As Manager of Education and Volunteer Programs, Pamela provides direction for the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation’s education and volunteer initiatives. Pamela joined the Foundation’s staff in 1992 and has been with Weyerhaeuser Company since 1986. Pamela helped create the company’s nationwide volunteer program, Making WAVEs (Weyerhaeuser Active Volunteer Employees) which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008. Pamela has a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University and a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Marketing and Business from St. Martin’s College. She has a passion for quality public education and enjoys making positive contributions to her community. In addition to serving as a board member for Washington Business Week, Pamela is co-chairing the Festival of Trees Gala for Mary Bridge Hospital and serves on the Seattle Aquarium’s Splash! Gala Committee. Affiliations • Grantmakers for Education, member • Leadership Tomorrow, graduate • Philanthropy Northwest, member • Puget Sound Corporate Volunteer Council, member

During a 22 year career in the US Marine Corps including tours as Aviation Electronics Technician and Aircraft Maintenance Officer and a tour in Viet Nam, Jim earned 5 college degrees in Business Adminstration. After thirty-two years away he returned home and became the Executive Director of Grays Harbor Community Foundation in August 2004. At that time the foundation had $5.8 million in assets, awarded 35 scholarships, and $138,000 in grants. In 2007 the Foundation had $22.89 million in assets, awarded 108 scholarships for $103,100, and $721,000 in grants to non-profit organizations. The Grays Harbor Community Foundation recently hired a part-time administrative assistant and is in the process of remodeling space in the historic 7th Street Theater in Hoquiam, that will triple their floor space and improve capabilities.

For the past ten years Colette Ogle has been the Employees Community Fund Grants Administrator at the Boeing Company. Working with a rotating board of trustees, she oversees the funding of $12 million dollars annually in direct grants to local Health & Human Service agencies and United Ways in the counties where Boeing employees live and work. Prior to Boeing she worked at several non-profits in development and events planning, such as Big Sisters and Family Services of King County. She was also an actress in San Francisco -- and you can`t get more non-profit than that! For several years she was extremely active on the Board of Book-It Rep Theatre and continues to support local arts organizations. An avid reader, she is currently crying over “Jude the Obscure” by Thomas Hardy.

Tim has worked at WaMu for 16 years and during this time has managed virtually all aspects of the company`s corporate giving program. He has extensive exprience in grantmaking across the country and understands the corporate balance between charity and business development. During his tenure with WaMu he has seen the giving budget grow from $600,000 a year to a high of $44 million...it is currently around $30 million for 2008. Prior to joining the bank he has worked exclusively for community based non-profit organizations from positions ranging from Executive Director to youth counselor. From this experience he has developed great respect for fundraisers. Tim is extremely involved in the community and has served on numerous boards and committees. Currently he is on Washington State Housing Finance Commission and is a member of the National Housing Conference Board of Trustees.