Meet the Birdsign Team

Rita Ordóñez, Founder
I created Birdsign Consulting after more than two decades of non-profit work. Birdsign Consulting offers a remote only workplace, vacation time, and opportunities for employee training. I am lucky to have an amazing staff that can serve clients with a wide variety of professional skills.
Year Founded: 2015
Focus: Building Community through Food Systems Projects and Grant writing
Education: University of Washington
Degree: MA Geography
From: West Richland, WA
Current Home: Mount Vernon, WA
Fun Fact: When I am not at my desk, I enjoy hanging out with my family, reading, gardening, and loving up my cat, PB. ​

Rob Leatherman, Senior Consultant
Year Joined: 2018
Focus: Grant writing
Education: Northwestern University
Degree: BS Communications
From: Cleveland, OH
Current Home: Granite Falls, WA
Fun Fact: Rob worked for the University of Washington’s Educational Talent Search program for 24 years helping students in Skagit and Snohomish counties apply to college and educating families about financial aid.

Yolimar Rivera Vázquez, Consultant
Year Joined: 2023
Focus: Grant writing & Food Systems
Education: Western Washington University
Degree: MS Environmental Science
From: Borikén (commonly known as Puerto Rico)
Current Home: Lynnwood, WA
Fun Fact: Has two doodles and a tabby cat. When she’s not at her desk, she enjoys experiencing joy through food, deep relationships, nature-based experiences and healing practices.

Jannety Mosley, Consultant
Year Joined: 2024
Focus: Grant writing & Food Systems
Education: Pennsylvania State University
Degree: MS in Rural Sociology
From: Eastern North Carolina
Current Home: Oklahoma City, OK
Fun Fact: When she is off the clock, you’ll find her rocking out at concerts, globe-trotting on adventures with friends, or hunting down the latest foodie gems!

Isabela Ordóñez, Senior Assistant
Year Joined: 2018
Focus: Administration & Spreadsheets
Education: Western Washington University
Degree: BA in Human Services
From: Third Culture Kid- a child of the world
Current Home: Seattle, WA
Fun Fact: When she is off the clock, she is curling (with the brooms!), cooking, gardening, traveling, knitting, playing video games, collecting new hobbies, and hanging out with her 17 year old cat Squeebles Johnson Berg.
