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, events and discussions. Tickets to all public Formidable events are included in membership.
Media training sessions for you and your team, as well as media consulting and strategy sessions with founder and CEO Emily Parkhurst.
An opportunity to be featured as one of the subject matter experts for a Formidable story and/or podcast.
An opportunity to weigh in on future benefits and membership structure.
Listing on the Formidable website and newsletter as a Founding Member.
Meet Our Founding Members
Kelly aeschbach
Advisor, Academy Securities
Board member, Dolphin Scholarship Foundation
Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral
Board Member, SAIC
NWANDO ANYAOKU
Physician Executive, Coach & Keynote Speaker
Board Member, Neighborcare Health, MS I’mpossible, Heluna Health
andrea anderson
CEO, Girl Scouts of Western Washington
Board Member, Coalition to End Gender Based Violence
Principal and Founder, Anderson Navigation
lorrie baldevia
Platform President, AssuredPartners
Board Member, Finesca
Former Board member, Seattle University Center for Leadership Formation
emily kang cantrell
President & CEO, Seafair
Foundation Board Member, Alliance for Gun Responsibility
gena cook
Founder & CEO, Kaliper Health
Board Chairman, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
kathy cox
President, Novandi
Instructor, University of Washington and Capella University
stephiney foley
Founder & CEO, Yuzi Care
Member, Presidential Leadership Scholars
Board Member, Perinatal Support Washington and Athena Angels
cate goethals
Founder, Better Boards Initiative
Director of Women Board Director Development Program, UW
kimberly hill
Enterprise Sales & Business Development
Multichannel Commerce & Fulfillment, Amazon
Co-Founder, Tōme Candles
stacy lill
President & CEO, Cashmere Partners
BD/Relationship Manager, Armanino
Founder, OSS Scholarship Program
rachel mccracken
Team Lead & Wealth Manager,
Coldstream Wealth Management
Board Member, Seattle Rep
brianna mcdonald
Founder & CEO, Ecosystem Venture Group
President, Northwest & Rockies Region
Keiretsu Forum
General Partner, NW Angel
leigh mcmillan
CEO, Whitepages
Limited Partner, AI2 Incubator
Owner, Welcome Road Winery
MEGAN MCNALLY
Founder & Managing Director, Edgewater Business Law
Co-Founder & Managing Member, FBA Capital
Founding Member, FBomb Angels Investment Club
leigh morgan
CEO, Imaginal Leadership Strategies
Former Chairwoman, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Former COO, The Gates Foundation
Adriane Musuneggi
2025 Greater Seattle Co-Chair, 50/50 Women on Boards
Founder, Principal Consultant, 27 LLC
Angel Investor, The Council
jane park
Speaker & Executive Coach, Park Snyder Group
Founder & Former CEO, Tokki
Co-Founder & CEO, Athena SPAC
Founder & Former CEO, Julep Beauty
jamie peha
Founder & President, Peha Ventures – Elevate Your Journey
Former Executive Director, Auction of Washington Wines
carla costa perales
Chief Impact Officer, BECU
Former Executive, Kaiser Permanente and PATH
lisa poole
Incoming Chair, NAIOP WA Night of the Stars
Plymouth Housing Celebrity Dancer
Chair and Board Member, NAWIC
Board Member, WSCAI
christina prkic
Vice President & Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Previous Executive and Legal Counsel, B/E Aerospace
britt provost
Chief Human Resources Officer, Siteimprove
Former EVP of People and Culture, Accolade
Rashmi rAghavendra
CEO & Board Chair, Dionysus Health
Managing Partner, rcubed | ventures
Alicia Ritter
Corporate & Public Company Board Director
M&A Expert and Advisor
Two-time Public Relations Agency CEO/Founder
alice shobe
Global Director, Amazon Community Impact
Board Member, American Institute for Boys and Men
Board Member, Jobs for the Future
swatee surve
Founder & CEO of Litesprite
Award-winning Digital Health Care Gamification Company
Health Care Innovation Consultant
KRISTIN TOTH
Founder & CEO, Ulu Partners
Board Director, Radiant Logistics
Board Chair, University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship
chaitra vedullapalli
Founder & President, Women in Cloud
Co-Founder & CMO, Meylah
Board Member, The Impact Seat Foundation
Microsoft Alumni Network
suzanne weller
Founder, Coach, Consultant, Weller Collaboration
Host of The Courage Effect podcast
Leadership Facilitator & Executive Coach, The Trium Group
mina yoo
Entrepreneur in Residence, REI
Founder & Former CEO, Heroclip
Author, InventHer