Dean C. Allen, Vice Chair

Christopher Alston is a Member of the law firm of Foster Pepper PLLC, where he has practiced since graduating from law school. His practice focuses on litigation connected to distressed corporations and corporate reorganizations. Chris has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics each year since 2001, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America each year since 2007. Chris is very active in the community, currently serving on the Board of Directors of the United Way of King County. As a member of that board, he serves on a number of committees and chaired a task on emergency preparedness to examine the effects the 2006 wind storm and how the region can be better prepared for the next disaster. For his efforts, Chris received the United Way of King County’s Volunteer of the Year award for 2007. Chris received his J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1989 and received his A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1985.

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Sherilyn Anderson

Sherilyn Anderson has been providing financial advice for 20 years. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2006, Sherilyn was a Director in UBS’ public finance group in Seattle for 15 years, where she advised municipal issuers in the western United States on large and complex bond transactions. She started her career at Salomon Brothers Inc. in New York.  Sherilyn has served on the boards of Zion Preparatory Academy, Child Care Resources and Seattle Girls’ School. Sherilyn has a B.S. in industrial engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She resides with her husband and three children in Bellevue, where her two step-children are frequent visitors.

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Paula Clapp
Paula Clapp co-founded Global Partnerships in 1994 with her husband, Bill Clapp, to promote economic opportunity for people living in poverty in Latin America. In addition to her work with Global Partnerships, Paula is active in the Seattle community. She is a founding member of the Washington Women’s Foundation, and currently serves on the boards of The Medina Foundation and Laird Norton Co., LLC nominating committee, and Women’s Funding Alliance Honorary Committee. She is a Vestry member of St. Mark’s Cathedral, and vice president of the Seattle International Foundation. Paula holds a master’s degree in counseling and has worked as a middle school counselor at Zion Preparatory Academy, and as a volunteer recreational therapist at Children’s Hospital in Seattle. Paula dedicates her time and energy to advocate for global poverty alleviation and to educate the community about the success of microcredit lending to eliminate poverty. She is the proud grandmother of Cyrus, Darioush and Evelyn Clapp.
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Steve Davis

Steve Davis is the former president and chief executive officer of Corbis, a global digital media company, where he held senior roles from 1993 until 2007. Prior to his work at Corbis, he practiced law with the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle, specializing in intellectual property issues, and has held various positions in international refugee and human rights organizations. Steve is active in numerous community and industry concerns. He currently serves on the boards of PATH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Foundation, Intrepid Learning Solutions and PlanetOut, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously chaired the Technology Alliance, NPower, United Way of King County and the International Practice Section of the Washington State Bar and has served on the boards of the United Way International, Alliance for Education, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, the Governor’s Competiveness Council and other organizations. He received an A.B. from Princeton University, an M.A. in Chinese studies from the University of Washington, and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he received the Faculty Prize in international law.

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Bert Green

Dr. Bert Green is a leading interventional cardiologist and an inventor of medical devices. He is active on the staff of Providence Medical Center, Swedish Hospital Medical Center, and Highline Community Hospital, and is on the Clinical Faculty of the University of Washington Medical Center. He received a B.S. in Biochemistry from The City University of New York and his M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Green lives with his wife, Alexandra Brookshire, and their three children in Seattle.

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Eddie Poplawski

Eddie Poplawski is the non-executive chairman of Anderson Daymon Worldwide (ADW), Costco Wholesale’s in-house manufacturer’s rep firm. The company has 11 offices and 180 employees and represents hundreds of branded and private label manufacturers. Eddie started working for ADW in 1993, became the company’s president in 1998 and served as CEO and sole owner from December 2001 through March 2005 when he successfully completed the sale of the company. Prior to joining Anderson Daymon, Eddie was the General Manager of Cascade Cabinet Corporation in Woodinville, Washington. The company had 200 employees and generated annualized sales of approximately $14 million. Prior to that, Eddie worked as a real estate developer with Spieker Partners (now known as Equity Office Properties) in Menlo Park, California. Eddie serves as a board member for three privately held companies (Aegis Living, Fast Water Heater and Fitness Anywhere), on the boards of Bellevue Boys & Girls Club and the Moyer Foundation, and on the management committee of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Eddie earned his bachelor’s degrees in economics and human biology from Stanford University in 1981 and his M.B.A. from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in 1987.
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