board of directors

Judge Richard Jones, Chair

The Honorable Richard A. Jones has been a United States District Court Judge in Seattle since his appointment to the federal bench in 2007. He previously served as a judge on the King County Superior Court, Washington from 1994 to 2007.

He recently concluded a 9-year appointment to the National Board of the YMCA of the USA and has been a Board member for the YMCA of Greater Seattle for over 20 years. He has served on boards and committees for over 25 civic organizations. He was honored in 2007 with the A.K. Guy Award for exceptional volunteer contributions and has been honored by several bar associations for his distinguished and outstanding service.

“I am excited to serve on the One Roof Foundation Board because of the opportunity to help youth in our community, and to brighten their future in a host of ways”.

Mari Horita, President

As Vice President, Community Engagement & Social Impact for the Seattle Kraken and Executive Director of One Roof Foundation, Mari Horita leads the development and implementation of the social impact, philanthropic, and community engagement vision and strategy for the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena.

Mari has served on a number of nonprofit boards including United Way of King County, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, ArtsFund, Asian Bar Association of Washington, YouthCare, and the Advisory Board for the Foster School’s Board Fellows Program. She currently co-chairs the Board DE&I Committee for the Downtown Seattle Association, and serves on the Boards of the UW Foundation, Seattle Art Museum, and Seattle Center Foundation.

“I am excited to serve on the One Roof Foundation Board because we have the unique and awesome opportunity to leverage the platforms and resources of both the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena to do powerful things for our community.”

Rod Fujita, Treasurer

After a long career in public accounting, Rod Fujita recently retired as Partner from Baker Tilly. In addition to leading the Seattle office tax team, his work included integrated tax planning and consulting services for closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Rod graduated from the University of Washington. His extensive nonprofit leadership background includes serving on the boards of multiple organizations in diverse roles.

“I am honored to serve on the One Roof Foundation Board because it is an organization that will make a difference in reducing youth homelessness and bringing hockey to people and areas currently without.”

Rosie Selle, Secretary

As the VP of Marketing at Climate Pledge Arena, she serves as the senior member of the arena marketing team, planning and implementing branding, tickets sales, media buying, partnership marketing, social and digital media strategies.

She previously served as the Regional Director of Marketing for AEG Facilities/ASM Global, and Sr. Director of Marketing at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to her time in Minneapolis, for seven years, she served as the Director of Marketing at KeyArena at Seattle Center/AEG Facilities. She built and grew the marketing communications platform for both KeyArena and McCaw Hall at Seattle Center.

“I joined the One Roof foundation Board because of the commitment to our community in Seattle through meaningful and authentic pillars where we can make a real impact and drive change”.

John Barr

John Barr started the grassroots movement to bring the NHL to Seattle back in 2011 when he built a community of hockey fans in the Pacific Northwest aimed at bringing an NHL team to Seattle. Even before the arrival of the NHL, John had a deep conviction for growing the game of hockey and introducing the sport to kids and families across the region. Since moving to Seattle in 2004 he has regularly coached Learn to Play programs and has promoted, organized, and participated in local hockey events.

When he is not on the ice, John is a producer for the Sound of Hockey network, which includes a news site, podcast, and social media presence. Professionally, John is a 20+ year veteran of the tech industry and currently works as a Business Intelligence and Data Analytics consultant for Unify Consulting.

“I am very excited to join the board at One Roof Foundation and to help bring hockey to people and communities that might not normally get the opportunity.”

Mitch Garber C.M.

Born and raised in Montreal. Mitch Garber holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University and Law degree and Honorary Doctorate from University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Order of Canada. He sits on the board of several companies including Yahoo!, Rackspace, and Lanvin. He is the former CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, and Chairman of Cirque Du Soleil, and is currently a private equity investor, and philanthropist. He is a lifelong hockey fan, and a minority owner and member of the Executive Committee of the Kraken.

“I have led a number of critical philanthropic programs and campaigns in Canada and my new relationship with Seattle puts into perspective that people in need are people in need , whether in Montreal or Seattle , and I’d like to be involved in helping both.”

Denise Stiffarm

Denise Stiffarm is a partner at Pacifica Law Group in Seattle. She has a long history with and commitment to community service and serves currently on several nonprofit boards, including as the chair-elect of the YWCA Seattle King Snohomish County and a former long-time chair of the Chief Seattle Club Board of Directors. Denise is an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre (Aaniiih/White Clay) Tribe and is an active member of Seattle’s Native community. She is the namesake and first recipient of the Chief Seattle Club Stiffarm Visionary Leadership award.

“I am inspired by and invested in One Roof Foundation’s belief that the well being of one individual is connected to the well being of every other individual”

Sally Wright

Sally Wright is one of the local minority investors with her spouse, David, who is serving an active role as the Vice-chairman of the Seattle Kraken. She is currently President of the Grousemont Foundation, and active with other non-profits in the Seattle area that promote the health and equity of our community.

“I am excited to be a part of One Roof Foundation because of how closely the Foundation’s pillars align with my own values and charitable priorities”.

Kaan Yalkin

As the Partnerships and Engagement Lead for The Climate Pledge at Amazon, he focuses on driving engagement and new signatories for the Climate Pledge, in addition to Climate Pledge Arena. He has worked closely on the naming rights agreement with Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken and continue to lead much of that work.

Prior to joining the sustainability team, he worked in Amazon PR since 2016 and led a number of teams in Canada, Mexico, US Hispanic and LATAM. Lastly, he is the Amazon nonprofit champion for Compass Housing Alliance and partners with Amazon in the Community to support employee engagement, volunteering and events.

"I appreciate that One Roof Foundation knows that underserved and underrepresented communities are and will continue to be the most impacted by the effects of the climate crisis and we need to ensure we’re caring for those individuals in their adaptation."