November 16, 2011 -- LUNCH: Seinfeld Emerging Leader Award
This is our annual award luncheon where we recognize emerging leaders in the community. Our speaker is Richard Woo, CEO of the Russell Family Foundation.
The 2011 winner is Melody Rodriguez, who works with the Northwest Leadership Foundation and Proyecto MoLE at First Creek Middle School. Our two finalists are Chris Jordan, an artist and member of the Youth Philanthropy Board, and Terese Ngo Pasquier, Advancement Director for the Tacoma Philharmonic.
Lunch details: November 16, 11:30 am doors open. 12:00 lunch, program starts at 12:10 and goes until 1:15.
Or RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org Monday, November 14 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $16; non-members, $22. New option! Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes free parking in the TAM lot, and coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
Thank you to our program partner American Leadership Forum, and our award sponsor Davies Pearson, for making this event possible.
About our Speaker
Richard Woo is the chief executive officer of The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF) in Gig Harbor, Washington. The Foundation supports grassroots leadership, environmental sustainability, and global peace. Richard recently adopted another title: “CRO—Chief Relationship Officer” as he believes that emphasis is the most vital work of the Foundation.
Richard joined the Foundation in 2000, as the first executive director outside of the Russell Family. He is a graduate of both the American Leadership Forum Tacoma/Pierce County, Class VIII and the mediation training of Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution—useful experiences for community building. Richard serves on the board of directors of Philanthropy Northwest—a six state regional association of foundations; and is a past national board member of the Council on Foundations. Over the years, he has mentored students and colleagues from Tacoma Community College, Seattle University, and Native Americans in Philanthropy.
Before arriving at TRFF, Richard worked for nearly a dozen years at Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco on community relations, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. He served for three years as executive director of the Levi Strauss Foundation—overseeing global grantmaking in 40 countries. Richard earned a college degree in English—inspired by his elementary school teacher who encouraged him to write about his summer vacation.