Patti Skelton-McGougan has been the Chief Executive Officer of Youth Eastside Services since 1997. She holds a degree in Social Work/Sociology from Washington State University, and is a graduate of the University of Washington’s Cascade Public Executive Program and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ Executive Program.
Officer Brad Knudtsen is a 20-year veteran with the Bellevue Police Department. He is the senior member of the K9 Unit and a SWAT Team Leader. Officer Knudtsen worked Police K9 Roc for 7 years, before retiring him and training his new partner.
Police K9 Tyr, a 3‑year‑old Belgian Malinois from Holland, has been with the Department since November 2016.
President of John Curley Auctions (J.C.A.), John Curley has singlehandedly raised $85,000,000 for charities — and he is on track to raise $100,000,000 for non‑profits within six years.
John is an Emmy® and Edward R. Murrow® Award-winning broadcaster, with a television and radio career spanning 30 years, with work in major markets on both the East and West Coasts. He has hosted KING TV’s Evening Magazine in Seattle for a record 16 years, and he is known as the most recognized local celebrity in the Emerald City.
Softli Sports Consulting LLC serves Student-Athletes and Parents in the Recruiting Process, Collegiate Football Players in Human Performance Mentoring, offers Leadership Consulting, Life Skills, NFL Combine Prep, and guides retired NFL Players in life after professional sports, in continued academic and career development. Other clients include Professional Sports Organizations, Sports Equipment Manufacture, Football Analytical Corporations, NFLP,A and NFLPI.
Softli previously worked in St. Louis, MO, for 101 ESPN flagship station for Rams Radio Network, where he served as the sideline reporter covering St. Louis Rams 2011-2014.
Donald P. Nielsen chairs the Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education. He also serves as Chairman of Lumenal Lighting, LLC, a business he purchased in 2004. Lumenal Lighting is in the commercial lighting business and serves companies, schools, government facilities, and non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.
Since 1992, Mr. Nielsen has concentrated his activities in the field of public education. He traveled the country for two years studying America’s public education system and subsequently was elected to the Board of the Seattle Public Schools. He served on the board for eight years and was President of the Board in 2000‑01. During his tenure, Mr. Nielsen and his colleagues oversaw major reforms to the Seattle Public School System that greatly enhanced the educational experience — and heightened achievement — for students, administrators, teachers, and parents.
Born and raised in King County, Mitzi Johanknecht has served her community for 33 years and is an experienced, progressive law enforcement leader. She began her law enforcement career when she joined the King County Sheriff’s Office on January 8th, 1985. Through her history of dedication and hard work, along with a strong sense of honor and respect, she worked her way up through the ranks and was elected to the position of Sheriff on November 7, 2017.
Cascade Capital Group (CCG) is an investment banking firm that buys, sells, and restructure firms. CCG has six employees and an office in Seattle. Managing Director Mark Calvert will review two Ponzi cases and explain why fraud is a business risk, not just a finance issue, and why steps should be taken every year to review for fraud.
Richard J. Ellings is President of The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and Affiliate Professor of International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. NBR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution whose mission is to inform and strengthen policy in the Asia-Pacific. Co‑founder of NBR, he has served as the institution’s Executive Director and sits on the Board of Directors.
Prior to serving with NBR, Dr. Ellings was Assistant Director and on the faculty of the Jackson School 1986 to 1989. In this capacity he was a member of the school’s Executive Committee and responsible for a wide range of administrative functions. He taught courses dealing with Asia, American foreign policy, and international relations (including foreign economic policy and international political economy), and was director of the George E. Taylor Foreign Affairs Institute.
John Connors is a managing partner at Ignition. He joined Ignition in 2005, after a distinguished career as a software industry executive.
John spent sixteen years at Microsoft in several high‑level, strategic roles. From January 2000 to April 2005 he was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, as well as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He also served as Vice President of the Worldwide Enterprise Group and Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Gary Guenther is a senior vice president, partner, and has served the board of directors at Kidder Mathews. Prior to joining Kidder Mathews, Gary worked with the real estate affiliate of the Government of Singapore. He is recognized as one of the most successful and trusted real estate advisors in the Puget Sound Region.
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