Executive Search Team

Amy brings over 20 years of executive search, recruiting, and human resource experience in a range of early and mature stage organizations, including nonprofit, philanthropic, high tech, and biotech.

Amy enjoys recruiting leaders and subject matter experts that make transformative contributions to clients’ organizations. She is curious by nature, a serial networker, and a lifetime learner. Amy collaborates with clients to understand their organizational mission, values, objectives and needs to develop strategies that enhance their organization and engage right-fit candidates.
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Amy has led local, domestic, and international searches and recruiting efforts across business lines and enjoys working with engaging people to make a difference in our community.

Amy was a founding member of the Grow Further Board and served on Seattle University’s Youth Initiative Advisory and Alumni boards as well as Bainbridge School District K-6 Innovation Education Advisory Board and PTO. Most recently, Amy co-chaired the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Alumni’s Recovery and Renewal Project.
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Amy has an MBA from Seattle University and bachelor’s from Northeastern University. When not working, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, rowing competitively, hiking, and skiing.

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.

Christine has over 25 years of experience as a strategic business leader and has held a variety of senior leadership roles in organizations ranging from large public companies to early-stage start-ups and non-profits. Christine founded her consulting business, HR Strategies International in 2000, and after 18 years of independent consulting, was a founding partner at Valtas in 2018.

Christine consults with clients and serves as the practice manager for our Interim Executive and Projects work, supporting our team of 20+ consultants and helping ensure that our consultants and our clients receive all the support needed for the most effective engagements. She has served as an Interim Executive for eighteen organizations over the past fifteen years. She has led the development of a wide variety of strategic and business plans and has also led executive hiring efforts for clients across the country.

After a successful career as an executive leader in a number of technology and telecom ventures, Christine pivoted her business in 2008 to primarily support of best business practices in the non-profit sector. She brings a unique blend of extensive board service, education, training and coaching of nonprofit leaders. Christine’s passion for creating and developing leadership capacity in the nonprofit sector is evident across her client engagements.

Ed Rogan is a human resources professional who has been connecting people and mission for over 20 years. Equally equipped with analytical and communication skills, he has a knack for quickly grasping a situation, connecting with varied personalities, and understanding business issues.

Ed is skillful in building rapport with people from all walks of life and brings a sense of humor, appropriate levity, and enjoyment to working with a diverse client set. A committed community volunteer, he currently serves as the Treasurer (and immediate Past Chair) of the Board of Directors for Community Health Centers of Snohomish County. He also spent ten (10) years on the Board of Committee for Children, including two (2) years as Chair.

​Ed’s search philosophy takes a highly collaborative approach in partnering to recruit and develop leaders for mission-centered organizations. His work over more than 25 years has involved a range of diverse projects that provide him with opportunities to continuously learn and develop as a professional.

​Over the years, Ed has helped a wide range of organizations recruit and select CEOs, Executive Directors and other Director level professionals, many replacing long-term, highly respected leaders.

Liz is a nonprofit professional, consultant, leader, and educator who has been serving and advancing mission-driven organizations for over 30 years. Her experiences as an Executive Director, Interim Executive Director, Development Director, Board President, and Non-Profit Consultant at a wide range of nonprofits has given her a unique perspective of the ins and outs of organizations and the challenges nonprofit leaders face.

Liz is passionate about all things nonprofit and helping organizations achieve their goals towards long-term success. Being optimistic, inquisitive, and trustworthy are part of her DNA. With business know-how, integrity, a steady style, and sensing ability, Liz takes a highly collaborative approach in partnering to help guide organizational development and build leadership capacity during times of change, transition, and growth.

Liz has been actively engaged in the community since moving to the Pacific Northwest with her family in 2000. She enjoys reading historical fiction and non-fiction, hiking and exploring our beautiful corner of the world, and enjoying good food, wine, and conversation with family and friends (as well as exercising so she can continue to enjoy good food and wine!).