Brynn Blanchard has been appointed Director of Development at the Seattle Humane Society. She joins the organization after six years at the Point Defiance Zoological Society in Tacoma, where she led the organization’s largest capital campaign in its 103-year history.

At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, she held a variety of fundraising positions including Deputy Director, Interim Executive Director and Major Gifts and Grants Manager.

Blanchard holds a master’s degree from the University of Redlands, a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University, and a certificate in Public Communications and Issues Management from the University of Texas at Austin.