Adminstrative Staff
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Salish has a staff of five administrative employees, as well as 10-12 program staff employed during the program seasons.
Matt is Executive Vice President- Partnerships at Emergency Water Relief.org, a supplier of sustainable, solar-powered water filtration systems to disaster survivors worldwide. His 20 years of strategy, marketing and operations experience also includes 10 years as President and Co-founder at Online Video Service, a leading provider of transparency solutions to U.S. federal and state agencies, COO at a national health care reform nonprofit, SVP at a regional public affairs firm, and Senior Associate at Cascadia Consulting Group. He holds a B.A. from Stanford, a M.A. from the University of Cape Town and a M.B.A. from Yale. To contact Matt please email him at: matt@salish.org
Jennifer Pritchard joined the Salish staff in 2011. Jennifer's role involves working with teachers to schedule and prepare for expeditions, community outreach in support of the programs, and evaluation data capture and analysis. Jennifer has over 8 years experience in informal science institutions. She and her husband Bryan recently moved to Seattle from Allentown, PA, where she worked at the Da Vinci Science Center as the Outreach Coordinator. Jennifer has a BA in Marine Science and Sociology from the University of San Diego and a MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
To contact Jennifer please email her at: jennifer@salish.org
Katy Mathias joined the Salish staff in January, 2008, having previously served on the Salish Board for four years, most recently as Board President. As Associate Director, Katy oversees all administrative functions for Salish, including finance, HR, systems, marketing and communications. Katy has over 15 years of experience in management and finance, most recently as the Business Manager at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle. Katy’s B.A. in Political Science is from Tufts University; she also earned a Masters in Public and Private Management from the Yale University School of Management. She currently serves as the Board President for Peacock Family Center. Katy is an avid baker and enjoys thinking up new ways to cook with chocolate. She also enjoys sailing and hopes some day to master docking.
To contact Katy please email her at katy@salish.org
Kristen joined the Salish team in 2008. Kristen comes to Salish with a passion for spreading knowledge and stewardship to our region's future adults. Upon graduating with a degree in Biology and Marine Biology from Long Island University in New York she took to the seas, spending years aboard schooners and sloops, first as a student then in the roles of Program Coordinator and Deckhand with Ocean Classroom Foundation, South Street Seaport Museum, and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc. She has also spent time as an adjunct professor for M.A.R.E at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. She believes highly in the value of getting students out into the elements for a lasting education, as they understand and absorb so much more when they are out in the field or on a boat. When she is off boats she spends her time working as a wildlife rehabilitator, naturalist and educator with The Vermont Institute of Natural Science and most recently West Sound Wildlife Shelter.
To contact Kristen please email her at kristen@salish.org
Karen joined the Salish Sea Expeditions’ team in 2007 excited to assist Salish it’s office operations. With over 14 years of experience with Girl Scouts, Karen brings a wealth of skills to the team. Her Girl Scout experiences include being a troop leader, outdoor educator, adult trainer, regional camp director, and a variety of other leadership and team member positions. Karen also has 10 years of experience in the Banking and Trust industries as an Administrative Assistant working for US Bank, Washington Mutual Savings, and Fiduciary Trust Services. Karen attended undergraduate studies at Whitworth College, Eastern Washington University and Olympic college.
To contact Karen please email her at admin@salish.org