Y20 Seattle: Emerging Directors, Journey to Board Readiness

Jenn Gladish is a Community Development Lending Manager at First Interstate, with over six years of experience in the banking industry. Her expertise spans retail banking, customer service, and community development, where she has made a significant impact on serving her clients and community. Currently, Jenn holds leadership roles in multiple organizations, including serving as a member and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Rotary Club of Seattle, where she plays a key role in driving local initiatives and promoting community engagement.

Beyond her professional career, Jenn is deeply committed to supporting causes that make a difference. She is currently the President of the Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN), having previously served as Vice President. In this capacity, she helps lead the organization’s efforts to provide resources and advocacy for survivors of domestic abuse. Jenn also serves on the board of Harvest Against Hunger, an organization dedicated to alleviating hunger in the community by improving food security.

A proud Seattleite, Jenn is also a devoted mother and an accomplished athlete, competing regionally in powerlifting meets. Her passion for service, combined with her dedication to community and family, fuels her commitment to making a lasting, positive impact in the lives of others.

 

Martinez brings over 30 years of executive experience in membership, education, governance, and service-based organizations. Martinez brings a unique perspective on business drivers and results-driven leadership with a diverse level of experience in leadership, communications, and development across non-profit and for-profit sectors. Over the last 22 years, she collaborates with the NACD Northwest Chapter Board to produce world-class director programming and peer-to-peer exchange opportunities for the purpose of enhancing director professionalism and elevating board performance. Martinez is dedicated to advancing governance excellence and fostering organizational growth through effective leadership, collaboration, and strategic insights.

 

Chris Weinmann chairs KTC’s business department, which includes 25 shareholders and associates with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, finance, government contracts, real estate, and tax.  Chris’ practice is split between serving as outside general counsel to small and large companies, across a variety of industries, and a mergers and acquisitions practice in which he assists companies interested in acquiring or selling businesses in larger negotiated transactions. As outside general counsel, Chris provides legal advice to clients on a variety of topics, as well as managing the client relationship more generally.  For efficiency purposes, KTC attorneys are trained to have broad experience and capabilities across a variety of industries and subject matters, in addition to specializing in narrower areas.  Chris has deep experience in mergers and acquisitions, contract terms and negotiations, and corporate governance, but also has many years of experience in real estate, fund formation, executive compensation, intellectual property, and other areas of business law.  He serves as a point of contact for his client’s legal needs, provides advice, manages the relationship, and refers the client to other attorneys at KTC with specific expertise as needed. Chris also guides his clients through larger transactions, on both buy-side and sell-side, managing every aspect of each deal.  Depending on the size and complexity of the transaction, he may draw on the expertise of other KTC specialists.  Through the span of Chris’s career,  he has honed his skills in this environment, requiring attention to detail, responsiveness, flexibility, judgment, and a broad understanding of his clients’ legal needs and business objectives.