Washington Trails Association
Whitney Allen is a Major Gifts Officer at Washington Trails Association since May 2018, previously holding the same title at Food Lifeline from March 2015 to May 2018, where a portfolio of over 100 major donors was managed with an 80% retention rate and significant gift upgrades. Prior experience includes serving as Event Coordinator for Auction of Washington Wines, raising $1.8 million for Seattle Children's Hospital, and as Events Coordinator for PAWS - Progressive Animal Welfare Society, which secured $850,000 through a fundraising gala. Whitney Allen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Organizational Leadership from UNM Anderson School of Management, earned in 2010.
Washington Trails Association
Washington Trails Association has a 50 year legacy of engaging the hiking community. WTA enhances hiking experiences in Washington by empowering a diverse and growing community of hikers to explore, steward and protect trails and public lands. WTA is the nation’s largest state-based hiking advocacy and trail maintenance organization, with more than 27,000 members, thousands of volunteers each year, and an online community of more than 500,000. WTA’s annual budget is approximately $8 million. We believe that hiking has a positive impact on people’s hearts and minds and want to ensure that there are trails for everyone, forever.