Leadership Eastside Names Keri Pravitz of Amazon Chair
Bellevue, WA (February 1, 2023) – Leadership Eastside, the organization informing, equipping and connecting the Eastside’s greatest assets - its leaders, today announced it has named Keri Pravitz as Chair of the Board, and added new board members Anne Marie Diouf, SVP & Chief People Officer, Symetra; Carol Helland, Director of Planning & Community Development, City of Redmond; Dr. Eric Murray, President, Cascadia College; Kavya Sarat, Community Leader; Adrian Shepperd, Fire Chief City of Redmond and Class of 2023 representative; Heather Trescases, Director of Development, KidsQuest Children’s Museum, and Mayor Amy Ockerlander, City of Duvall and Government Relations Administrator, King County.
“We are incredibly excited to have such an esteemed group of people joining our Board of Directors,” said Jeni Craswell, President & CEO, Leadership Eastside. “Leadership Eastside has successfully navigated the complexities of delivering an educational program through a pandemic and come out even stronger on the other side. Our new board collective are the right people at the table to continue to strengthen our foundation and navigate us to new opportunities in the future.”
New Board Chair Keri Pravitz is Manager of Community Engagement for Amazon’s Public Policy Team leading hyperlocal engagements and investments for the Eastside region. Keri joined Amazon in November 2022. Prior to Amazon, Keri served in community engagement and government relations at the Port of Seattle and Puget Sound Energy following two decades in non-profit management leadership positions in East King County.
In addition to Pravitz, continuing Board Members include: Yvonne Adagala (Secretary), Community Leader and Coach; Cindy Gross, Leadership Coach, Befriending Dragons; Sarah Langton, Partner, Langton Spieth; Mike Nesteroff, Partner, Lane Powell; and Bakary Sanneh (Treasurer), Sr. Manager Audit and Assurance, Clark Number.
Leadership Eastside (LE) offers a leadership development experience that applies the principles of Adaptive Community Leadership to equip leaders with the tools, knowledge and skills to creatively collaborate across socioeconomic rank and privilege by ensuring that people affected by an issue are fully engaged in co-creating a resolution that ensures everyone thrives. LE offers a 2-year Adaptive Community Leadership program, a 4-day intensive Executive Insight workshop and many events to connect people throughout the year. Visit LeadershipEastside.com for details.
