Seattle Police Foundation Board of Directors

The Seattle Police Foundation is honored to support and promote the good work of the Seattle Police Department. We do this in several ways:

We secure donations and sponsorships from the community to provide funding for equipment, training, community partnerships, officer wellness, morale, and retention – all with a focus on public safety. By providing this funding, we bridge the gap between what the city of Seattle’s budget can provide for the Department and what it cannot. We have been supporting SPD in this way for more than 20 years, but in this current environment, the need is greater than it’s ever been.

One example of how our support helps SPD save lives is the EMT program through which we provide funding for officer EMT training and for life-saving EMT equipment, a program that is even more critical with the rise in violent crime and overdose deaths.

It is our honor to do our part to improve public safety for all who live, work, and play in our city!

Meet our leaders

Frank Stauff (Board Chair),* President, Compass Construction

Lynne Houserman, (Past Chair) VP of Emergency Call Handling, Motorola Solutions

Sam Baker, Senior Partner, Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Carmen Best, Chief of Police (retired), Seattle Police Department

Ted Buck,* Managing Shareholder, Frey Buck P.S.

Suzanne M. (Suzie) Burke, President, Fremont Dock Company

John Carlson, Talk Radio Host, 570 KVI

Ralph Chiocco, President & Board Chairman, Elliott Cove Capital

Liz Day, Community Volunteer

Jim Dermody (Board Secretary),* Director – Security, Climate Pledge Arena

Dan Ederer, Founding Partner, Ederer Investments

Alan Forney (Grants Chair),* CEO, The Commerce Bank of Washington

Sean Greenlee, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Spencer Hawes, Philanthropist and Community Activist 

Charles C. Huber (Past Chair),  Shareholder, General Counsel, Lane Powell PC

Nicholas King, President of Washington, Lockton Companies

Jeff Kunins, Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Axon

Beth Knox, President, Seattle Sports Commission

Laura Larson, Regional Vice President – Pacific NW, LAZ Parking

Zach Laster-Hazzard, Owner, Rainier Valley Partners

Doug Lo, President, Fashion Sales Inc.

Michael Malone, President and CEO, Hunters Capital, LLC

Gary McLean, President, GMMD Consulting

Scott Montgomery, AWS Law Enforcement/School Safety Leader

Lisa Nitze, Principal, Nitze-Stagen

Mark Pinkowski,* Senior Vice President Wells Fargo Commercial Bank

Stacey Sanner (Communications Chair),* Principal, Stacey Sanner Productions

Greg Steinhauer, President, Steinhauer Properties

Bonnie Towne (Board Development Chair),* Philanthropist and Community Activist

Theresa Truex (Fundraising Chair),* Broker, Windermere Real Estate

Jeff Windus (Finance Chair),* CPA and Shareholder, Sweeney Conrad

*Executive Committee

Staff

Cherie Skager, President and CEO

Jennifer Kelly, Events and Development Database Manager

Chris Hendrickson, Communications Manager

Dan Dueball, Administrative Assistant