Ryan Faucett, MBA
Ryan’s awareness of the small differences everyone can make to change the trajectory of poverty began with the RunForTheFields.com campaign in 2007. Along with his 3 friends, he partnered with Agros International to raise money through the Big Sur International Marathon. Their efforts allowed a Guatemalan community to achieve a higher quality of life through sustainable agriculture improvements. He is a proponent of bringing this fundraising model to local NW poverty needs. He is a semi-regular participant in the Hood-to-Coast relay super-marathon in his home state of Oregon, and continues to support dreams of bright futures for people he hasn’t yet met. Currently, Ryan works for Boeing supporting the effort to bring sustainable aviation biofuels to the commercial market and to influence environmental and aviation policy. He holds a BA from the University of Washington and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He lives in Bellevue, WA with his wife Kelsey and their two dogs.
Rob Fredericksen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Rob is a Seattle native with expertise in nonprofit strategic planning, management methods, and program evaluation for public health initiatives. His experiences as a social worker for adults with chronic mental illness, youth living with HIV, and polysubstance abusers inform his understanding of the relationship between health disparities and poverty. He holds a PhD in cultural anthropology and a Master of Public Health, both from Boston University, where he served as a faculty member in the School of Public Health's Department of International Health. Currently, Rob conducts behavioral and health services research at the University of Washington.
Robert Sax