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 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
He initially worked with 501 Commons as an AmeriCorps Vista back in 2012 and is excited to currently serve in a project management role.
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.
Camille Rochester
Camille Rochester serves as 501 Commons’ Community Engagement & Washington Gives Manager. She engages and assists the Executive Service Corps, stewards individual and corporate supporters, and manages the Washington Gives program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Margaret Henning Farber
Margaret is an HR professional with more than 20 years of experience serving organizations of all kinds.
Mike Schwartz
Mike’s approach to his work centers around providing knowledgeable support and analysis with honest communication.
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.
Sam Hampton
Sam always applies the positive attitudes of diversity, equity, and inclusion into his work and interactions with others.
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.
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.