Chris brings over a decade of experience in the mission-driven sector, including his early experience as an Executive Director of a growing nonprofit in Ghana, West Africa. This pivotal experience helped shape both his educational and professional aspirations, eventually leading him to a career in executive recruiting and nonprofit consulting as well as board and volunteer service.

Chris comes with previous national nonprofit search experience as an Engagement Manager at Waldron, Senior Associate at NPAG, and as a search consultant to both nonprofits and client service organizations. His work includes engagements with Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, Healthier Here, Childhaven, the Seattle Aquarium, Stanford Law School, Disability Rights CA, Landesa, LOR Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Treehouse, A Way Home WA, and the American Indian Graduate Center.
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Graduating from Brigham Young University, Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a Communications minor, and a master’s degree in Public Administration. There he oversaw a student-led consulting firm that advised family foundations and corporations on grantmaking and impact assessment. Chris now resides in Portland, OR with his husband and four-year-old daughter. In his free time, Chris enjoys photography, cooking, and exploring the Pacific Northwest’s beautiful wine country.