Northwest Association for Biomedical Research

Susan Adler
Executive Director

Susan Adler has spent 25 years in the nonprofit sector, working at the national, state and local levels. Her expertise is in strengthening and growing small nonprofit organizations. She is especially effective at working with Boards and organization members to address complex issues that need public support.

Prior to joining NWABR, Susan spent four years as Executive Director of the Seattle Alliance for Education, a nonprofit Board of Seattle corporate leaders who offered their management expertise to help the Seattle School Board, Superintendent and senior staff restore public confidence. Before moving to Seattle in 1987, she spent over 15 years working on state and federal education policy for the nation's governors and legislators in Washington, D.C.

Susan has been Executive Director at NWABR since January 1998 and has succeeded in recruiting talented staff, which have played critical roles in raising new funds to support programming efforts.

NWABR is a 501(c)3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
The NWABR web site was made possible by funding from the National Center for Research
Resources and the National Institutes of Health through a Science Education Partnership Award.