Eva Schulte
Executive Director
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During her career, Eva has driven lasting and systemic change throughout the social sector for the health and dignity of people and our planet. Prior to Friends, Eva was the Executive Director for Whatcom Community College Foundation, leading community support for students and strategic educational initiatives across our bioregion. Eva is also an Executive Committee Board Director for the Sierra Club Foundation and chairs the Foundation’s national Grants Committee. Eva previously directed impact investing and economic opportunity in support of American Indian communities through her work as vice president for Travois, a Best for the World™ Certified B Corporation. Prior to that, Eva was president and CEO of a community-based organization in the heartland that achieved regional and national public policy victories to move human dignity to the center of public life. Eva shares, “There is nothing more important at this time than the proactive synergy required to solve the climate crisis for people and nature. I love our Island archipelago and surrounding communities and feel fortunate each day to live and work in the homelands and territories of the Coast Salish peoples.”
