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Prior to Goldman Sachs, Skyler served as a special forces green beret with the Persian language specialty. His professional travel included extended stays in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Prior to volunteering for the green berets, Skyler served as a missile defense officer where he worked in South Korea. Following his active duty service, Skyler attended the University of Washington’s Foster School with a portfolio risk management concentration, where he earned an MBA with the Global Business Certificate. Prior to joining the operational military, Skyler graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Skyler currently serves on the University of Washington Alumni Association board as Treasurer, and he serves on the Pioneer Human Services board’s finance and audit committee. In his free time, Skyler explores the pacific northwest with his spouse and three children.
IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.
While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.
IslandWood is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 31-1654076.
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