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Folio Staff & Board

Caroline Cumming

Caroline Cumming

Executive Director

Passionate about words and images and the power of story to inspire people and organizations to connect and impact social change.

Robin Van Steenburgh

Robin Van Steenburgh

Board President

Robin worked in the tech industry for about 35 years.

Rucker Alex

Rucker Alex

Treasurer

Rucker’s background spans entrepreneurship, facilitative meditation, and over 15 years in environmental and climate planning.

Manuela Noske

Manuela Noske

Board Trustee

Manuela is an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington where she teaches engineering students how to think about culture in design.

Xingchun Zheng

Xingchun Zheng

Board Trustee

Xingchun Zheng brings extensive experience in strategy and investment from her tenure at firms like Bain Capital, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and LVMH.

Lillian Dabney

Lillian Dabney

Librarian

Lillian Dabney has been involved in every aspect of the book, from fierce reader, to book binder and is an advocate of all things literary.

Debra Weissman

Debra Weissman

Vice President

Debra has been in various tech leadership roles in the Seattle area for the past 20 years, but originally started out in journalism and publishing.

Doug Honig

Doug Honig

Board Trustee

Doug Honig has long been a free-lance journalist, historian, and community activist in Seattle.

Stephanie Reents

Stephanie Reents

Board Trustee

Stephanie Reents is a narrative writer and teacher who recently moved to Seattle from the East Coast

Tess Selim

Tess Selim

Programs and Membership Manager

Tess comes to Folio with 10 years of experience in digital marketing, events and development both in the US and Saudi Arabia.

Sandra Haynes

Sandra Haynes

Secretary

Sandra has spent the majority of her career in the technology sector, with some pivotal years spent in publishing.

Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur

Board Trustee

Harpreet is a public policy professional with experience across nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. She enjoys reading, spicy food, and spending time with her dog, Louie.

Clement Utuk

Clement Utuk

Board Trustee

Clement Utuk is the founder of CERAU Solutions.

Thanks to trustees who previously served on Folio's Board

Gary Ackerman, Nicole Aguirre, Katherine Alberg Anderson, David Brewster, Beth Brooks, Tracey Craft, Tom Corddry, Jan DragoSue Donaldson, Jonathan Franklin, Mary Ann Gwinn, John HartLynn Hogan, Marie Hartung, Linda Jenning, Charles Johnson, Morton Kondracke, Gar La Salle, Tom Lombardo, Hilary LongJeffrey Long, Ananda Martin, Robert MerryMargit Rankin, Makaela Nellams, Francia Russell, Shama Shams, Bharat Shyam, John Treat and Kathie Werner.

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