Who We Are
Community Advisory Board (CAB) Members
The Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board (CAB) was established by the City Council to advise and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on programs and services supported by the Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT).
The CAB is composed of 11 members who are committed to racial and social justice and centering communities most impacted by health and economic inequities. Members must live or work in Seattle and are appointed by the Mayor or City Council into one of the following types of positions as defined in Ordinance 125324 (Section 4):
- Three members have experience implementing community-based programs dedicated to expanding healthy food access and food security;
- Two members represent populations who are disproportionally impacted by diseases related to the consumption of sugary drinks, with preference given to a parent of a student in the Seattle School District or a child in a Seattle-based early learning program, or a youth representative aged 16-24;
- Four members have expertise in public health and nutrition with experience managing, researching, or evaluating programs related to the health effects of consuming sugary beverages, particularly among children and their families;
- Two members have expertise in education and early learning, with an emphasis on learning from birth to age five.
Current Members
Position 1: Food Access Representative
- Name: Joey Lu
- Term: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2029
- Appointing Authority: City Council
Position 2: Food Access Representative
- Name: Barbara Baqueo
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 3: Food Access Representative
- Name: Nurhaliza Mohamath
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 4: Community Representative
- Name: Bilan Aden
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 5: Community Representative
- Name: Tanika Thompson Bird
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: City Council
Position 6: Public Health Representative
- Name: Angie S. Wood
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: City Council
Position 7: Public Health Representative
- Name: Yamila Sterling
- Term: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2029
- Appointing Authority: City Council
Position 8: Public Health Representative
- Name: Jen Moss
- Term: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 9: Public Health Representative
- Name: Barbara Rockey
- Term: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 10: Early Learning Representative
- Name: Laura Nicholson
- Term: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle
Position 11: Early Learning Representative
- Name: Dan Torres
- Term: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025
- Appointing Authority: Mayor of Seattle