Brad Tuininga

Brad Tuininga currently serves as the Vice President of Philanthropy at Whatcom Community Foundation since June 2023. Tuininga has a distinguished career in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, including positions as Executive Director and Director of Philanthropy at Skagit Valley College Foundation from January 2015 to June 2023, and Board Chair and Board Member at North Cascades Institute since January 2021. Additional roles include Board Member and Sponsorship Chair at Northwest Washington Estate Planning Council (June 2019 - June 2022), and Board Member and Igniting Philanthropy Committee Chair at AFP Advancement Northwest (December 2013 - December 2020). Tuininga also held positions at the Whatcom Community College Foundation and Bellingham Technical College Foundation during earlier stages of the career, alongside experience as Program Director at Alliance for Wilderness Education & Stewardship. Tuininga earned a Master of Education in Environmental Education from Western Washington University between 2003 and 2005.