Cheryl Sesnon, Executive Director

Cheryl is passionately committed to empowering individuals to move out of poverty. From 1994 to 2000, Cheryl was the Executive Director of FareStart, a job training program serving homeless men and women. This program was nationally acclaimed for outstanding results in the area of long-term client outcomes as well as being a successful model of social enterprise business. Following FareStart, she spent seven years as a consultant and trainer for nonprofits, working locally, nationally, and internationally, with the Social Investors Forum, Seattle Jobs Initiative, United Way of Seattle/King County, Casey Family Programs, and many others. She recieved her Master's in Not For Profit Leadership from Seattle University and now serves as a adjunct professor teaching graduate level strategic planning for nonprofits and public organizations as well as undergraduate level nonprofit business enterprise courses. Her favorite volunteer activity is working with Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH), where she teaches in orphanages throughout Central America. Cheryl fully understands the skills needed and the challenges faced by small business owners, having run her own cake decorating and catering business for six years.

You can reach Cheryl at Cheryl@washingtoncash.org or (206)352-1945 x222.