Olympic College Foundation Board Member Funds Two Scholarships

February 2014

Doña Keating, president and chief executive officer of Professional Options and a member of the Olympic College Foundation Board, has funded two new student scholarships.

The student leadership scholarship is for a student who will be attending Olympic College and who actively participates in a leadership role within a campus student organization or club and/or is significantly involved in the local community.

The computer information systems scholarship is for a student who is or will be attending Olympic College and who intends to study in the field of computer information systems.

Keating is a member of the Olympic College Foundation Awards Committee. She has served as chairwoman of the Olympic College’s Business Management Advisory Committee for many years and wanted to continue to recognize and reward students who are pursuing lives and degrees in leadership strategy, active civic participation, and technology innovation.

Her company, Professional Options, is a management consulting firm that focuses on leadership strategy, policy consulting, and information technology.

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President/CEO of Professional Options Visits the White House as Voices for Innovation Leader

SEATTLE, WA - July 17, 2014 -  Doña Keating, president and CEO of Professional Options, was recently among top Voices for Innovation leaders who visited the White House during Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.

Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a Microsoft-supported community whose goal is to advance 21st century tech policies. VFI hosted the meeting with White House senior staff to discuss topics such as privacy, STEM, cloud computing and the talent gap. 

Ms. Keating was part of a small, select group attending the meeting at the invitation of Microsoft and VFI.

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About Professional Options Professional Options is a strategic leadership and management consulting firm which provides solutions for businesses, organisations, nonprofits, and governmental agencies around the globe. For more information, visit www.ProfessionalOptions.com, http://twitter.com/profoptions, or http://www.facebook.com/ProfessionalOptions.

About Voices for Innovation Voices for Innovation (VFI) is a Microsoft supported community of technology professionals and everyday Americans who help advance technology, IT job growth, and businesses of all sizes. As empowered citizen advocates, we work together to shape public policies for our 21st century digital economy and society. For more information, visit www.voicesforinnovation.org, http://twitter.com/vfiorg, or http://www.facebook.com/VoicesForInnovation.

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Professional Options Marks 20-Year Anniversary with a Year of Giveaways (January 2015)

Seattle, WA, January 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Professional Options, a strategic leadership and management consulting firm, marks its 20th anniversary in 2015 with a full year of contests, giveaways and other festivities. The yearlong celebration is a way for the company to thank its clients and the community for contributing to its success, according to President and CEO Doña Keating.

“We love what we do, and are fortunate to still be going strong with a diverse and challenging range of exciting projects that make a difference. Our clients are so appreciated for allowing us to rock their world,” Keating said.

As a recognized global leader in providing strategic and leadership advice in the public and the private sectors, Professional Options has had an impact in numerous innovative projects and initiatives around the world. One current example is a new Microsoft business exchange initiative that will link the trans-Atlantic and Pacific Northwest regions.

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