Nonprofit Executive Leader, Board Governance Expert, Advocate for the Arts, Parks, and Recreation.
Caitlin is a seasoned Interim CEO, Executive Director, and change management specialist, experienced with guiding organizations through complex change including executive transitions, financial and operational turnaround, merger strategy, and culture transformation. Ability to hit the ground running, perform situational assessments, operate under pressure, while supporting both staff and board in advancing critical initiatives and maintaining the interests of the community. She has been an executive leader and board trustee, serving organizations across parks and recreation, arts & culture, education, technology, human services, and political advocacy; from scrapy to bureaucratic, from small budgets of $250k to $18M, local and remote.
Non-profit Management and Business Administration・ Turnaround Strategy & Strategic Planning・ Change and Crisis Management・ Board Governance and Operations・ Financial Stewardship ・ Community Centric Fundraising・ Public Communications ・ Strategic Planning
CURRENT SERVICE
Interim Executive Director | June 2024 - Present
Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center
Inspiring people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food & to steward our natural resources for future generations. Farm, education, native plants, and more!
Senior Associate | 2021 - Present
Valtas Group→
Valtas specializes in social sector leadership, supporting nonprofits through times of transition and capacity building.
Board President | 2024 - 2025 | Board Member, 2022-2025
Associated Recreation Council→ -
Inspiring engagement and participation in equitable, dynamic, culturally relevant, and responsive recreation, childcare, and lifelong learning
Community Director (Volunteer) | 2023,2024
Critical Northwest / Ignition Northwest→
Fueling community through participatory arts, events, and education.
Co-Director, Founder | 2015 - Present
The Art of Retreat Leadership & Education →
Developing leadership and promoting education within the parkour and natural movement community, reaching 35+ countries
SELECTED PAST WORK
Techbridge Girls→ Co-Interim CEO | June 2023 - June 2024
Re-engineering STEM education for GirlsOn the Boards→ Interim CEO/Executive Director | Aug 2022 - May 2023
Contemporary theater investing in artists and connecting their vision to forward-thinking audiences.Pottery Northwest→ Interim CEO/Executive Director | Oct 2021 - Sept 2022
Kirkland Arts Center→ Interim Development Director | 2021
ShoreLake Arts→ Interim Executive Director | 2020-2021
For the last 30 years, ShoreLake Arts has served as the primary arts organization for the City of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, cultivating creativity and inspiring the community through arts education, public programs, and advocacy.Eastside Human Services Forum→ Executive Director | Sept 2021 - Dec 2023
Creating a stronger and more equitable network of health and human services in east King County.Parkour Visions→ Executive Director | 2017-2020
Parkour Visions is a 501(c)3 non-profit that helps people overcome limitations through parkour, movement, and play. Served as ED from 2017-2020 and then moved onto the Board.The Movement Library→ Curator | Live
Online database of physical and outdoor games for use by educators and coaches.Womens Parkour Movement→Executive Director, Founder | 2010 - 2019
WPKM is focused on providing resources to leaders to support women in learning parkour and connecting to the community. The annual gathering encourages women to explore and play in public spaces and places, hosted by different cities each year.The Movement Creative→Co-founder, Past Partner | 2011 - 2017
A social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of others through movement education and programming. Partners included NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, NYC Department of Transportation, New Museum, NY Hall of Science, Institute of Play, TEDx, Tribeca Film Festival, First Park AllianceStudio Madefor→Owner | 2015 - Present
My design think-tank and art studio with a focus on ludic, experiential and interactive design; work currently merged onsite.New York City Department of Parks & Recreation→ Associate Urban Planner | 2012 - 2017
PAST NONPROFIT BOARD SERVICE
Friends of the Conservatory of Volunteer Park→ Board President | 2022-2024
Inspiring connection between people and nature at the Volunteer Park ConservatoryParkour Visions→ Board President | 2021 - 2023
Helping people overcome limitations through parkour, movement, and play.United States Parkour Association→ Board President & Founding Board Member | 2018 - 2022
USPK Is the national governing body for Parkour in the United States of America.
VOLUNTEER & PRO BONO
Every year I donate approximately ~100 hours of pro-bono consulting services to small non-profits, supporting governance education, strategic planning, human resource needs, small management projects, and more! If you are interested in my pro-bono services, and your organizations is around $500k or less, shoot me an email!
Seattle SeaChordsmen, Pro Bono Consultant, 2024
AltSpace, Pro Bono Consultant, 2024
American Film Genre Archive, Pro Bono Consultant, HR, 2024
Ignition Northwest, Pro-Bono Consultant, Executive Management 2023-
Seattle Old Lady Artists (SOLA)→ Volunteer, Board Support , 2022 - 2023
Seattle Flow Arts Collective, Volunteer, 2023
Abbey Arts - Pro Bono Consulting, Advisory, 2023
Steve Olikara U.S. Senate Campaign, Pro Bono Consultant, 2023
King County Play Equity Coalition→ Task Force Member, 2021
City Space Architecture, Advisory Member, 2020
SELECTED WRITING
”Moving Beyond Performative Diversity in Executive Hiring”→
These are simple and effective measures your organization can take that will help move you from public affirmations and feel-good statements to actually living and operationalizing your commitments to DEI. Most
“Public Statement from Pottery Northwest on Roe v Wade; why an Arts organization is speaking up.”→
As an Arts leader and life-long maker, I see and believe in the essential role the Arts plays in the march toward collective liberation…
Movement For All: A Call to Courageous Action→
#MovementForAll is a declaration that play is a human right, necessary for whole health — both for the individual and the collective.→
“As an Arts leader and life-long maker, I see and believe in the essential role the Arts plays in the march toward collective liberation:
Through the Arts we tell our myths and stories, personal and universal, modern and ancestral. Through the Arts, we build bridges that connect us to other identities and experiences–bridges that help us to recognize that all of our human struggles are intimately connected. Through the Arts we cry out against injustice, shake foundations, and offer a balm for healing. Through the Arts we weave beautiful visions of the future — a future where all of us are able to live into our full humanity.” (Link)