Author: Valtas Group

Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters Selects Alyssa Macy as CEO

Posted on 12/16/2019 (11/28/2025)

After a thorough and inclusive search for a new CEO that yielded a diverse field of very strong candidates, it was recently announced that Alyssa Macy will be the new CEO of Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters.Alyssa brings a strong professional background in political action, social justice, and tribal leadership, grounded in a […]

Valtas Group Expands Consulting Team: Touré McCluskey

Posted on 11/25/2019 (10/31/2025)

Valtas Group is pleased to announce that Touré McCluskey has joined our consulting team. Touré McCluskey is an accomplished senior executive with broad-based experience in leading strategic planning, new product development, and business operations. Touré has held a variety of leadership roles in organizations ranging from early stage start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He recently founded […]

Tom Varga and Christine Martin to Present at Not-For-Profit & Health Care Conference 2019

Posted on 11/14/2019 (11/03/2025)

The WSCPA Not-For-Profit and Health Care Conference is an annual broadcast to keep you up to speed on issues in the ever-changing NFP and health care arena.During the two-day conference attendees can select from different tracks to ensure that the information is relevant and useful. Options include sessions on GAAP, internal controls, advocacy, employee benefits and much […]

Child Care Aware of Washington Selects Deeann Burtch Puffert as CEO

Posted on 11/08/2019 (11/28/2025)

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Deeann Burtch Puffert as the Chief Executive Officer of Child Care Aware of Washington. She will lead the non-profit organization, in concert with its six regional partners, as it expands its services and advocacy for families throughout Washington and its commitment to preparing children for success in school […]

Reflections of Race – The Intersection of Education, Workforce and Diversity

Posted on 10/28/2019 (11/28/2025)

I’m standing in the cafeteria holding a tray of food. It’s 1979 and I am a freshman in High School. I look around to see a room divided. The black people are sitting on one side, the white people on the other, the Filipinos, the Mexicans in the middle–and I ask myself the question, “where do […]

What it Takes to be a Successful Interim Executive Director

Posted on 10/16/2019 (10/30/2025)

The Valtas team has been incredibly fortunate to identify and hire a consulting team of Interim Executive Directors (IED) with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We are frequently asked what it takes to be a successful Interim Executive Director. There are many overlapping skills between someone who serves as an executive leader in a nonprofit and a […]

Pushing Boundaries Names Teri Mayo Executive Director

Posted on 10/14/2019 (11/28/2025)

It was recently announced that Teri Mayo, LMT has joined Pushing Boundaries as their Executive Director. She has owned rehabilitative practices for twenty-five years as a massage therapist including a medical massage clinic that employed over 18 therapists and staff at its peak. After a recent several year foray into health care administration with Swedish […]

How to Be Prepared with Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) Insurance

Posted on 10/04/2019 (11/28/2025)

Have you ever been asked if you have Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) Insurance and struggled to answer what it covers? You know you purchase it, and you know your organization needs or is required to have it, but few of us can clearly articulate what it covers, what it excludes or how it can […]

Valtas Group Expands Consulting Team: Stephen Tan

Posted on 09/23/2019 (10/31/2025)

Valtas Group is pleased to announce that Stephen Tan has joined our consulting team. Stephen has served in leadership positions on boards of over a dozen local, regional, and national nonprofit organizations. He has advised scores of other organizations regarding nearly every aspect of nonprofit governance and operations, including entity formation; board development and evolution; performance assessments; leadership […]

Mazamas Names Mitsu Iwasaki Executive Director

Posted on 08/19/2019 (11/28/2025)

It was recently announced that Mitsu Iwasaki will be joining the Mazamas as Executive Director starting on August 30, 2019.Mitsu brings extensive experience as a leader in the outdoor industry as well as a lifetime of demonstrated passion for the mountains. We are excited to see him step into this role to lead the Mazamas […]