Speakers

Sue Brooks is an educator and the founding head of the International Friends School, newly opened in the Wilburton neighborhood of Bellevue. Education and children have grown into a professional passion for Sue that has spanned three continents and three languages.

In 2006, Sue founded a premier early childhood center in Shanghai. In early 2016, she arrived in Seattle, determined to bring a Quaker Friends School to students and families in the Pacific Northwest. This is the first Friends School model based on a global competency framework, helping all students to embrace the world.

Dr. Mixon will be discussing the aging process and the shortcomings of our current medical system in addressing those problems of aging, with a special emphasis on the newer technologies of regenerative medicine such as stem cells.

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Born in Patuxent River Maryland. High school RA MILLIKAN in Long Beach, CA, graduated June 1965.

US Army 173rd Airborne 1965-1968 (Medically retired due to multiple gunshot wounds including three Purple Hearts)

Herb Weisbaum, aka The ConsumerMan, is an Emmy award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. You hear his consumer reports weekdays on KOMO Newsradio. On a national level, Herb covers the consumer beat for NBCNews.com. During his distinguished career, he has reported for NBC’s TODAY Show, CBS News, and Good Housekeeping magazine.

Herb has been looking out for consumers in western Washington since 1981. His investigative reports led to the passage of Washington State’s comprehensive Automobile Lemon Law.

Dr. Knoepfler is the Chief Medical Officer at Overlake Hospital Medical Center and has worked at Overlake the majority of his career, starting as a volunteer in the emergency department in 1983. He began his career as a physician at Overlake, while his father, Peter Knoepfler, was also on the medical staff, making them the first father/son duo of practicing physicians at Overlake.

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Scott Waters is the Chief Information Officer and IT Security Officer for Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. Scott joined Overlake in 2015 after relocating to the Seattle-metro area from Reno/Lake Tahoe.

Tony Gonchar is Delta Air Lines’ Vice President Seattle, charged with developing and driving Delta’s key strategic objectives for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, including financial performance, marketing, commercial sales, sponsorships, community relations, and the customer experience at Sea‑Tac. He is also involved in Delta’s State and local government affairs.

A travel executive with more than 30 years of experience, Tony joined Delta in 2014 as the Director‑Global Sales, responsible for all Corporate and Agency National Accounts in Seattle, Delta’s fastest-growing hub. Tony’s stewardship of Delta’s corporate and agency portfolio led to industry-leading share performance gains during his tenure.

Since the introduction of the jet engine in 1939 with the Heinkel aircraft, the aviation industry has been stagnant, seeing little to no step change innovation — until now. Today, we are on the cusp of a seismic shift, with the promise of full electric flight. We envision a world where our high-power-density electric motors power airplanes cleanly and more efficiently, in a way that benefits the environment and lowers costs for consumers. We see a world where the skies are as open as roads are today, allowing people to embark on journeys and packages to be delivered, in a way that might otherwise never be made.

Rob LoBosco is an independent management consultant, helping organizations across all industries improve their performance. He is known for his unique approaches to innovation, strategy, and organizational design.

Prior to his consulting career, Rob co-founded and led an innovative software company, developing AI-based Computer Vision solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. He has deep executive experience in the healthcare, software, biopharma, and technology industries, and began his career developing software for the Department of Defense and NASA.

Michael Serio is the regional chief investment officer for the Mountain Northwest region of Wells Fargo Private Bank. He leads a team of investment professionals who deliver comprehensive, custom, diversified portfolio management for clients of The Private Bank. In his role, Mr. Serio serves as the investment thought leader in the region by providing insight and interpretation of the economy and financial markets at client events and through written commentary.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2013, Mr. Serio co‑founded Wolf Creek Energy Partners, which was formed to finance minority interests in the shale oil and gas business. Prior to Wolf Creek Energy Partners, he served as managing director for Citigroup Private Bank in Denver, where he oversaw the investment process for five private bank offices serving the ultra affluent. Mr. Serio has more than 25 years of experience in financial services. He started his career as a portfolio manager for First National Bank of Chicago, and he has also worked as a portfolio manager for Sanford Bernstein, JP Morgan, and Stein Roe & Farnham.

Harlan Kredit was a Ranger Naturalist at Yellowstone National Park for 46 summers, through 2017. He obtained his BA from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI, and his MS in Teaching at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.

Harlan has taught high school science for the past 56 years in Michigan and Washington State and has given 25 science workshops to teachers across the State of Washington. In addition, he regularly teaches adult education courses to community members. Harlan was also the Athletic Director at Lynden Christian High School for 30 years, and has been an Emergency Medical Technician for 25 years.

Jack Timmons grew up in Texas and has lived in Seattle for the last two decades. In 2012, he attended BBQ Summer Camp at the Meat Sciences department of Texas A&M, then toured many historic barbecue temples of Central Texas. Returning to Seattle, he bought an offset smoker, imported some post oak, mesquite, and hickory, and started the Seattle Brisket Experience.