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 collective decades of experience in nonprofit management and program administration with a willingness to meet your needs. We mix big picture thinking and enthusiasm 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 and service corps members.
- We customize our services to fit your needs.
- We share best practices and collaborate with other service providers in order to better serve nonprofits.
- We believe that dialogue 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 Administrative Team
- Consulting Services Team (Management Consulting, HR Consulting, Leadership Development, Cohort Programs, and Information & Referral)
- Financial Services Team
- Technology Services Team
- Volunteer Engagement & Management Team
- 501 Commons Subcontractors
All Team Members
Amanda Baker
As the interim executive director, Amanda manages 501 Commons' internal systems, (including finance and HR), stewarding our collaborative and quality-focused culture, and oversees the Financial Services program.
Andrew Pelton
Andrew serves a hybrid role at 501 Commons by providing both help desk support and making on-site visits as needed.
Ayumi Orthmeyer
Ayumi is one of our Financial Services Associates and believes her most important responsibility is helping everyone who works in nonprofits understand and use their financials effectively.
Bryan Lam
Bryan is 501 Commons' Administrative Coordinator, serving as the initial point of contact for nonprofits while providing support to the Technology Services team.
Camille Rochester
Camille serves as 501 Commons’ Community Engagement Manager, where she engages and assists the Executive Service Corps, stewards individual, and corporate supporters, and serves as the GiveBIG Washington Campaign Manager.
Candace Haralson
Candace focuses on providing strategic, consultative, and collaborative human resources services to 501 Commons' HR clients.
Cay Denning
As an IT consultant, Cay helps create and maintain client technology and services that create efficient and stable work environments.
Cedric Jones
Cedric is an IT Consultant with a passion for helping those in need or less fortunate and a strong desire to make a positive impact on racial equality and social justice causes.
Charlotte Moss
Charlotte has a lot of experience with internal and government audits, enjoys streamlining and organizing accounting systems, and maintaining auditable books.
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).
Crystal Cheairs
As a member of the 501 Commons Database Consulting team, Crystal brings 10 years of experience as a Salesforce system administrator within the nonprofit community.
Dave Boyce
As a Database Consultant, Dave works with nonprofits to enable and empower them to use technology in new and economical ways.
David Snyder
David is an IT Consultant who is passionate about advocating for the best solutions for his clients and enjoys seeing how technology can empower and transform an organization.
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 Senior Financial Services Associate. She has experience in both the private and nonprofit sector and will be responsible for complex accounting work.
Evan Bennett
Evan is excited to be able to aid nonprofit organizations in reaching their fullest potential as the Financial Services Program Manager.
Graham Ford
As Director of Technology Consulting & Services, Graham applies innovation, technology, and process improvements to further the missions of both 501 Commons and its clients.
Heather Bobbett
Heather is an HR Consultant who believes that establishing strong relationships is the key to a successful partnership.
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.
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.
Katrina Gonzalez Yuen
Katrina Gonzalez Yuen is a Human Resources consultant with a passion for working alongside organizations with strong missions.
Kendra Demuth
As the HR & Learning Programs Associate, Kendra helps manage 501 Commons' training events, as well as provide administrative support to the Human Resources program.
Kerry Kozuki
Kerry Kozuki is our Director of Management Consulting and Services, overseeing the many programs that address such organizational needs as board development, emergency or strategic planning, change management, and more.
Krista Painter
Krista is passionate about being an advocate for social change within businesses, our community, country, and the world.
Lucinda Stroud
As 501 Commons' Information Systems Analyst, Lucinda consults with organizations to build and sustain cloud-based internal informational and collaboration spaces (Intranets), primarily through use of Atlassian's Confluence technology.
Lynn Clark
As the Community Engagement Coordinator, Lynn is the first point of contact for new Executive Service Corps members and supports their success and the success of the Community Engagement team as a whole.
Mary
Mary leads the management and delivery of IT managed services and oversees infrastructure project portfolio and delivery.
Matt Aspin
Matt believes that people and relationships are the key to success in every organization.
Matt Fikejs
Matt could be called a “resource navigator” or “nonprofit concierge.” Through his work managing the Information & Referral program, Matt provides a first stop for nonprofits looking for help.
Michael Fitzpatrick
Michael helps nonprofits achieve stable technology environments through onsite field and Tier II help desk support.
Michelle Deacon
Michelle manages our accounting processes and functions, along with providing strategic leadership and analysis.
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.
Patti Nelson
Patti brings her experience and knowledge of Salesforce and databases to the nonprofit sector.
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.
Robert Stumberger
Robert Stumberger serves 501 Commons as our Client Engagement Manager for Technology Services.
Scott Hayman
Scott is responsible for advancing 501 Common's fund development and corporate engagement goals, as well as for the recruiting, training, and stewardship of the Executive Service Corps. He serves as the primary staff partner for several leadership groups at 501 Commons: Executive Service Corps Leadership Council, and the Board Governance and Linkage/Ambassador Committees.
Stephanie Heffner
Stephanie is passionate about finding creative solutions to engaging the community in meaningful and impactful ways that address their needs.
Sung Kim
Sung serves as a Support Line Technician for 501 Commons' help desk team, where he engages and assists clients to help them to resolve their daily IT troubleshooting.
Tes Belay
Tes was born and raised in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. He attended college in Germany, graduating with a degree in Geology, and adding German to the list of languages he can speak (Amharic, English, and German).