Preceding his higher education career, Dr. McKinnon spent fifteen plus years in the restaurant and hospitality industry. There he gained an extensive amount of hands-on leadership and management experience with roles in general management, district management, and regional training management.

Dr. McKinnon can often be found speaking at DECA Leadership Conferences, during WBW programs, and at the Black Male Summit at Highline College. He gets to live out his life-long dream lakeside in Kirkland, Washington. His interests are education (life-long learning), jazz, and learning to play chess.

BECU is a credit union originally established to serve employees of The Boeing Company. BECU was founded as Fellowship Credit Union in 1935 by 18 Boeing employees, and was named Boeing Employees’ Credit Union for much of its history. Its headquarters are located in Tukwila, Washington.

Stacey Black – Stacey Black is a fierce advocate for financial literacy, and through financial education, she’s able to help people act on their finances and make a real impact on their lives. For over two decades, Stacey has frequently spoken on behalf of BECU’s financial education programs for adults, school-age children, teenagers, and college students. These programs cover topics such as budgeting, understanding credit, debt reduction, and more.

Fred is currently the Marketing Director of True World Foods. He has over 40 years of retail and wholesale experience. During those years he has mentored and coached multiple people up through the ranks of corporate leadership. He is a proven leader with expert knowledge in all aspects of retail advertising, marketing, merchandising, operations, and sales.

Fred has been involved with Washington Business Week for the past three years and has enjoyed the role of CA, and Judge during our virtual programs. He also sits on Washington Business Week’s Board of Directors and serves as the Treasurer.

Fred will be the Business breakout speaker at our first virtual camp on June.

Clark Roberts is the Executive Director and founder of Ultimate Vision. Ultimate Vision “Inspiring Others to See in New Ways” is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that teaches people of all ages that life does not stop when adversity occurs. It is not a matter of if, but when, life is going to happen. At age 24 Clark lost his sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa. He discovered that when life hits, you must learn how to embrace the challenge, find your potential and live life to its fullest! 

Clark is a subject matter expert who has dedicated his life to sharing a message of hope and encouragement. From CEOs in Corporate America to students ranging in age from Preschool – High School, Clark, accompanied by his guide dog, has shared with thousands of people, providing tools and knowledge to inspire and motivate them to see their life and their opportunities differently. He shows each person how to reach beyond their limitations inspiring them to live a life of significance, one with compassion, kindness, and confidence. Through this increased awareness each person learns how to overcome the challenges that life can bring, celebrate their differences, and live a life that is full and rewarding, inspiring others to do the same. Clark has recently added to his subject matter the importance of “Resilience” and “Adaptability”. 

Clark has a natural gift of humor, is married to his amazing wife Karrie, who he met on a blind date, and 2 adult children. His son Jacob is married and has a 1½ year old daughter which makes Clark an enormously proud grandpa “Papa” and a daughter, Rebekah who has just graduated from college and is now taking her Masters. All of them love to mess with him regarding his sight loss but also embrace fun adventures alongside of him. Clark is also an author and enjoys story telling. He is an outdoor and sports enthusiast, who loves to downhill ski, tandem cycle, water ski, drive rally cars, swim, and hike in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Clark will be the Opening speaker at our virtual camp on July and will be a speaker at our program at University of Puget Sound.

A major passion in Peter’s life is endurance running and the ability to share that experience with children and adults who have disabilities.

A motivational speaker, Peter enjoys sharing his zest for life and volunteerism with others, addressing educational and civic organizations, nonprofits, and business associations. 

Peter will be the Opening speaker at our camp at University of Puget Sound.

Bryce Ancheta is a real estate agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Realty Partners.

Bryce believes that relationships are at the heart of every real estate transaction and brings a personal dedication to each of his clients to ensure he understands their needs and delivers on their expectations. Whether working with first time home buyers, sellers or investor, Bryce’s professionalism and commitment to his clients provide for a smooth process and successful outcomes!

