Ava Gardner is a recent graduate from the University of Washington, earning a B.A. in Political Science. She specializes in international security with a focus on the intersection of human rights, climate change, and corruption. 

Born and raised in Edmonds, WA, she is particularly passionate about collective action at the local, regional, state, and federal levels to promote sustainability and help the world become a better place for all. 

Ava participated in SGBN’s Climate Youth Action Internship last summer, partnering with the Museum of Pop Culture to produce a greenhouse gas inventory report. 

When she’s not in the library studying, Ava can be found reading a book in the sun, on a hike somewhere in the Cascades, or trying a new local coffee shop around the corner.

Deborah (Debbie) Wege is a seasoned professional with nearly 40 years of experience in the Credit Union movement, bringing a wealth of knowledge and passion for the cooperative structure. She is dedicated to connecting credit unions with their members and communities, ensuring that cooperative principles resonate deeply with those they serve.

As the Cooperative Community Advocate at BECU, a leading community-based credit union in Washington state, Debbie is at the forefront of driving organizational change and building meaningful connections across the credit union system. She leads the development of dynamic programs that inspire commitment to credit union values, focusing on purpose-driven decision-making. 

Her leadership extends to nurturing partnerships with local cooperatives, fostering collaboration, and advancing the cooperative movement on a broader scale.

Erin has been with Seattle Good Business Network since 2012, stepping into the Executive Director role in 2017 after five years as co-director.

With a passion for building sustainable local economies, Erin brings diverse experience to her leadership—from community development in the Peace Corp and elsewhere —to international social science research, zero-waste events, and early career experience in legislative affairs in Washington, DC.legislative. 

Erin holds a BA in Political Science from UC San Diego, an MSW from UC Berkeley, and pursued doctoral studies in Cultural Anthropology (PhD ABD)

Like a rugged and persistently flowering weed, Inderjeet has spent her life working to understand the subtle world of bio-energetics as described by acupuncture and herbal doctors throughout the millennia in order to bring flourishing health, transformation and regeneration to her dear patients at Inner Renewal and the Healthy Path. After much success, she has been invited to teach the next generation through the Seattle Institute for East Asian Medicine. 

Weeds, like enduring principles and very good ideas, persist by their sheer passion and leadership. Inderjeet lends her leadership to the board of Seattle Good as chair, just as she did for the WA state secretary of health advising on behalf of East Asian Medicine and leading the Seattle Women’s Business Exchange. 

Michelle Mayther is a Chief Marketing Officer, Speaker, Educator, and the Vice President of the WA B Corp Collective. With over 15 years of experience in marketing leadership and strategy, she works closely with impact-focused brands to help them scale their profit without compromising their focus on the environment and social justice.

Michelle’s mission is to share her knowledge and experience on what we can do differently to grow a profitable business, lessen our impact and keep our own energy sustainable as professionals, marketing teams and business owners. 

Takeshi TAK Kunimune is the owner of Mixed Pantry, a small specialty food store in Seattle focused on connecting communities through Asian and Asian American flavors. 

A professional emcee fueled by joy, Tiernan brings high-energy authenticity to each event.

Leveraging 20 years of cross-industry experience, she scales her intersectional perspective to bring audiences together to generate growth, promote learning, and inspire lasting change. 

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Tiernan is passionate about social equity and giving back to local community. She leverages her platform to ally for underrepresented groups, with the goal of increasing seats at the table and creating space for others to walk in their purpose fully and audaciously.