Rita Ordóñez
Founder, Birdsign Consulting
Rita Ordóñez grew up in Eastern Washington and worked in the non-profit and education sector for 25 years before founding Birdsign Consulting in 2015. Birdsign is a microenterprise that offers customized professional services to non-profit organizations, businesses, and government entities. Community building is central to Birdsign’s work. Staff have expertise in food systems, sustainable agriculture, education, and grant writing.
Over the last 16 years, much of Rita’s work has been focused on increasing access to healthy, locally grown food. She has worked on farm to school, farm to food bank and farmers market food access projects. Rita and her husband live in the Skagit Valley where they raised their two children. In 2018, Rita was honored with the SWAN Woman of the Year award for mentorship of women. She holds a BA in Geography from Western Washington University and an MA in Geography from the University of Washington.
Over the last 16 years, much of Rita’s work has been focused on increasing access to healthy, locally grown food. She has worked on farm to school, farm to food bank and farmers market food access projects. Rita and her husband live in the Skagit Valley where they raised their two children. In 2018, Rita was honored with the SWAN Woman of the Year award for mentorship of women. She holds a BA in Geography from Western Washington University and an MA in Geography from the University of Washington.