OED staff at their annual retreat

Our address

We are located in the Seattle Municipal Tower at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Columbia Street in Downtown Seattle – near City Hall and the Justice Center.

When sending mail to the Office of Economic Development, please use our PO Box address:

City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development
PO Box 94708
Seattle, WA 98124-4708

For Fedex, UPS, and other deliveries, please use the street address below:

City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development
700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5752
Seattle, WA 98104

 

Our telephone numbers and e-mail

Phone: (206) 684-8090
Fax: (206) 684-0379

Questions about this website? E-mail OED@seattle.gov.

 

Staff directory

Executive

Alicia Teel
Acting Director
alicia.teel@seattle.gov

Diem Ly
Division Director
diem.ly@seattle.gov 

Administration

Arielle Washington
Executive Assistant
arielle.washington@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4795

Yvonne Newson
Administrative Staff Assistant
yvonne.newson@seattle.gov
(206) 684-5623

Passion Lewis
Administrative Staff Assistant
passion.lewis@seattle.gov
(206) 549-7272

 

Communications

Eric Moss
Communications Director
eric.moss@seattle.gov
(206) 640-7090

Kristin Anderson
Communications Supervisor
kristin.anderson@seattle.gov
(206) 635-0546

Paulina Oceguera
Public Relations Specialist
paulina.oceguera@seattle.gov
(206) 635-1670

Kelly Ruder
Digital Media Specialist 
kelly.ruder@seattle.gov
(206) 867-8455

 

Small Business Navigation

Phillip Sit
Director of Small Business Navigation
phillip.sit@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5137

Kat Durning
City Navigation Specialist
kat.durning@seattle.gov
(206) 620-4450

Vy Nguyen
Business Policy Advisor
vy.nguyen@seattle.gov
(425) 414-1453

Eduardo Rojas
Small Business Advocate
eduardo.rojas@seattle.gov
(206) 561-5181

Marissa Taylor
Business Policy Advisor
marissa.taylor@seattle.gov
(425) 961-2785

Michael Wells
Small Business Advocate
michael.wells@seattle.gov
(206) 724-5480

 

Neighborhood Capacity Building

Theresa Barreras
Director of Business Districts
theresa.barreras@seattle.gov
(206) 963-9288

Sierra Jones
Community Development Specialist
sierra.jones@seattle.gov
(206) 948-8892

Nola Liu
Community Development Specialist
nola.liu@seattle.gov
(206) 552-1887

Casey Rogers
Business Districts Program and Policy Advisor
casey.rogers@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1002

Yonas Seifu
Small Business Advocate
yonas.seifu@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4793

Bennet Vining
Business Retention Advocate
bennet.vining@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7430

 

Community Wealth Building

Heidi Hall
Community Wealth Building Manager
heidi.hall@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2135

Jenn Charoni
Community Development Specialist 
jenn.charoni2@seattle.gov
(206) 561-3616

Agraj Dangal
Capital Access and Finance Advisor 
agraj.dangal@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1012

Robyn Duckett
Community Development Specialist
robyn.duckett@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7779

Celwyn Green
Commercial Affordability Advisor
celwyn.green@seattle.gov
(206) 561-4225

Broderick Hutchins
Advisor for Commercial Real Estate and Affordability
broderick.hutchins@seattle.gov
(206) 639-7530

Brooke Sanders
Seattle Restored Program Manager
brooke.sanders@seattle.gov
(206) 948-8870

 

Key Industries and Workforce Development

Vincent Valentino
Key Industries and Workforce Development Manager
vincent.valentino@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3872

Anita Chandramohan
Workforce Development Policy Advisor
Anita.Chandramohan@seattle.gov
(206) 635-5266

Brenna McKay
Economic Sectors Lead
Brenna.McKay@seattle.gov
(206) 561-1709

John Persak
Manufacturing and Maritime Strategic Advisor
john.persak@seattle.gov
(206) 437-9122

Scott Plusquellec
Nightlife Business Services Advocate
scott.plusquellec@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4789

Chris Swenson
Film Program Manager
chris.swenson@seattle.gov
(206) 637-4414

 

External Relations

Isaac Horwith
Economic Policy Advisor
Isaac.Horwith@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4796

 

Permitting

Kiah Patzkowsky
Special Events Program Manager
kiah.patzkowsky@seattle.gov
(206) 883-6110

Leslie Daniels
Creative Economy Administrative Specialist II
leslie.daniels2@seattle.gov
(206) 659-2351

Taylor Durand-Scaggs
Film Permit Specialist
taylor.scaggs@seattle.gov
(206) 561-3330

Alex Mielcarek
Special Events Permit Specialist
alex.mielcarek@seattle.gov
(206) 549-7230

Hana Peoples
Film & Special Events Administrative Specialist
Hana.Peoples@seattle.gov
206-635-0529

Film Permitting
If you have questions about the film permitting process, you may e-mail filmoffice@seattle.gov or call our Permit Specialist at (206) 233-3948.

 

Finance and Operations

Joe Regis
Director of Finance and Operations
joe.regis@seattle.gov
(206) 940-8318

Nancy Huynh
Senior Accountant
Nancy.Huynh2@seattle.gov
(206) 940-8988

Rick Gilbert
Accounting Technician III
rick.gilbert@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1044

Olivia Teo
Program Budget Lead
olivia.teo@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7830

Vanessa Wendland
Senior Accountant
vanessa.wendland@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1045

 

Contracts

Adriana Vining
Contracts Policy Advisor
adriana.vining@seattle.gov
(206) 635-4414

Shaun Baber
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
shaun.baber@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3877

Tanary Gomez
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
tanary.gomez@seattle.gov
(206) 472-3332

Belina Van
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
belina.van@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3874

Sam Woldemariam
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
sam.woldemariam@seattle.gov
(425) 465-2082

 

Economic Development

Alicia Teel, Interim Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 5752, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94708, Seattle, WA, 98124-4708
Phone: (206) 684-8090
Fax: (206) 684-0379
oed@seattle.gov

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The mission of the Office of Economic Development is to help create healthy businesses, thriving neighborhoods, and community organizations to contribute to a robust economy that will benefit all Seattle residents and future generations.