
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- Director of Central Washington & Southeastern Washington
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- Senior Vice President, Puget Sound Market Director / Umpqua Bank
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- Board Vice - Chair / Partner
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- Board Treasurer / Senior Vice President, Retail & Wealth