Who We Are
The Financial Empowerment Network (formerly known as the Seattle-King County Asset Building Collaborative) is a nonprofit 501 (c)3 dedicated to advancing financial wellness for all communities in Washington.
Since FEN’s inception in 2006, and through our merger with the Washington Asset Building Coalition, we have become a prominent force in the region for financial empowerment.
Our Vision
Together, we are creating a Washington where financial justice is fully practiced—where communities have the power, resources, and relationships needed to build generational pathways for financial thriving.
Our Mission
FEN connects and equips advocates and providers to advance financial thriving across Washington.
Our Values
- Equity & Belonging – Center those most impacted and ensure they thrive
- Collaboration & Partnership – Move together, not alone
- Transparency & Integrity – Be honest, clear, and values-aligned
- Sustainability & Stewardship – Build what lasts, with care
- Community-Rooted Leadership – Follow lived expertise
- Abundance Mindset – Dream big, act boldly, share power
Jennifer Quiróz
Executive Director
Mymy Bhatia
Communications & Operations Manager
Ryan Davis
Director of Community Impact
Paul Knox
Board President
Knoxworks Consulting
Molly Morris
Board Vice President
Rural Resources
Cristina Serra
Board Treasurer
WaFd Bank
Mandy Lee
Board Secretary
Verity Credit Union
Becky House
Past Board President
American Financial Solutions
Marcy Bowers
Board Member
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Barbara Maxwell
Board Member
Blue Mountain Action Council
Linda Taylor
Board Member
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Jill Vicente
Board Member
BECU
Denise Wysong
Board Member
1st Security Bank
Bank On Washington
Bank On WA Forum Planning Committee
- Tierra Bonds, Verity Credit Union
- Miladys Garcia, Financial Education Public Private Partnership
- Michael Gartrell, KeyBank
- Thushari Gooneratne, JPM Chase
- Shannon Henry, Our Community Credit Union
- Daniel Jean Baptiste, Beneficial State Bank
- Jerrel Jones, Credit Revolution Education Directors
- Erin Klika, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Mandy Lee, Verity Credit Union
- Andy Manthei, GreenPath Financial Wellness
- Evellin Martinez, WA Homeownership Resource Center
- Barbara Maxwell, Blue Mountain Action Council
- Abby McCutcheon, American Financial Solutions
- John McKenney, WA State Office of the Treasurer
- Aime Muyumba, Workforce Snohomish
- Annie Oien, Pac Mountain CAP
- Josh Price, WaFd Bank
- Jennifer Roberts, Sound Outreach
- Jenni Roberts, Obee Credit Union
- Maria Sennett, Beneficial State Foundation
- Cristina Serra, WaFd Bank
- Sabrina Smith, Columbia Bank
- Nathan Spieker, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Linda Taylor, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
- Mary Vargas, Tacoma Community House
- Lynn Willis, United Way Pierce County
Bank On WA Integrations Workgroup
- Aaron Hirsh, CFE Fund
- Abby McCutcheon, American Financial Solutions
- Anita Kendall, DOC
- Anthony Blankenship, Civic Survival
- Audrey Gaedtke, DOC
- Cody Jewell, DOC
- Devin Stubblefield
- Elizabeth Escobar, Express Credit Union
- Erin Klika, DFI
- Evelin Martinez, WA Homeownership Resource Center
- Gelinda Amell, DOC
- Janet Savalza, El Centro de la Raza
- Jennifer Roberts, Sound Outreach
- Jerrel Jones, Credit Revolution Education Directors
- Joyce Oswold, KCR/IRS VITA Tax Prep
- Jyn Grey, DOC
- Karlina Packard, Orion Industries
- Lavonnie Mcmanus, Neo Community Center
- Lisa Alvarado, DOC
- Lyn Peters, DFI
- Mandy Lee, Verity Credit Union
- Mary West, DOC
- Megan Prrie, DOC
- Melanie Perkins, DOC
- Minda Michelle Mattox, WA State Employees Credit Union
- Monica Ritter, DOC
- Monica Sanchez, Seattle Credit Union
- Nathan Spiecker, DFI
- Richard Stirgus, TAPCO
- Scott Rosefield, Financial Beginnings
- Shannon Henry, Our Community Credit Union
- Tierra Bonds, Verity Credit Union
- Trisha Newport, DOC
- Veronica Carter, DOC
- Will Booth, Creating Pathways
Integration of Financial Empowerment into Service Systems
Financial Coaching Network Co-Chairs
- Daniel Abrego, WaFd Bank
- Mary Vargas, Tacoma Community House
- Miladys Garcia, Financial Education Public Private Partnership
Financial Coaching Network Steering Committee
- Abby McCutcheon, American Financial Solutions
- Alexxa Cruson, Orion Industries
- Barbara Maxwell, Blue Mountain Action Council
- Charnell Morud
- Daniel Jean-Baptiste, Beneficial State Bank
- Donna O'Connor, Hopelink
- Erin Klika, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Ethan Paisley, Workforce Snohomish
- Genobia King-Webster, SoundGen Financial
- Heather Aiello, National Association of Certified Credit Counselors
- Hilda McIntosh, South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency
- Joshua Price, WaFd Bank
- Joyce Oswald, Western Washington University
- Lavonnie Mcmanus, Northeast Community Center
- Miladys Garcia, Financial Education Public Private Partnership
