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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Patricia McInturff to retire as city Human Services Department director
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2/22/2008 2:30:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
Sara Levin 206-684-8691
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Patricia McInturff to retire as city
Human Services Department director
Mayor Greg Nickels today announced the retirement of Patricia McInturff as director of the city of Seattle’s Human Services Department.
McInturff, who was appointed by Mayor Nickels, has served as the department director for five years. She started her career as an administrator in the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health more than 30 years ago. Her retirement will take effect in mid-April.
“Patricia has been a caring and wise leader of the Human Services Department and has helped spearhead our effort to end homelessness in Seattle,” said Mayor Nickels. “She has worked tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of our community. Patricia has been a trusted advisor and friend to me. I will miss her thoughtful counsel, but I wish her well in retirement.”
The Human Services Department funds and operates programs and services that meet the basic needs of families and individuals with low incomes, children and teens, domestic violence victims, seniors, immigrants and refugees, and persons with disabilities. The department provides direct services and invests about $88 million a year in more than 230 community-based organizations. The agency has a staff of more than 300 with an annual operating budget of $117 million.
A longtime advocate for health and human services, McInturff has dedicated her life to public service. Prior to joining the Human Services Department, she served as deputy director of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department. McInturff also served as executive director of Seattle/King County Senior Services.
As director of the prevention division of the Department of Public Health, McInturff helped lead the city and county’s public health response to HIV/AIDS for the first 10 years of the epidemic. Because of her work in HIV/AIDS, she was given the 1994 Municipal League’s Public Employee of the Year award. In 1998, she was a visiting scholar at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. McInturff has served on several local boards, including five years as a trustee of Harborview Medical Center.
“I’m proud of the work my staff and our community partners do to help people who need it most,” said McInturff. “It has been a joy and privilege working for the city and Mayor Nickels. After some international travel, I hope to continue to play an active role in the civic life of Seattle as a volunteer.”
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