Steve taught high school students for 30 years at North Thurston HS and River Ridge HS in Lacey, WA. He coached cross country, track, and soccer at these high schools for 45 years. His teams, both male and female, have earned 10 league high school championships and one 4th place finish at state. He has coached premier league teams to 5 state championships, 1 district championship, and 1 national championship.

Steve has participated as a Company Advisor and/or Chair at Washington Business Week’s in-school, day, and international programs. He sat as a member of the Board of Directors for 5 years.  

Global Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration. In the United States, Global is among the largest credit unions by assets, and it is among the 20 largest credit unions by membership

Christopher Kaya has twenty-three years of management experience with eight years in retail and fifteen years as a manager at Global Credit Union. During his management career he has received awards for customer and employee satisfaction, innovation, and performance.

In his free time, Chris enjoys playing video games, watching shows on multiple streaming services, cooking, and occasionally going out to try Vegan cuisine with his friends. He lives with three dogs named Siyah, Link, and Roo.

As a Branch Manager, Sheri manages overall branch functions and delivery of member engagement, coaching and mentoring staff for growth, to achieve the business and financial objectives of the credit union. This management role is key to building the business in growth markets of being the face of the credit union in branches and our communities in which the credit union serves.

Sheri is inspired daily by her husband kids, and grandkids. In Sheri’s free time, she likes to craft, decorate, travel, and support her husband’s racing hobby.

Sergio Lopez has been in the financial services industry for 18 years. During that time, he has had the honor to lead 10 Branches to meet and exceed their Customer/Member Service and Sales goals consistently. He has supported over 50 Team members get promoted by Inspiring and Motivating them to be the best version of themselves at work and holding himself accountable to support their goals and aspirations in the Financial Industry.

 When he is not at work he enjoys spending time with his Famila y Amigos (Family and Friends). He is married and has 2 kids (Iker and Isabella Lopez), you can find him visiting his parents, hosting get togethers at home or eating out. 

Anthony is a highly successful student service director who effectively partners with college staff and admin, community organizations, and industry representatives. He is committed to motivating and mentoring students and professionals in higher education.

Jen Reed is the Vice President of Public Relations at Sound Credit Union.

Sound Credit Union operates as a financial cooperative. The Union provides financial solutions such as saving and checking accounts, loans, investment, credit and debit cards, insurance, ATMs, online banking, and other related services. Sound Credit Union serves communities in the State of Washington.

In her role, Chelsea leads and manages the sales, service, personnel, and operations for the Kingsgate branch location. She is passionate about finding ways to enhance the member experience as well as meeting the financial needs in the community she serves. Chelsea enjoys serving the Kirkland community through volunteerism dedicating her time to organizations such as Lake Washington School District Foundation and Hopelink.  

Chelsea previously managed retail stores such as Hallmark and Zumiez. Chelsea received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.  Chelsea has been a part of the Alaska USA team since 2015 after making the transition from retail store management. She started her career in Bellingham as a Senior Financial Services Representative where she deepened her knowledge and experience of the financial services industry. Since then, she has held several different positions within the credit union ultimately leading to her current role of Branch Manager in their Kingsgate location.  

Chelsea was born and raised in Monroe, Washington where she currently resides. Chelsea is married and a busy mother of Harper and Hudson, 15-month-old twins. In the event she has free time, Chelsea loves crafting, crime podcasts and baking.   

Demetria “Lynn” Strickland is an Army veteran who served over nine years and has 25+ years of management experience in several sectors. She is a former Dean of Instruction at Bates Technical College where she supervised 14 apprenticeship programs, 11 career training programs and Continuing Education.

Lynn began working for AJAC | Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships as a Program Manager in February 2012, was promoted to Deputy Director in July 2012 and has served as Executive Director since August 2014.  Lynn and the AJAC team develop and implement pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship employer-driven programs for the incumbent workforce open to all employers across Washington State in the advanced manufacturing industries.