- Ryan Davis, Financial Empowerment Network
- Sha'Launda Page, Native American Youth and Family Center
- Shannon Henry, Our Community Credit Union
- Suzy Fonseca, Self Help Credit Union
Financial Empowerment Workshop Planning Team
- Abby McCutcheon, American Financial Solutions
- Andy Manthei, GreenPath Financial Services
- Barbara Maxwell, Blue Mountain Action Council
- Becky House, American Financial Solutions
- Becky Sladek, University of WA
- Christina Adams, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
- Denise C Powell, 1st Security Bank
- Devin Stubblefield
- Donna O’Conner, Hopelink
- Elena Huizar, WA State Attorney General's Office
- Elizabeth Perez, Washington Homeownership Resource Center
- Erin Klika, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Ethan Paisley, Workforce Snohomish
- Evelin Martinez, Program and Partnerships Coordinator
- Janet Savalza, El Centro De La Raza
- Jared Schapiro, Workforce Snohomish
- Jenefeness Franke, Fiscal Finesse
- Jerell Jones, Credit Revolution Education Directors
- Jessica Santana, Seattle Credit Union
- Jorge Eatefan, Community Action of Skagit
- Karlina Packard, Orion Intake and Outreach Coordinator
- Lisa Jones, NW Access Fund
- Lydia Assefa-Dawson, King County Housing Authority
- Lynn Willis, United Way of Pierce County
- Mahogany Tucker, YWCA
- Mandy Lee, Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department
- Mary Vargas, Financial Coach
- Miladys Garcia, Financial Education Public Private Partnership
- Minda Michelle Mattox, WSECU
- Nathan Spiecker, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Ryan McFerran, United Way of King County
- Sam Fennell, WA State LGBTQ Commission
- Sawyer Barragan, DOR, Working Families Tax Credit
- Shannon Henry, Our Community Credit Union, Business Development Officer
- Tierra Bonds, Take Charge Credit Consulting
- Will Booth, Creating Pathways
Homeownership & Foreclosure Prevention Co-Chairs
Tom McKay, Northwest Justice Project (NJP)
Linda Taylor, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Foreclosure Prevention Resource Workgroup
- Tom McKay, Northwest Justice Project (NJP)
- Elizabeth Perez, Jasmine Williams, Kari Jennings, and Raquel Munguia, WA Homeownership Resource Center
- Kyle Jung, WA State Dept. of Commerce
- Lyn Peters, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Donna Loitz, American Financial Solutions
- Shelley Doran, All Things Home
| 1st Security Bank | HAPO Credit Union | Rural Resources Community Action |
| AARP | Harborstone Credit Union | Save First Financial Wellness |
| Abshir Consulting | HealthierHere | Seattle Credit Union |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians - Financial Services | Heartland Renovations LLC | Seattle Housing Authority |
| AIM Financial Partners | Her own business | Self-Employee |
| American Financial Solutions | HIAS | Self-Help Federal Credit Union |
| Americorp | His own business | SNAP |
| ANEW | Homes and Hope Community Land Trust | Snohomish County |
| APIC SPS | HomeSight | Solid Ground |
| Asian Counseling and Referral | HomeStreet Bank | Sound Credit Union |
| Asian Cultural Center | Hopelink | Sound Outreach |
| Asset Building Coalition of Mason County | HopeSource | South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency |
| Balance Our Tax Code | Housing Authority of Skagit County | South Puget Sound Community College |
| Bank of America | Housing Hope / Onward Learning | South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity |
| Bank On OR | Intentional Budgets | SouthGen Financial |
| BECU | International Rescue Committee | SPENDiD |
| Beneficial State Bank | iQ Credit Union | Student- University of Washington |
| Beneficial State Foundation | IRS-SPEC | Suquamish Tribe |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Isasaquah Food Bank | T3 Tribal Technology Training |
| Breaking Barriers Youth & Family Services | JPMorgan Chase | Tacoma Community House |
| Business Impact NW | Junior Achievement Washington | Tacoma Housing Authority |
| Byrd Barr Place | KCS | Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity |
| California Credit Union | Key Bank | Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department |
| Canopy Credit Union | KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | Take Charge Credit Consulting |
| CAPI USA | King County Public Health | TAPCO Credit Union |
| Career Path Services | Kitsap Asset Building Coalition | The Natural Coach |
| case manager RNP | Kitsap Community Resources | The Seattle Public Library |
| catholic community services | Kitsap Credit Union | The STAR Project |
| CDWA | KnoxWorks | The ZONE NECC |
| Center for Pan Asian Community Services | Korean Resource Center | Traveler Charly Money Coaching |
| Centro Cultural Mexicano | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Tribal Technology Training (T3) |
| Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund | Lane Consulting Group | Troutwood |
