DAVID CUTLER - Commission Chair
Associate, GGLO; experience with residential, institutional, and mixed-use architecture efforts; specializes in urban design projects that include rapid transit components, public-private partnerships, form-based codes and alternative funding sources such as HOPE VI. (Capitol Hill)

AMALIA LEIGHTON - Commission Vice-Chair
Civil Engineer, SvR Design Company; experience in infrastructure, transportation, environmental planning and design and environmental permitting. Interested in affordable, livable communities that include housing variety, open space, green infrastructure, and transportation options. (Wallingford)

CATHERINE BENOTTO - Housing & Neighborhoods Chair
Principal, Weber Thompson; passionate about creating sustainable communities, combining expertise in urban design, architecture and landscape architecture; formerly served as Chair for the West Seattle Design Review Board. (West Seattle)

LUIS F. BORRERO
Principal, DRVE LLC; Focus: sustainable urban development, planning, and virtual environments. Experience: currently in strategic partnership with Heartland LLC, previously an owner at i-SUSTAIN, and over 10 years in commercial and residential architecture. (Alki Beach)

JOSH BROWER - Special Task Force on Comp Plan Co-Chair
Partner, Veris Law Group PLLC; land use and real estate law attorney focusing on complex project permitting, growth management, comprehensive planning and renewable energy. Community activities include ElderHealth Northwest, Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center and Leadership Tomorrow. (Beacon Hill)

KEELY BROWN - Water Resources Planner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, focus is on reducing flood risks and storm damages to public property and life safety risks and restoring degrading ecosystems. Experienced in comprehensive planning, community redevelopment agencies, water resources planning, emergency management, and community outreach. Keen commitment to creating livable and sustainable communities, economic development, and enhancing public safety. (Beacon Hill)

COLIE HOUGH-BECK - Land Use & Transportation Co-Chair
Principal, Hough Beck & Baird Inc; expertise in land use, development, urban design and landscape architecture. Formerly served on the Seattle Review Board and has a passionate commitment to sustainability and livable communities. (South Lake Union)

BRADLEY KHOURI
Founder and Principal, b9 architects inc; experience in architecture and development, creating innovative housing and commercial projects. Teaches Architectural Design studios at the University of Washington in Seattle. Active in the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects advocating for sustainable, transit oriented, walkable communities, and Seattle’s Central Waterfront.   (Central District)  

JEANNE KRIKAWA - Land Use & Transportation Co-Chair
Partner, The Underhill Company LLC; Experience in architecture, urban design, transportation and transit planning, and community organizing and design. Served on numerous boards and commissions for City of Seattle and non-profit organizations. Specific interest in public education and planning. (West Seattle)

KEVIN McDONALD - Special Task Force on Comp Plan Co-Chair
Senior Transportation Planner, City of Bellevue;
A diverse professional background includes land use
and transportation planning, environmental
sustainability, and forest management. (Capitol Hill)

TIM PARHAM
Puget Sound Regional Council; expertise in land use, transit-oriented development, low impact development, economic development, and housing planning and policy. Experience in developing and implementing financing tools that help create equitable communities. Involved with Othello Station Community Advisory Team and Othello Park Alliance. (Othello)

MARJ PRESS
Founding Member/Co-owner Terra Plata; experience in analyzing the feasibility and environmental effects of transportation infrastructure projects; specializing in building community consensus, coordinating collaborative efforts on multi-disciplinary teams, and preparation of environmental documentation. Passionate about the integration of social equity and planning. Advisor to the Board of the American Planning Association. (Wallingford)

MATT ROEWE
Design Director, Via Architecture; experience in transit rich mixed-use developments and station area urban design and planning. Involved with many civic and community organizations including the Seattle Great City Initiative and the Seattle Streetcar Alliance. Former Chair of the Queen Anne/South Lake Union Design Review Board. (Queen Anne)

MORGAN SHOOK
Consultant, BERK; advises cities and counties on a range of land use, economic development, real estate, taxation, service delivery, and infrastructure funding issues. Before finding his passion in the life of cities, he worked in biotechnology and health policy in Seattle and Chicago. (Phinney/Greenwood)

MAGGIE WYKOWSKI
Policy Analyst, Puget Sound Sage; experience with land use policy, affordable housing policy, transit oriented development and community-based planning; specializes in the connection between sustainability and job quality, gentrification and displacement and racial justice in policy making. (Pike/Pine Corridor)