New and Old Connections at Eastside Net Tuesday

Last night I attended my first Eastside Net Tuesday meetup and it was very well organized and I was glad I went.

The event was held at Meadowbrook Church in Redmond and organized by friends Jason Dick, who is the Major Gifts Officer at Evergreen Healthcare, and Sean DeButts, Social Media Coordinator for the Puget Sound Blood Center.  There also appeared to be strong volunteer support, including Biznikers Rich Geasey and Shannon Evans.

What was really cool about the event, was that I got to meet four people who are all 2nd level connections on LinkedIn - and hopefully will soon be directly connected to each of them.  I've been reading Bob Yoder's Redmond Neighborhood Blog for some time, but hadn't had the chance to meet him until last night.  I also met Richard Bray, who has excellent experience in non-profit communications and fundraising and is looking for employment, Matt Jordan, Director of Marketing for the startup ServeSurfer and Zach Welch, Project Manager for BrandGlue, who gave a presentation on engaging supporters on Facebook.

Thank you to all the organizers, participants, speakers and volunteers!