Victoria Helm began her tenure as director of the Northwest Children’s Fund in September of 2003, succeeding Mary Kerr, one of the organization’s founders and its first executive director.

Because her childhood years were spent in Japan, Victoria’s career began in the international arena. Her previous positions included working at an international bank as strategic planner and marketing officer both in Tokyo and in New York, running her own cross-cultural consulting company, and directing an international center at the University of Washington Business School.

More recently, Victoria has redirected her focus and has brought her experience in management, development, and grantmaking to serving at-risk children. Before joining Northwest Children’s Fund, she was the director of development for a K-8 school for dyslexic learners. With two school-age children of her own, Victoria has an intense concern for children’s welfare and believes that every child deserves the best possible start in life. In her role as director of Northwest Children’s Fund, she is able to apply her personal passion to her professional work.

E-mail: vhelm@nwcf.org

Kelly Lynch is originally from Chicago where she graduated from DePaul University with a BA in Anthropology. Kelly worked for a domestic violence shelter and the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health before moving to Seattle.

Kelly is enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program at Seattle University with a focus in nonprofit management. Her areas of interest are in donor stewardship, volunteer management, and operations. She volunteers with the BABES Network, Inc – YWCA.

E-mail: klynch@nwcf.org