Lisa Olason, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Workforce Snohomish engages with businesses on the industry-level to understand local workforce needs and challenges, such as attracting, developing, and retaining skilled employees. The overarching goal of this engagement is to align education, government, and other community resources to ensure a skilled, job-ready workforce is available to meet employers’ needs.

Shoreline, Washington, United States

Provided instructional assistance to students with special needs, including math, reading, and writing supportAssisted teachers in planning and implementing lessons and prepared instructional materialsMonitored student behavior and safety in classrooms and other campus areas

Bothell, Washington, United States

Created the first alumni and community relations program for the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS), an academic unit encompassing 17 majors and three graduate programs and serving 7000+ alumni, 1000 students, and 100+ faculty and staffCultivated relationships with portfolio of 100+ alumni volunteers across majors, programs, graduation years, and professional sectorsDeveloped engagement opportunities for alumni and community volunteers, including a career mentoring program, speakers’ bureau, networking forums, and reunionsDeveloped coordinated annual student, alumni, faculty/staff, and community award program and eventCreated graduate-level alumni ambassador program serving student recruitment, retention, and career developmentDeveloped IAS alumni communications plan. Produced alumni success stories for web, email, social media, and video. Managed social media channels and alumni engagement platform.Collaborated on campus-wide initiatives, including conferences, fundraising campaigns, and public lecturesServed as IAS’s primary liaison to prospective employers and community partners

Bothell, Washington, United States

Recruited students for three graduate programs. Conducted external outreach, hosted information sessions, and advised prospective students.Provided professional development and internship advising to 80+ graduate students annuallyDeveloped and managed career-related programming for graduate students, includingprofessional panels, alumni mentoring, networking events, and workshopsConducted community outreach and assisted students and faculty in developing research partnerships with nonprofits and public agencies, advising on best practices in community engagement.Managed logistics and promotions for annual and ad hoc events, such as orientations, researchpresentations, guest lectures, and public conferencesCo-directed “Social Justice, Labor, and the Economy,” a three-week study abroad program toOaxaca, Mexico. Managed student recruitment, orientation, travel and homestay logistics, and site visits with eco-tourism, labor, education, and activist organizations.

Greater Seattle Area

Provided services to nonprofit organizations with events ranging between 100-700 attendees and grossrevenues of $50K-$1.2MServices included: leading steering committees, coordinating venue logistics, recruiting and supervisingvolunteers, procuring auction items, managing guest registration, and securing sponsorships and in-kinddonationsClients included: AtWork!, Global Partnerships, Kirkland Performance Center, Medical Teams International, and Women’s Funding Alliance

Antigua, Guatemala And Seattle, Wa

Managed U.S. donor relations for Guatemala-based nonprofit providing sexual and reproductive health education and servicesAssessed organization’s fundraising practices and created first resource development planCreated and facilitated organization’s first matching gift campaign raising over $70,000Created volunteer group fundraising model and advised group leadersManaged donor database, maintained contact and gift reports, and produced gift receiptsManaged Seattle-based volunteers who provided administrative, research, and event assistanceContinued as volunteer consultant from 2007-2013

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Identified prospective donors, cultivated relationships, and surpassed annual fundraising goal of $250KOrganized annual and ad hoc fundraising events, including South Asian tsunami benefit concerts raising $80KRecruited hundreds of medical and dental volunteers who traveled to disaster zones and community-based clinics to provide direct patient care and training to national counterparts at partner sites in Africa, Central Asia,Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Southeast AsiaCoordinated 30+ teams, which involved defining project scope, processing travel arrangements, coordinating in-country logistics, facilitating pre-departure orientations, and conducting program evaluations

Greater Seattle Area

Established LLC and provided psychotherapy to adults on part-time basisCreated promotional materials and marketed to social service providers

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Provided therapeutic mental health services to children, adolescents, couples andfamilies. Established treatment plans and assisted clients in meeting their therapy goalsCo-facilitated process groups on parenting, anger management, social skills, and positive sexuality

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Supported director in establishing Washington branch office. Scheduled donor meetings, co-authored grants, developed internal office systems, and managed office volunteersRepresented organization’s general mission and disaster relief efforts to the media, servicegroups, medical communities, schools, churches, and the publicAssisted Portland HQ in recruiting and processing international volunteers based in Western WAOrganized annual gala, ad hoc fundraisers, and friend-raising events

M.S., Marriage & Family Therapy

B.A., Human Services

Concentration in Counseling