Summary
Philip Manijak is a mission-driven director and founder with 13 years of experience blending software engineering, nonprofit leadership, and community organizing. As Director of the Morning Shift Coalition and CEO/Founder of the Holmwell Foundation, he leads campaigns that tackle climate change, systemic injustice, and labor exploitation through coordinated action. His technical background includes principal software engineering and project leadership on web-based team tools like Circle Blvd, giving him practical product and delivery chops. Philip’s track record founding and running community events—such as co-founding the Corvallis Swing Dance Society and producing Oregon’s largest swing & blues festival—shows an ability to mobilize volunteers and partners at scale. He pairs entrepreneurial grit with a grassroots organizing sensibility, comfortable moving between code, program strategy, and public-facing coalition building. Based in Olympia, Washington, he brings an unusual mix of civic activism and software delivery experience to social-impact initiatives.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
English, Spanish, French