Gaylene Vaden

Gaylene Vaden has worked in the non-profit sector since 1994. Gaylene began as a Non-Profit Advisor for their own company, Gaylene Vaden. In 1999, they moved on to become an Executive at Seattle Art Museum Supporters. In 2010, they became a Development Advisor at Bellevue Youth Theatre Foundation, where they were responsible for strategic planning, relationship building, grant writing, donor development, event management and website/database lead for a $1 Million capital campaign to build a new $9 Million theater as part of a private-public partnership with the City of Bellevue. In 2018, they joined Kindering as a Grants Manager and Senior Grant Writer and Administrator.

Gaylene Vaden received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from The University of Texas School of Law, a BS in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, and has completed personal development courses.