DSA Board

Our volunteer Board of Directors brings a wealth of experience and passion to DSA. From professional services and retail to real estate and the arts, our board members represent a variety of businesses and nonprofit organizations. Several board members are also downtown Seattle residents. The board oversees the implementation of DSA’s strategic plan and provides diverse perspectives on ensuring a healthy, vibrant downtown for all.

Officers

Board Members

Zahoor Ahmed

CFO & VP of Hotel Operations

R.C. Hedreen Co.

Jared Axelrod

Senior Manager of Public Policy

Amazon

Andy Bench

President

Wright Runstad & Company

Dominique Davis

Founder & CEO

Community Passageways

Paige Davis

Managing Partner

Ballard Spahr

Liz Dunn

Founder & Principal

Dunn + Hobbes, LLC

Colleen Echohawk

CEO

Community Roots Housing

Peter Fonfara

VP of Finance

Seattle Seahawks

Patrick Gordon

Principal

ZGF Architects, LLP

Phillip Greany

VP of Operations

Mortenson Construction

Ada Healey

Chief Real Estate Officer

Vulcan Inc.

Shawn Jackson

Managing Principal

Cushman & Wakefield

Gerry Johnson

Managing Partner

Pacifica Law Group

Libby Johnson McKee

President & CEO

Evergreen Goodwill

Beth Knox

President & CEO

Seattle Sports Commission

Josh Labelle

Executive Director

Seattle Theatre Group

Ken Lederman

Principal

McCullough Hill Leary, PS

Rachel McCall

VP & Chief Compliance Officer

Weyerhaeuser

Jack McCullough

Partner

McCullough Hill Leary, PS

Michelle Merriweather

President & CEO

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

Denise Moriguchi

President & CEO

Uwajimaya

Jesse Ottele

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Knight Frank

Megan Ouellette

VP of Public & Government Affairs

Alaska Airlines

Tom Pozarycki

Executive Director

WaFd Bank

Melissa Robertson

Senior VP & General Counsel

Seattle Mariners

Amy Scarton

VP of Business Development

HNTB

Matt Simo

President

Urban Renaissance Group + Joshua Green Corporation

Krish Srinivasan

President & CEO

PCC Markets

Eric Tham

Senior VP & Chief Research Operations Officer

Seattle Children's Research Institute

Peter Tomozawa

CEO

Seattle World Cup Organizing Committee

Elizabeth Wako

President & CEO

Swedish Health Services

Suzanne Walsh

President

City University of Seattle

Bill Weisfield

Prinicipal

Elliott Bay Asset Solutions

Tom Wolf

Managing Director

Seattle Hyatt Collection

Loria Yeadon

President & CEO

YMCA of Greater Seattle

Ex Officio Board Members

Emeritus Board Members

Mark Barbieri

Executive Vice President

Washington Holdings

Marilyn Boss

Western Regional Executive

Zurich

Patrick Callahan

CEO

Urban Renaissance Group LLC

A.M. Clise

Chairman & CEO

Clise Properties, Inc.

Mike Flynn

Principal

Mike Flynn & Associates

Joshua Green III

Chairman

Joshua Green Corporation

Matt Griffin

Investor

John Hanley

Downtown Resident

Mark Houtchens

President

The Vance Corp.

Yogi Hutsen

President

Coastal Hotel Group

Stephen Koehler

President

Koehler & Co.

Bill Lewis

Chairman

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Kathy Mancini O’Kelley

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Operations

Clise Properties, Inc.

Carla Murray

Sr. Vice President Operations West

Marriott International

Jane Rakay Nelson

Attorney at Law

Nelson & Nelson PLLC

J. Michael Rona

Principal

Rona Consulting Group

Judith Runstad

Director

Wright Runstad & Company

Richard Stevenson

Frederic Weiss

President

Weiss Jenkins Properties