Peter Drury, MBA, MSW, M. Div.
Owner & Principal, DZO Strategists, LLC

Formerly Development Director for Sightline Institute, Peter helps nonprofit leaders integrate strategies for fundraising, program delivery, and management. He has served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Institutional Review Board) and Multifaith Works, as President of the Board of Directors. He has previously worked as a clinical social worker, pastor, and executive director.

Jon Fine, MBA
President and CEO, United Way of King County

Previously CEO of the Seattle/King County Chapter of the American Red Cross and SVP and Treasurer of Puget Sound Bancorp, Jon has also taught finance and management at University of Puget Sound and has served as a board member of many local nonprofits.

Lynda Matthias
Formerly Senior Vice President of Brand Management and Market Development, United Way of King County

Fostering an exceptional teamwork and leadership environment in her 30 years at United Way, Matthias also taught a variety of courses as a member of The United Way of America National Academy Faculty.

Megan E. McNally
Strategic Initiatives Manager, Philanthropy Northwest, and Consultant

Megan is a nonprofit development consultant who works with fundraising and funding organizations. She has served in senior development positions at NPower National and Refugee Women's Alliance, and currently leads the public policy efforts of Philanthropy Northwest.

Erica Mills, MPA
Founder and Principal, Mills Communication Group

Erica is founder and principal of Mills Communications Group, a marketing firm focused on helping those doing good to get noticed. Erica has guest lectured at Seattle University, and given dozens of workshops and presentations on how to make marketing a mission-critical part of all organizations.

Amanda Madorno
Principal, Roam Consulting, LLC

Amanda provides fundraising counsel to agencies undertaking capital and major gifts campaigns, including feasibility studies, internal assessments and consultation. Formerly, Amanda worked with The Collins Group, and directed the completion of Overlake Hospital Emergency and Trauma Center campaign. She is an approved instructor in Equine Experiential Learning and Coaching.

Laura Pierce, MPA
Principal, Laura Pierce Consulting

Laura brings twenty years experience to helping nonprofits thrive. For eleven years, she has provided capacity building and strategic consulting to local nonprofit organizations through Laura Pierce Consulting. Laura also teaches at UW Evans School of Public Affairs and for United Way of King County.

Cory Sbarbaro, MPA
Principal, Turnpoint Consulting

Cory brings more than 15 years of leadership and management experience to his work as a consultant and trainer with nonprofit organizations. His areas of focus include organizational assessment, capacity building, planning, interim management, and board development. Cory is also Lead Instructor for the Pacific Northwest Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute offered by UW Cascade Executive Institute.

Amy Zimerman, MBA, MPhil, MNPL
Owner & Principal, DZO Strategists, LLC

Beginning her career as an investment banker, Amy recently served as Executive Director of Camp Erin, Finance & Operations Manager at Sightline Institute, and Grants & Contract Manager at Thrive by Five Washington. Now consulting in her own firm, Amy also teaches in the Executive Master of Nonprofit Leadership program at Seattle University.

Instructors are subject to change.