Carolyn Ho - Co-Chair

First affiliation with Slumber Falls: 1987

Carolyn was a camper in the late 1980s and early 1990s while a member at the UCC church in Baton Rouge. She served as SALT staff twice and Junior Camp Director for many years. She also served as summer staff at Tower Hill Camp, a UCC camp in Michigan, and as a Director at Gwinwood Camp, a Disciples of Christ camp in Washington state. Slumber Falls Camp nurtured her faith journey and led her to broader church leadership on the General Board, Administrative Committee, Executive Committee, General Minister & President Search Committee, and as First Vice Moderator (2005-2007) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .

Carolyn is a nonprofit leadership consultant, having previously served as a Vice President at NPAG, a talent strategy and executive search firm exclusively serving the nonprofit sector. Her clients have spanned the philanthropic, human services, policy/advocacy, health, and education sectors and include the WK Kellogg Foundation, Oregon Consumer Justice, Louisiana Public Health Institute, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Treehouse, and the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience.

Prior to joining NPAG, Carolyn served as the Interim Executive Director and on program staff at the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS), a community-based nonprofit organization that fosters peace through international friendship and global understanding located at the University of Washington in Seattle. At FIUTS, she built campus wide orientation programs, expanded student engagement and cultural exchange opportunities, and launched new leadership training initiatives.

A passionate advocate for diversity, life-long learning, and cross-cultural experiences, Carolyn has lived on five continents and speaks conversational Spanish and basic Russian. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Education in Student Development Administration from Seattle University. Her husband Tristan is a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State, and they have two children, Lillian and Gabriel.