| Chelan Douglas Community Action Council | Latino Civic Alliance | True Colors Recovery |
| Chelan valley housing trust | Latino Educational Training Institute | Truss Financial Group |
| Chief Seattle Club | Latinos en Spokane | Tzedek DC |
| ChildStrive | LatinX | ULMS |
| CHOOSE 180 | LEAD | Umpqua Bank |
| Christ the King Community Church | Leadership Snohomish County | Unidos Nueva Alianza |
| City of Everett Housing Authority | Life Enrichment Group | United Indians of All Tribes |
| CMG Home Loans | Lifewire | United Way King County |
| Coastal Community Bank | LIFT | United Way of Central WA |
| Community Action Skagit County | LINC NW | United Way of King County |
| Community Enrichment for Klickitat/Skamania Counties | LISC Puget Sound | United Way of Pierce County |
| Community Network Council | Lower Columbia Community Action Program | United Way of Snohomish County |
| Community Roots Housing | Lydia Place | United Way of Spokane |
| Compass Housing Alliance | Mercy Housing | United Way of Whatcom County |
| Compass Working Capital | Metropolitan Family Service | United Way PDX |
| CONNECTION CREDIT UNION | Modern Woodmen of America | University Of Washington |
| Consumer Action | Mother Africa | Up From Slavery Initiative |
| CREDIT REVOLUTION EDUCATION DIRECTORS-LLC | MYMONEYMOTTO | UpliftNW |
| WA Dept of Commerce | Natalia Duran LLC | Urban League Of Metropolitan Seattle |
| WA DOR | Native American Bank | Urban League of Portland |
| DESC | Neighborhood House | Urban Wall Street |
| WA DFI | Neighborhood Partnerships | Utopia Washington |
| Diocese of Olympia Refugee Resettlement Office | New Beginnings | Ventures nonprofit |
| Dispute Resolution Center | Northeast Community Center | Verity Credit Union |
| WA Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Northwest Access Fund | Vision House |
| WA DOC | Northwest Center | WA AGO |
| WA DOR | Northwest Health Law Advocates | WA DOR |
| Edmonds College ECEAP | Northwest Justice Project | WA ESD |
| El Centro de la Raza | Northwest Plus Credit Union | WA Homeownership Resource Center |
| EMP Financial Wellness | NW Kidney Centers | WA State Department of Financial Institution |
| Enterprise for Equity | NW Native ABC | WA State Office of the State Treasurer, Financial Education & Outreach Department. |
| Entrepreneurial Institute of Washington | NW Plus CU | WaFd Bank |
| ESD 105 | NWCLC | Washington Bankers Association |
| Everett Community College | NWESD189 | Washington Education Association |
| Everett Housing Authority | O Bee Credit Union | Washington Office of Financial Management |
| Everett Public Schools | WSAC - Student loan advocate | Washington Small Business Development Center |
| Express Credit Union | OIC OF WASHINGTON | Washington State Department of Commerce |
| Faith Finance Center | Okanogan County Community Action Council | Washington State Department of Social & Health Services |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Opportunity Council | Washington State Employment Security Department |
| Federal Reserve Bank Of San Francisco | Orion | Washington Student Achievement Council |
| Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Pacific Associates | Washington Virtual Academy |
| Federal Trade Commission | Parkview Services | Weld Seattle |
| Financial Beginnings | YWACA Passage Point | Whatcom Community Foundation |
| Financial Educator | Peer Seattle | Whatcom Educational Credit Union (WECU) |
| Financial Empowerment Network | People For People | Workforce Snohomish |
| First Financial NW Bank | PIM Savvy | WSCADV |
| Fiscal Finesse | Port Gamble Sklallam Housing Authority | WSECU |
| Friends of Youth | Potomac conference Prison Ministry | WSHFC |
| Full Life Care | Poverty Action Network | WWU Kitsap |
| General Contractor | PSESD -121 | Xilin Association |
| Global to Local | Puget Sound Training Center | Yakima County Asset Building Coalition |
| Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region | Refugee Women's Alliance | Yakima Housing Authority |
| got green | Renton Technical College | Yakima Valley College |
| Green path | Resourceful Coaching | Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic |
| Greene Star Financial Healing | Rivermark Community Credit Union | Year Up |
| GSBA | Riverworks Development Corp | Your Money Matters |
| Guia Education and Consulting | RNHS | YWCA |
| Habitat for Humanity | Rural People's Voice |
FEN Cornerstone Partners
Thank you to FEN's inaugural 2026 Cornerstone Partners! We appreciate your investment in our community as we work together to advance financial thriving across Washington state. Your support allows us to convene and equip over 500 partners each year!
SUSTAINING PARTNERS
- BECU
- WaFd Bank
- Wells Fargo
COMMUNITY-BUILDING PARTNER
- Columbia Bank
It's not to late to join us! Are you interested in exploring how to become a FEN Cornerstone Partner, and investing in advancing financial thriving across Washington state? Reach out to learn more!
