Commissioners & Staff

Mary Wideman-Williams is a leadership development and organizational effectiveness trainer, instructor, and speaker. As Founder and Principal Consultant of MWW Enterprises she engages with organizations, designing and delivering impactful workshops and premier presentations. Mary served the City of Seattle in a variety of senior leadership roles over a 20-year career. She has deep human resources expertise and experience in both the public and private sectors. During her tenure with the City of Seattle, she led HR and Organizational Development functions at Seattle Public Utilities and served as the Director of Employment and Training with the Seattle Department of Human Resources. She was the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer at Seattle Center from 2008-2018. Mary earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. She currently contributes as a guest instructor with the Evans School's Executive MPA program.

Commissioner Joshua Werner has been an employe of the City and member of Seattle's civil service system for 25 years. Throughout his City career, which began at Seattle Center to his current role as a manager at Seattle Public Utilities, has worked in and with labor relations as a member in several unions
and in leadership roles in and around Field Operations. As a shop steward, Commissioner Werner represented members in settings that ranged from coaching to Loudermill hearings. He has participated in bargaining as a represented employee. He prioritizes an equitable playing field, transparency, and fair opportunity to succeed. As a Branch Equity Team member and co-lead, he works to embed the Race and Social Justice Initiative and anit-racism in hiring, promotions, progressive discipline, and other functions of employment. Commissioner Werner's experience in labor and management has prepared him for the opportunity to represent his peers in the Civil Service with fairness and impartiality as the elected Commissioner.

          

Andrea Scheele is the Executive Director of the City's Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission and leads the CIV department. 

Andrea has worked as an employment and labor attorney and HR professional since 2005. She began working for the City of Seattle in 2014, and joined the civil service commissions since 2019. Andrea lives in West Seattle with her family and when she's not at work, enjoys working in her garden.

Teresa has been with the City of Seattle since 2001. She was recently promoted to the position of Executive Assistant. Teresa began working out of class with the Civil Service Commission in 2003 and was quickly promoted to the position as Administrative Staff Assistant. In 2012 the Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission combined staff to become the Civil Service Commissions. Teresa became the Administrative support for the Executive Director, both commissions and four hearing officers. Teresa enjoys working with the diverse employees of the City of Seattle and is committed to working toward achieving equity and enhancing diversity in the work of the Commissions. Teresa is the mother of an adult son in his 30's, she enjoys road trips on her Harley, most recently touring Route 66, Sturgis, and Highway 101. Teresa is competitive in powerlifting and holds several World, National, and State titles in Bench Press and Deadlift. She was inducted into her lifting federation Hall of Fame in 2013.