Officers

Sara Morris, President
Sara Morris joined OVP Venture Partners in 2006 as Director of Marketing and Public Relations. She is responsible for brand development, communications
strategy, strategic partnerships and media relations.
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Katherine De Bruyn, Vice President
Katherine De Bruyn is the principal and founder of Arcadia Associates, Inc. She consults with national and international Fortune 500 clients to develop
technology plans, implement computer systems and develop comprehensive records management programs.
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John Chen, Treasurer
Immediate Past President
John Chen is the energetic CEO of Geoteaming. Prior to starting this company, he worked for 10 years with Microsoft, shipping 8 world-class products including the world’s fastest selling client-server application, Microsoft Exchange, which sold over 100 million client licenses and earned him 2 US Patents.
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Lynne Walker, Secretary  
Lynne Fisse Walker opened her own business, The Last Detail, in January, 2001, after spending 10 years at Microsoft Corporation. While at Microsoft, Lynn organized many large sales meetings, conferences and tradeshows, managing the innumerable details of large event planning. While The Last Detail started modestly, planning weddings, private events and smaller corporate events, it has expanded its' focus to exclusively managing events for large corporations and non-profits in the US.
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Members

Janet Blanford
Janet Blanford is an educator who has worked in Seattle Public Schools for 17 years and cares deeply about creating an education system that truly supports the academic and social growth of all students.
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Terri Boehm
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Celeste Combs 
Celeste M. Combs is Founder and CEO of The Experience Group, Inc., a Seattle-based design and innovation firm. She has over 15 years of experience in customer experience management, usability, and user-centered design. She is in her sixth year on the TAF Board of Directors and is a past officer.
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Effenus Henderson
Effenus Henderson is the Chief Diversity Officer for Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington.  In this role he is responsible for overseeing workforce representation, EEO, diversity, and inclusion activities for over 37,000 employees globally.  As Chief Diversity Officer, he advises the CEO and senior management team on diversity related matters and is an internationally recognized expert in the area.
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Miya McClain
Miya McClain was born and raised in Seattle, WA. Miya was first introduced to TAF when she enrolled in the TTIP program. Through TTIP, she feel in love with computers and went on to major in Computer Science at Mills College in Oakland, CA. She currently works at Microsoft as a Software Design Engineer. More...

Darryl Means
Darryl Means, Sr., currently manages the Customer Relations Branch for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Division of Medicare Health Plan Operations, ensuring healthcare insurance plans within the Seattle region comply with governmental guidance, instruction, and performance metrics.
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Taisha Moore
Taisha Renee Moore is a Vice President and KeyCenter Manager for KeyBank. In her day to day activities Taisha is responsible for KeyCenter operations where she provides sales and service leadership within the Branch.
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Eddie Navarrete
Eddie Navarrete is the Senior Manager for Innovation Marketing for T-Mobile. In this role, he is responsible for driving new payment and service solutions for underserved markets in the U.S.
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Jon Perera
Jon Perera is a General Manager at Microsoft Corporation where he leads the overall strategy for the Education Products Group, and helps to define Microsoft’s approach to 21st Century Learning.
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Jill Scheuermann
As a Senior Relationship Manager at Key Bank, Jill provides financial expertise, counsel, and customized solutions to help clients reach their complex goals. Through competitively priced financial solutions, her clients get the best financial alternatives available to meet their short- and long-term goals.
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Yom Senegor
Yom Senegor served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and, most recently, as Head of Corporate Strategy for Safeco Insurance for five years. In this role, he led the company’s Information Technology (IT) organization and directed corporate strategy initiatives.
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