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Pat McCowan

Interim Executive Director

Pat works with community impact organizations seeking to invigorate their purpose alignment and sustainability. She helps leaders and boards work together with greater clarity and less friction – leading to the discovery of opportunities for alignment, engagement, and growth. She is a frequent speaker and trainer on purpose-driven leadership, success planning, board-executive partnership, leadership continuity, and transition planning with the belief that one size does not fit all.

Pat applies knowledge gained through her more than 30 years of work in the nonprofit sector, a Master of Nonprofit Leadership (MNPL) degree from Seattle University, Certificates of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, Certified Diversity Professional from the National Diversity Council, and Third Sector Company’s Interim Executives Academy and Board Chairs Academy to help purpose-driven organizations create greater sustainable impact. She is a member of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the International Association of Facilitators (IAF).

Abbreviated: Pat works with nonprofit executives and boards seeking opportunities for alignment, engagement, and growth. She specializes in purpose-driven leadership, productive board-executive partnerships, success planning, and leadership continuity. Pat has more than 30 years of work in the nonprofit sector, a Master of Nonprofit Leadership (MNPL), and the BoardSource Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting. She is a member of ARNOVA & the International Association of Facilitators.