Team Motto: Build on Strengths
As a fellow nonprofit, we understand your needs AND your passion. In a sector that's always low on resources, we believe collaboration is more than a buzzword, but a way of life. Our team members combine their experience and expertise with an understanding of nonprofits. We mix big picture thinking with a penchant for the details. Learn more about our work approach by reading the 501 Commons Team Charter.
Our Pledge to You
- We respect your organization's unique culture and history.
- We honor the expertise in your organization, as well as the expertise of our staff, contractors, and service corps members.
- We customize our services to fit your needs.
- We share our expertise and collaborate with other service providers in order to better serve nonprofits.
- We believe that cooperation between nonprofits, philanthropy, government, and business is essential to tackling the serious problems that affect our people and our planet.
Team Members by Program
- 501 Commons Leadership Team
- 501 Commons Administrative Team
- Management Services Team (Management consulting, Next Level for CBOs, Exec2Exec, HR consulting & coaching, volunteer management, grantwriting support)
- Financial Services Team (Bookkeeping/accounting, controller/CFO services, Tax/990 preparation)
- Technology Services Team (IT Infrastructure, technology planning & consulting, data solutions (Salesforce), and intranet development)
- Community Engagement (Washington Gives (GiveBIG/GivingTuesday), Executive Services Corps, personalized advice and referrals)
- 501 Commons Subcontractors
All Team Members
Alex Green
Alex Green has 10+ years of experience in nonprofits, primarily working in case management and direct support roles for organizations in both Seattle and the Twin Cities.
Anne Wiegersma
As a Salesforce Consultant, Anne excels in using his expertise in software applications and business processes to help nonprofit organizations promote equity and foster long-lasting change.
Bonnie Steele
Bonnie brings to her work 15+ years of board leadership experience at a wide variety of nonprofits, including educational, arts, and social service organizations.
Bryan Lam
Bryan is part of the 501 Commons' IT Team as an IT Infrastructure Consultant (Project Delivery), working with clients to help them solve their technology problems.
Carol McCaulley
Carol brings more than 25 years of experience in human resources and involvement in the nonprofit sector.
Charlotte Moss
Charlotte has a lot of experience with audits, enjoys streamlining and organizing accounting systems, and maintaining auditable books.
Chris Carpenter
Chris's has experience offering HR skills and strategies to clients from diverse backgrounds.
Christina Rogel
Christina provides administrative support to 501 Commons' various programs, including GiveBIG.
Claudia Malone
Claudia Malone brings 30+ years of human resources and training experience. Her focus: to help organizations do a better job managing their human capital to improve their “bottom line” (and yes, nonprofits have a “bottom line” too).
Danielle Lyda
Danielle seeks to help individuals, organizations, and communities reach their dreams through her HR practices.
Deepali Soundararajan
Deepali uses her skills and strengths as an accountant to serve organizations that are making a positive difference in the community.
Edna Bellefleur
Edna provides accounting and bookkeeping services to the 501 Commons Financial Services Team. She brings a wealth of experience and desire to assess and meet our clients' accounting goals.
Eileen Moran
Eileen serves as our Controller. She has experience in both the private and nonprofit sector and will be responsible for complex accounting work.
Evan Bennett
As the deputy director, Evan manages 501 Commons' internal systems, (including finance and HR), stewarding our collaborative and quality-focused culture.
Francis Malimban
Francis is an IT professional who's served in many different roles in Desktop, Networking, and Help Desk support.
Greg Scully
Greg Scully is a dynamic, results-oriented advisor with extensive experience identifying and resolving strategic and operational issues.
Isabel Cunningham
As the Operations Coordinator, Isabel develops, maintains, and strengthens internal operations while providing support to the Leadership Team.
Jacqueline Hill
After serving in the Executive Service Corps, Jacqueline brings more than 20 years of experience as an HR leader in her role as the Interim HR Manager.
Jan Burrell
As the Consulting Services Manager, Jan strives to help clients fulfill their goals by working to understand and frame their needs, matching them with applicable resources, and overseeing consulting assignments.
Jenny Lundqvist
Jenny was drawn to the nonprofit world by a wish to use her skills to make a difference in the community. She works with Financial Services clients to gain an understanding of their specific situations and help solve their problems.
Jim Pullen
Jim leads the Data Solutions team and provides project management support for 501 Commons.
Joan Carpenter
Joan provides accounting and bookkeeping services to multiple clients in the area. She has over twenty years of experience in accounting and has worked as a Financial Manager in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
Kai Dailey
Kai Dailey is a consultant, process analyst, and UX designer who loves to help nonprofits succeed.
Kathleen Franco
Serving 501 Commons as a Financial Services Associate, Kathleen is a Seattle native who received her BA at the University of Washington. Her passion for numbers and organization drew her to accounting.
Katie Muir
Katie Muir has 20+ years of experience in human resources and nonprofit management, primarily working in education and service organizations.
Kerry Morrison
Kerry is passionate about bringing good people and resources together so nonprofits can have the systems in place they need to be effective.
Margaret Henning Farber
Margaret is an HR professional with more than 20 years of experience serving organizations of all kinds.
Moon Sanchez
Moon serves on the IT team as a Windows System Engineer - Service Desk Lead. After working in enterprise IT for more than a decade, he volunteered at a nonprofit school and realized that his skills would be more impactful in the nonprofit sector.
Nan McKay
An avid volunteer herself, Nan orchestrates the screening, selection and orientation processes for all Service Corps members. In addition to her masterful facilitation skills, she provides support and guidance to our AmeriCorps VISTA members.
Nancy Long
Nancy believes in the power of community organizations to create connections between people, to provide opportunities to celebrate creativity and cultural diversity, and to promote health and justice in our communities. She is relentlessly optimistic about the mission of 501 Commons.
Nick Podrebarac
Nick serves on our IT Team as an IT Infrastructure Consultant (Project Delivery), working with nonprofits to help them solve their technology problems.
Phanith Kong
The impact nonprofits make on communities drives Phanith to want to serve these organizations by helping keep their financial transactions and reporting accurate and reliable.
Rida Ponce
As an IT Administrator, Rida has always wanted to work in the nonprofit sector because she wants to give back for all the help, knowledge, and education she received while she was in search of herself.
Robin Vachal
Robin is a certified Salesforce Administrator and Nonprofit Cloud Consultant.
Sam Hampton
Sam always applies the positive attitudes of diversity, equity, and inclusion into his work and interactions with others.
Siata Konan
Siata supports 501 Commons’ clients, team members, and Executive Service Corps members engaged in management consulting and human resources projects.
Susan Irene Davis
Susan leads our team of nonprofit accountants as the Financial Services Program Manager.
Tammy Baughman
Tammy Baughman brings 40+ years of diversified accounting experience to 501 Commons’ Financial Services team.
Tia Carrington
Tia Carrington serves as an HR Generalist with 501 Commons, with a combination of 11+ years of customer service experience and more than 7 years human resource experience.
Tim Takechi
When 501 Commons is out there doing amazing things, it is Tim’s job to make sure everyone in the world knows about it.