City Year Patch

Our Leadership

The City Year Seattle/King County Board includes the following dedicated corporate, government, nonprofit, alumni, and community leaders: 

George Meng, Co-Chair Community Leader
Travis Warren, Co-Chair       Director, Marketing, T-Mobile USA
Todd Achilles Vice President, Hewlett-Packard
Simon Amiel Executive Director, City Year Seattle/King County 
Amy Barnes Principal, Fundraising Partners Northwest
Debbie Bird Community Leader
Dori Brashear Realtor, Windermere Real Estate Company
Sarah Bryar Business Development, ParentMap
Jessie Israel Partnership & Enterprise Manager, King County Parks
Jan Kendle Director, Executive Services, Minority Affairs & Diversity, University of Washington
Ken Kimble Assistant GMM, Corporate Foods, Costco Wholesale
Elisa Mandell Chief of Staff, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Steve Kipp Vice President, Comcast Communications
Jessica Silye* Assistant Director of Development, National Eating Disorders Association
Joel VanEtta Principal, Gogerty Marriott
Rhonda Vowinkel President, 360 Fitness
Lowell Weiss President, Cascade Philanthropy
Jennifer Wells Vice President, Hitachi Consulting
Jason Young                               Director of Product Development, T-Mobile USA

*City Year Seattle King County Alum


Council of Champions

Bill Ayer      Chairman, President & CEO, Alaska Airlines
The Honorable Bobbe Bridge Founder and President, Center for Children & Youth Justice
Phyllis Campbell Chairman, Pacific Northwest, JP Morgan Chase
Chris M. Carletti Attorney, K&L Gates
The Honorable Daniel J. Evans Former Governor, State of Washington
The Honorable Booth Gardner Former Governor, State of Washington
Bill Gates, Sr. Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anne Levinson Co-owner, Seattle Storm
 Former Judge & Deputy Mayor of Seattle
Jim Potter Chairman, Kauri Investments LTD
Bob Ratliffe Senior Vice President, Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel
Ron Sims Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marty Smith Director and a Founder, MetaJure, Inc.
Patty Stonesifer Board Chair, Smithsonian
 Senior Advisor to the Trustees, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bob Watt Community Leader

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