People in Business
Confluence recently announced a new permanent executive director. Leah Altman will take the lead roll with the nonprofit group Sept. 9.
Altman has more than 12 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, designing and implementing donor engagement programs, and managing complex government grants and private donors. Altman was most recently the philanthropy director at the Intertribal Agriculture Council based in Billings, Mont.
Altman has worked for local nonprofit organizations as well, including the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, the Native American Youth and Family Center, Ecotrust and Friends of the Children.
She has written for local and national publications, including Underscore, Portland Monthly, Oregon Humanities, Parents.com and Indian Country Today.
