Staff Directory

EXECUTIVE

Markham McIntyre
DIRECTOR
markham.mcintyre@seattle.gov

Alicia Teel
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
alicia.teel@seattle.gov

Diem Ly
DIVISION DIRECTOR
diem.ly@seattle.gov 

Arielle Washington
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
arielle.washington@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4795

COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY

Erika Lindsay
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
erika.lindsay@seattle.gov
(206) 639-7530

Paulina Oceguera
PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST
paulina.oceguera@seattle.gov
(206) 635-1670

Kristin Anderson
COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR
kristin.anderson@seattle.gov
(206) 635-0546

Kelly Ruder
DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
kelly.ruder@seattle.gov
(206) 379-1198

Joon Sohn
DATA AND PERFOMANCE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
joon.sohn@seattle.gov
(206) 276-1233

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Zahra Azimi
RESOURCE TEAM SPECIALIST
zahra.azimi@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7787

Maria "Lupita" Gomez
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
maria.gomez@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2124

Domonique Meeks
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
domonique.meeks@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5433

Eduardo Rojas
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
eduardo.rojas@seattle.gov
(206) 561-5181

Yonas Seifu
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
yonas.seifu@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9743

Phillip Sit
SMALL BUSINESS NAVIGATION MANAGER
phillip.sit@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5137

Bereket "Bobby" Tameru
 SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SPECIALIST
bereket.tameru@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2009

Yoshiko Ueda
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SPECIALIST
yoshiko.ueda@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3876

Michael Wells
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
michael.wells@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8612

Peter Fuerbringer (Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections)
SMALL BUSINESS AND CULTURAL PERMIT ADVISOR 
(206) 223-7013
peter.fuerbringer@seattle.gov

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Theresa Barreras
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DISTRICTS
theresa.barreras@seattle.gov
(206) 684-4505

Nola Liu
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST
nola.liu@seattle.gov

Casey Rogers
BUSINESS DISTRICTS PROGRAM & POLICY ADVISOR
casey.rogers@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1002

Belina Van
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST
belina.van@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3874

Bennet Vining
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
bennet.vining@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7430

WEALTH BUILDING

Heidi Hall
WEALTH BUILDING MANAGER
heidi.hall@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9967

Jenn Charoni
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
jenn.charoni2@seattle.gov
(206) 561-3616

Agraj Dangal
CAPITAL ACCESS AND FINANCE ADVISOR
agraj.dangal@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1012

Robyn Duckett
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
robyn.duckett@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7779

Celwyn Green
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
celwyn.green@seattle.gov
(206) 561-4225

KEY INDUSTRIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

John Lederer
KEY INDUSTRIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
john.lederer@seattle.gov
(206) 940-8988

Anisa Khoshbakhtian
TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE ADVISOR
anisa.khosh@seattle.gov
(206) 684-4538

John Persak
MANUFACTURING AND MARITIME STRATEGIC ADVISOR
john.persak@seattle.gov
(206) 437-9122

Vincent Valentino
GREEN ECONOMY ADVISOR
vincent.valentino@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3872

Stella Wayman
HEALTH SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ADVISOR
stella.wayman@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2452

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

James Miles
CREATIVE ECONOMY MANAGER
james.miles@seattle.gov
(206) 635-0529

Chris Swenson
FILM PROGRAM MANAGER
chris.swenson@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9245

Scott Plusquellec
NIGHTLIFE BUSINESS ADVOCATE
scott.plusquellec@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5152

Taylor Durand-Scaggs
FILM PERMIT SPECIALIST
taylor.scaggs@seattle.gov
(206) 233-3948

Hannah Tyo
SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT SPECIALIST
hannah.tyo@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8993

Carol Nordin
PERMIT SPECIALIST
carol.nordin@seattle.gov

Francesca Rubatino
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II
francesca.rubatino@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3877

FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

Joe Regis
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
joe.regis@seattle.gov
(206) 940-8318

Yvonne Newson
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SPECIALIST
yvonne.newson@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8090

Rick Gilbert
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III
rick.gilbert@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1044

Daniel Tadesse
FINANCE ANALYST
daniel.tadesse@seattle.gov
(206) 659-2351

Olivia Teo
FINANCE LEAD
olivia.teo@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7830

Vanessa Wendland
SR. ACCOUNTANT
vanessa.wendland@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1045

Economic Development

Markham McIntyre, Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 5752, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94708, Seattle, WA, 98124-4708
Phone: (206) 684-8090
Phone Alt: (206) 684-0379
Fax: (206) 684-0379
oed@seattle.gov

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