Lorrie Cardoso founded a social group for the arts on Meetup called Seattle Arts and Cultural Events which grew to 5,000 members under her leadership.  She has served on the Board of Directors of the Seattle based nonprofits Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) and Whim W’Him contemporary dance company.  She’s currently on the Board of Directors of the Mini Mart City Park, a pocket park, art space, and community center opening in Seattle in the fall of 2019.  Cardoso partners with 3 female leaders in the Seattle arts community to lead art tours called COLLECT.  Cardoso works for Starbucks Corporation as a Senior Paralegal specializing in commercial real estate. She is currently the Communications Chair for the ArtTable Northwest Chapter.