Staff Contacts

General Inquiries

Phone: (206) 684-0464
Fax: (206) 233-5142

Street Address:
Seattle City Hall
600 4th Avenue 
4th Floor Seattle, WA 98104

Mailing Address:
PO Box 94649
Seattle, WA 98124-4649

Office of the Director

Jenifer Chao
Director
(206) 615-1723
Email

Sam Read
Deputy Director
(206) 727-8808
Email

Iona McKenzie
Chief Executive Administrator
(206) 550-4748
Email

Communications

Edward Lee
Communications Director
(206) 773-3540
Email

Cate Oliver
Sr Public Relations Specialist
(206) 247-1321
Email

Susie Philipsen
Sr. Public Relations Specialist
(206) 775-6433
Email

Internal Operations

Jeanne Murphy
Facility/Office Coordinator
(206) 684-0176
Email

Carol Rozumalski
Strategic Operations Advisor
(206) 615-1308
Email

Finance

Grace Dygico
Finance Division Director
(206) 684-0466
Email

Elenor Hense
Sr Finance Analyst
(206) 615-0041
Email

Anna Tang
Accounting/Payroll
(206) 684-8846
Email

Cindy Bucoy
Accounts Payable
(206) 684-5760
Email

Jenn Brandon
Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist
(206) 684-4959
Email

Community Investments

Melia Brooks
Community Investments Division Director
(206) 733-9587
Email

Historic Preservation

Sarah Sodt
City Historic Preservation Officer, Supervisor & Landmarks Preservation Board Coordinator
(206) 615-1786
Email

Melinda Bloom
Administrative Specialist
(206) 684-0228
Email

Michael de Lange
Coordinator for Section 106 and SEPA
(206) 733-9064
Email

Erin Doherty
Landmarks Preservation Board Coordinator & Sand Point District Coordinator
(206) 684-0380
Email

Rebecca Frestedt
International Special Review District & Columbia City Landmark District Coordinator
(206) 684-0226
Email

Minh Chau Le
Pike Place Market Historical District & Ballard Avenue Landmark District Coordinator
(206) 684-0229
Email

Genna Nashem
Pioneer Square Preservation District, Harvard Belmont District & Fort Lawton Historic District Coordinator
(206) 684-0227
Email

Major Institutions and Schools

Nelson Pesigan
Committee Coordinator and Early Outreach for Design Review
(206) 684-0209
Email

Dipti Garg
Major Institutions and Schools Coordinator
(206) 718-9232
Email

P-Patch Community Gardening Program

P-Patch General Information
(206) 684-0264
Email

Kenya Fredie
P-Patch Community Garden Supervisor
(206) 733-9243
Email

Nate Moxley
Community Garden Coordinator
(206) 256-6202
Email

Bunly Yun
Community Garden Coordinator
(206) 684-8495
Email

Alicia Choi
Community Garden Coordinator
(206) 376-2539
Email

Navera Ahmed
Community Garden Coordinator
(206) 450-9985
Email

Elise Evans
Community Garden Coordinator
(206) 459-1722
Email

Community Innovations

Donna Hartmann-Miller
Administrative Specialist
(206) 684-5312
Email

Jackie Mena
Community Wealth Strategic Lead
(206) 233-3802
Email

Khatsini Simani
Generational Wealth Strategic Advisor
(206) 733-9483
Email

Danielle Friedman
One Seattle Day of Service Project Manager
(206) 615-0854
Email

Sokha Danh
Chinatown International District (CID) Community Capacity Advisor
(206) 684-5306
Email

Community Partnerships

Daniel Sims
Community Partnerships Division Director
(206) 256-5947
Email

Rita Santiago
Administrative Specialist
Email

Community Liaisons

Kristian Alcaide
Strategic Partnerships Manager
(206) 276-9903
Email

Aislinn Hillmon
Community Liaisons Program Assistant
Email

Francesca Abellera
Community Liaisons Project Manager
(206) 681-7861
Email

Stanley Tsao
Community Liaisons Program Advisor  
(206) 233-0070 
Email 

Lillian Young
Community Liaisons Project Manager
(206) 684-4206
Email

Community Engagement Advisors

Kristian Alcaide
Strategic Partnerships Manager
(206) 276-9903
Email

Samantha Stork
Community Engagement Advisor
(206) 615-0856
Email

Phyllis Porter
Community Engagement Advisor
(206) 256-6204
Email

Angela Rae
Community Engagement Advisor
(206) 256-5970 
Email

Amanda Hohlfeld
Community Engagement Advisor
(206) 684-0302
Email

Community Engagement Coordinators

Laura Jenkins
Central Community Engagement Coordinator
(206) 684-0320
Email

Sonny Nguyen
North Community Engagement Coordinator
(206) 445-9895
Email

Rosa Garcia
West Seattle / South Park Community Engagement Coordinator
(206) 947-4855
Email

Alvin Edwards
Southeast Community Engagement Coordinator
(206) 681-7963
Email

Civic Engagement

Lydia Faitalia
Civic Engagement Manager
(206) 615-0313
Email

Francesca Murnan 
Indigenous Advisory Council Liaison
(206) 684-5148
Email

Community Grants

James Bush
Community Grants Program Manager
(206) 233-7263
Email

Myriam Leon Fernandez
Administrative Specialist
(206) 684-4058
Email 

Allynn Ruth
Special Projects Manager
(206) 684-0301
Email

Yun Pitre
Project Manager, Neighborhood Matching Fund
(206) 386-1924
Email

Juan Martinez
Project Manager, Neighborhood Matching Fund
(206) 733-9259
Email

Sharon Star
Financial Analyst, Neighborhood Matching Fund
(206) 615-1600
Email

Karen Selander
Project Manager, Neighborhood Matching Fund
(206) 733-9256
Email

Lisa Chen
Food Equity Fund Supervisor
(206) 233-7838
Email

Lorna Velasco
Project Manager, Food Equity Fund
(206) 437-5689
Email

Lisa Uemoto ( 上本棋巖 ) 
Project Manager, Food Equity Fund
(206) 233-7112
Email

Neighborhood Matching Fund General Information
(206) 233-0093

Food Equity Fund General Information
(206) 727-FOOD (3663)

Neighborhoods

Jenifer Chao, Director
Address: 600 4th Avenue, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA , 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94649, Seattle, WA, 98124-4649
Phone: (206) 684-0464
Fax: (206) 233-5142
seattleneighborhoods@seattle.gov

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