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Aug 13, 2018
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Foraker has a team of more than 20 consultants ready to help you strengthen your organization. Meet a few of the most recent additions to our team:

Sammye Pokryfki has joined our consulting team and is available for board facilitation and executive consultation. Sammye has worked in the nonprofit sector as a staff, board member, volunteer, and mentor for 35 years. Before joining Foraker as a consultant, she experienced a yearlong sabbatical that included outdoor adventures in some of the most beautiful places on earth (including Alaska). Sammye’s most recent professional position was at Rasmuson Foundation where she worked from 2005-2017. Sammye is a proud UAA Alumnus with bachelor’s degrees in English and Social Work, and a master’s degree in Social Work. She received UAA’s Alumni of Distinction Humanitarian Award in 2016 and is currently adjunct faculty in the UAA Honors College.

Rachel Morse has joined our team as both an interim executive director and a fundraising consultant. Rachel has worked in Alaska’s nonprofit sector for 18 years. She has been the executive director of a small nonprofit, the development director of a large statewide nonprofit, and most recently an assistant vice chancellor in alumni relations for UAA. She was recently elected to the Chugach Electric Board of Directors where she is the treasurer and chairs the audit and finance committee. She is also a board member and treasurer of the Rural Community Assistance Corporation, a 13 western states regional economic development organization. Rachel has an MBA from UAA and Masters of Science in Natural Resource Management from Purdue University.

Amalie Couvillion has joined our team as a fundraising consultant and a firm believer in donor-centered development. Before joining Foraker, Amalie enjoyed a 17-year career at The Nature Conservancy where she moved through several roles, starting as a scientist and (happily) ending up as a fund development professional focused on major giving. Amalie believes her professional evolution points to her conviction that connecting people to mission is one of the most rewarding roles in a nonprofit. She earned a master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree in Geography from UCLA.