Meet the Instructors
Kristen Spangler
Kristen Spangler is a consultant and interim leader in strategic operations and finance. She works with small- and medium-sized nonprofits and foundations in transition to help them identify the roadblocks that have impeded progress, build new systems to support their goals and move from putting out fires to planning for the road ahead.
Spangler led finance and programs at Women's Funding Alliance for more than nine years, most recently as the associate director. She oversaw grantmaking and community engagement programs, as well as financial management and accounting for the organization. Prior to Women's Funding Alliance, she managed the Business Development Center at the University of Washington Bothell, where she provided consultation to small business owners and linked business students with consulting projects. Spangler earned her MBA at the University of Washington and has been teaching in the fundraising and nonprofit management certificate programs for many years.