Kate Roosevelt, Chair

Kate Roosevelt is vice president of The Collins Group, a fundraising consulting firm based in Seattle. Kate has worked for and consulted with nonprofit and public agencies for more than fifteen years. Since joining The Collins Group in 2000, she has helped her clients raise more than $125 million for a variety of capital and endowment projects. Ms. Roosevelt is an instructor in the University of Washington’s new Advanced Fundraising Management Certificate Program.

Prior to joining The Collins Group, Kate served as executive director of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition and as associate director of the Cascade Center for Public Service at the University of Washington. Her current volunteer service includes the Colby College Alumni Council, the Southeast Seattle Senior Foundation Board of Directors, and the AFP Washington Education and Program Committee. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and holds a Master of Public Administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from the University of Washington. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College. Ms. Roosevelt joined the Braided River board in August 2008.

Elizabeth Lunney, Vice Chair

Elizabeth Lunney has worked for environmental organizations for 20 years, most recently as executive director for Washington Trails Association.  Before moving to Washington state, she worked on capacity building for grassroots environmental groups at the Environmental Support Center in Washington, DC, helped implement a major gifts program at the Appalachian Trail Conference (Harpers Ferry, WV), and received a Master in Fine Arts from American University.

Don Heck, Treasurer

Don Heck is a founding member and is Treasurer of Braided River. He is the vice president–publishing for The Mountaineers and is chairman of The Mountaineers Books Governance Committee.  He has also served The Mountaineers in multiple senior leadership positions including president and treasurer. He has spent 33 years in the aerospace industry where he is currently an associate technical fellow for airborne software and systems engineering. Braided River is a captive 501(c)(3) of The Mountaineers.

William Borden (M.S.), Secretary

William Borden is executive director of Earth Share of Washington (ESW). A founding board member and past president of Earth Share of Illinois, he has led many boards and task forces for nonprofits such as Earth Share of North America, Illinois Environmental Council, and the Seattle-based Coalition for Charitable Choice. His nonprofit management experience spans twenty-two years. Mr. Borden is a founding member of the Braided River board.

Brad Gibson

Brad Gibson is a senior digital imaging program manager at Microsoft, a position he has held since 2003. He was also the founder of Human Enginuity, a schema-based business information service where he was president for seven years. He has a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario. A professional photographer, his work can be viewed at GibsonPhotographic.com Mr. Gibson brings the unique experience of being a photographer to the Braided River board. He has been a member since April 2008.