Eric Vines has been working with nonprofits since 1993. Starting as a physics major and then shifting to business finance, he loves figuring out the systems side of a business, including the human systems! He works to understand why an organization exists and what its purpose is in the community. Eric has worked with foundations, nonprofits, and for profit companies. Some notable successes include the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, the World Forestry Center, the Gray Family Foundation, and the Edward Lowe Foundation. He has also served on several boards including the Non-profit association of Oregon, the association of Women Business Centers and Explore Washington Park. He has rebuilt the website for nearly every organization he's worked with because he loves technology!

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Eric has an MBA in finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Oregon; Bachelors of Arts in Physics and Math from Whitman College