Founding Membership
Founding members have helped to develop the member benefits and programs, while also contributing content and thought leadership to the Formidable publications.
Founding Members of Formidable receive the following benefits:
•Invites to private Founding Member dinners.
•Access to up to three media training, press consulting, and/or op ed-writing
sessions with Formidable founder and CEO Emily Parkhurst.
•An opportunity to be one of the subject matter experts for a Formidable story and/or podcast (not required).
•An opportunity to weigh in on future benefits and membership structure.
•Listing on the Formidable website and newsletter as a Founding Member.
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Meet our Founding Members
Lorrie Baldevia
Platform president, AssuredPartners; board member, Finesca; former board member, Seattle University Center for Leadership Formation
Emily Kang Cantrell
President and CEO at Seafair, MBA, PSBJ 40 Under 40 Honoree, Foundation Board Member at the Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Michelle Connor
President and CEO @ Forterra | M.S. Restoration Ecology. With over 30 years of experience, I am passionate about creating a more sustainable and equitable future for people and nature.
Gena Cook
Founder and CEO, Kaliper Health, chairman of the board, National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Stephiney Foley
Founder and CEO, Yuzi Care, member of the Presidential Leadership Scholars; board member of Perinatal Support Washington and Athena Angels.
Cate Goethals
Founder, Better Boards Initiative, director of Women Board Director Development Program, University of Washington.
Stacy Lill
President and CEO, Cashmere Partners, BD/relationship manager at Armanino, founder of OSS Scholarship Program.
Kimberly Hill
Go-to-market and communications lead, TikTok Logistics, and co-founder of Tōme Candles.
Brianna McDonald
President, Northwest & Rockies Region, Keiretsu Forum, general partner, NW Angel.
Denise Merle
Senior vice president and chief administration officer, Weyerhaeuser.
Leigh Morgan
CEO, Imaginal Leadership Strategies; Chairwoman, Fred Hutch Cancer Center; former COO of The Gates Foundation.
Jennifer Olsen
Founder and CEO, Jennifer Olsen Coaching, previous CEO of Resourceful, an HR solutions company.
Jane Park
Founder and CEO, Tokki, previous founder and CEO of Julep Beauty and co-founder and CEO of Athena SPAC.
Christina Prkic
Vice president and regional executive, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, previous executive and legal counsel for B/E Aerospace.
Britt Provost
Chief human resources officer, Siteimprove; former EVP of People and Culture, Accolade.
Alice Shobe
Global director, Amazon Community Impact; Board member, American Institute for Boys and Men; Board member, Jobs for the Future.
Swatee Surve
Founder and CEO of Litesprite, an award-winning digital health care gamification company, and a health care innovation consultant.
Kristin Toth
Board director, Radiant Logistics, University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship, former president and COO of Vesta, Showroom Inc, and Fernish.
Kerry Wallingford
President, Wallingford Financial Services Inc., and treasurer of the Rotary Club of Normandy Park.
Mina Yoo
Entrepreneur in residence, REI; founder and former CEO of Heroclip; author of InventHer, published by Penguin Random House.