Is there any area of our professional and community life that can’t benefit from strategic thinking, passionate connecting and communications and a changemaker focus?I have been blessed with some amazing experience with non profits in roles of strategic planning, communications, fundraising and project coordination at a senior level and as a consultant. In a different role for a nimble IT support company servicing businesses, schools and non profit groups, I transitioned to provide broad duties from payroll to marketing, sales to HR, customer service to dispute resolution, purchasing to assigning daily tasks to techs. And contributing one suggestion for improvement weekly at staff meetings.Some lessons I have learned: People want connection. They want to be appreciated for their uniqueness. They want to be loved. Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize winner, words are a mandate for me, “Spread love everywhere...Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Seth Godin, author of the #1 marketing blog, says, “Meaningful work is to do something that matters.” I like combining both: treat people exceptionally well and do committed work that improves lives.I developed new business markets for the IT firm and sent monthly thank yous which one customer said “your thank yous always make me feel good.” At another position, I increased visibility by 800%, developed relationships yielding $5 million in total donations. My data analysis questions revealed the agency was the #1 most requested group for assistance help in King County.As part of collaborative all-volunteer leadership teams, I helped to rally people to save the iconic downtown Renton Library over the Cedar River (photo outside library) and to initiate the Renton Baseball Booster Club. I've served on AFP Washington board & St. Anthony Parish Pastoral Council.Mother Teresa and Seth Godin would be rightly called strategic thinkers, passionate connectors & communicators and changemakers. They're my inspiration!