Alumni Council

Cassandra Aguilar, MNPL '15

Program Manager, Amazon

Dewi Ali, MNPL '20

Community Engagement and Policy Manager, Emerald Cities Collaborative.

Anne Becker, MNPL, GCFL, '21

Development Database Manager at Legal Foundation of Washington; Independent Grantwriter.

Nathan H. Box, MNPL '13

Communications and Engagement Manager, Mercy Housing NW

Alumni Council Co-Chair

He/Him

Nathan Box is the  Communications and Engagement Manager for Mercy Housing NW. He is also a 2007 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications. After graduating, he worked at UCO for four years as the Coordinator of Commuter Student Services, before moving on to become the Assistant Director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center.

Tracy L. Brown, MNPL '00

Principal Consultant, Equity Leadership Collaborative

Alumni Council Co-Chair

She/Her

Tracy has 25-plus years of combined experience in Equity Leadership, serving as a Chief Diversity Officer, Director of DEI, Executive Director, and as a state and federal equal opportunity manager and special investigations for civil and human rights state and federal government agencies.

Bridget Dolan, MNPL '14

Executive Director, The Goodtimes Project

She/Her

Bridget Dolan is the Executive Director at The Goodtimes Project. She has more than 20 years of nonprofit and independent school experience. Bridget served as Alumni Council Co-Chair in 2019-2020. 

Mercedes Elizalde, MNPL '15

Public Policy Director, Central City Concern

She/Her

Mercedes Elizalde works with Central City Concern as the Public Policy Director. She was the first in her family to attend college and earned her Bachelor of Arts with a minor in Women and Gender Studies.

Melanie Hetherington Mayo, MNPL '20

Director of Strategy & Integration, YouthCare

Brian Hooks, MNPL 2016

He/Him

Brian has worked in the nonprofit/higher education sector for more than 15 years, focusing on housing and diversity departments. He graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a MS in Counseling in 2007 and Seattle University with a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership in 2016. Brian worked for 9 years at Seattle University in Housing and Residence Life. He currently relocated to Bangalore, India to spend time with family and explore opportunities of growth. 

Elysa Hovard, MNPL '15

Director of Development, Community Passageways

She/Her

Elysa Hovard (she/her) has spent the last twelve years in senior leadership roles in various youth serving nonprofits, predominantly focused on youth experiencing homelessness and juvenile justice reform. She has extensive experience in leading programs, centering youth voice, community engagement, strategic planning, fundraising, racial/LGTBQ+ equity work, and program evaluation. Elysa holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and a master's degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University.

David Jordan, MNPL '18

Senior Donor Relations Officer, Friends of the Children

Michael Liptrap, MNPL '20

Program Advisor, College Success Foundation

Heidi Neff, MNPL '12

Program Manager, Youth Tutoring Program, Catholic Community Services of Western Washington

She/Her

Heidi Neff's career has focused on education and educational equity. After 12 years as a high school science teacher, Heidi worked to strengthen school computer projects in Zambia, then support youth and adult education in Seattle.

Wendy Ozanne, MNPL, GCFL '20

Donor Development Manager, Elements of Education

Secretary

She/Her

After Wendy graduated with a bachelor’s in Organizational Communication from Northwest University, she began an internship in fundraising and marketing in Dublin, Ireland. After spending three months learning about international organizations and how they fundraise and market their programs, Wendy returned to Seattle and began working and volunteering with various nonprofits.

Sara Sisco, MNPL, GCFL '17

Senior Manager- Mobility, Education, and Outreach, Hopelink