Denyse Hudson is EVP, Special Projects, for Pattern. She first joined the Strategic News Service team in January 2016 as the executive assistant to Mark Anderson and administrative logistics coordinator for SNS and subsequently the senior operations manager for Pattern. She works remotely from her Firestone, Colorado, office with her main focus on fundraising efforts, customer relations / project management, leadership training, and other administrative tasks.

In the 14 years prior to joining SNS, Denyse worked in the business offices of a retail company and a resort, performing a variety of back-office tasks. She spent more than five years volunteering on the boards of local youth athletic programs her children participated in, where she helped with fundraising and organizing teams and sporting events for football, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. She has also volunteered on her children’s elementary-school PTA board. Denyse now spends her free time volunteering at her church in their sports programs and “Night to Shine” event; preparing for her postponed mission trip to Kenya; exercising at the fitness club; raising her two dogs, Elka and Sterling; enjoying camping with her husband; and planning for her next 14-er hike.