Staff Directory List
EXECUTIVE
Bobby Lee
DIRECTOR
206-684-8090
bobby.lee@seattle.gov
Danielle Hursh
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
206-733-9254
danielle.hursh@seattle.gov
Yvonne Newson
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SPECIALIST
206-684-8090
yvonne.newson@seattle.gov
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INDUSTRY
Karl Stickel
DIRECTOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INDUSTRY
206-684-8085
karl.stickel@seattle.gov
Stephanie Gowing
GREEN BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-684-3698
stephanie.gowing@seattle.gov
Anisa Khoshbakhtian
TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA INDUSTRY ADOVATE
206-684-4538
anisa.khoshbakhtian@seattle.gov
Sarah Scherer
MANUFACTURING AND MARITIME ADVISOR
206-5256-6986
sarah.scherer@seattle.gov
COMMUNICATIONS
John Crawford-Gallagher
ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR
206-684-4008
john.crawfordgallagher@seattle.gov
Hana Tadesse
PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST
Small Business Development + Business Districts Teams
hana.tadesse@seattle.gov
Jacqueline Wu
SR. PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST
Workforce Development + Key Industries Teams
jacqueline.wu@seattle.gov
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Amanda Allen
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
206-684-8894
amanda.allen@seattle.gov
Suching Luu
SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST
206-684-7391
suching.luu@seattle.gov
Mei Ling Wu
ACCOUNTING TECH
206-233-3868
meiling.wu@seattle.gov
WORKFORCE POLICY & PARTNERSHIPS
Nancy Yamamoto
DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
206-684-8189
nancy.yamamoto@seattle.gov
Sasha Gourevitch
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
206-256-5163
sasha.gourevitch@seattle.gov
Matthew Houghton
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
206-684-3978
matthew.houghton@seattle.gov
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Pedro Gómez
DIRECTOR OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
206-733-9445
pedro.gomez@seattle.gov
AJ Cari
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-684-0133
aj.cari@seattle.gov
Sarah Domondon
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-256-5123
sarah.domondon@seattle.gov
Domonique Meeks
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-256-5433
domonique.meeks@seattle.gov
Yonas Seifu
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-733-9743
yonas.seifu@seattle.gov
Jennifer Tam
FOOD BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-684-3436
jennifer.tam@seattle.gov
Michael Wells
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
206-684-8612
michael.wells@seattle.gov
BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Theresa Barreras
BUSINESS DISTRICTS MANAGER
206-684-4505
theresa.barreras@seattle.gov
Peter Bloch Garcia
BUSINESS DISTRICTS ADVOCATE
206-386-9748
peter.bloch-garcia@seattle.gov
Heidi Hall
BUSINESS DISTRICTS ADVOCATE
206-733-9967
heidi.hall@seattle.gov
Phillip Sit
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVOCATE
206-256-5137
phillip.sit@seattle.gov
Ken Takahashi
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ADVISOR
206-684-8378
ken.takahashi@seattle.gov
OFFICE OF FILM + MUSIC
Chris Swenson
FILM + SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER
CHAIR, CITY OF SEATTLE SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE
206-733-9245
chris.swenson@seattle.gov
Julie Borden
SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT SPECIALIST
206-684-8017
julie.borden@seattle.gov
Meli Darby
SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM ADVISOR
206-233-7155
meli.darby@seattle.gov
Taylor Durand-Scaggs
FILM PERMIT SPECIALIST
206-233-3948
taylor.scaggs@seattle.gov
Jonelle Mogi
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
206-684-8993
jonelle.mogi@seattle.gov
Scott Plusquellec
NIGHTLIFE BUSINESS SERVICES ADVOCATE
206-256-5152
scott.plusquellec@seattle.gov
Alex Rose
CREATIVE ECONOMY ADVOCATE
206-233-2051
alex.rose@seattle.gov