Who We Are

Community Advisory Board (CAB) Members

The Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board is composed of 11 members who are passionate about race and social justice and committed to centering communities most impacted by health and economic inequities when advising the City and developing budget recommendations on programs and services supported by SBT revenue. Members must live or work in Seattle and are appointed by the Mayor or City Council into one of the following types of positions as defined in Ordinance 125324 (Section 4):

  • Three members have experience implementing community-based programs dedicated to expanding healthy food access and food security;
  • Two members represent populations who are disproportionally impacted by diseases related to the consumption of sugary drinks, with preference given to a parent of a student in the Seattle School District or a child in a Seattle-based early learning program, or a youth representative aged 16-24;
  • Four members have expertise in public health and nutrition with experience managing, researching, or evaluating programs related to the health effects of consuming sugary beverages, particularly among children and their families; 
  • Two members have expertise in education and early learning, with an emphasis on learning from birth to age five.

Current Members

New Appointment in Process (Position 1) | Position Title: Food Access Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2021 | Term End Date: 8/31/2025 | Appointing Authority: Council

Barbara Baquero (Position 2) | Position Title: Food Access Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2019 | Term End Date: 8/31/2023 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

New Appointment in Process (Position 3) | Position Title: Food Access Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2023 | Term End Date: 8/31/2027 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

Bilan Aden (Position 4) | Position Title: Community Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2019 | Term End Date: 8/31/2023 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

Tanika Thompson* (Position 5) | Position Title: Community Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2019 | Term End Date: | 8/31/2023 Appointing Authority: Council

New Appointment in Process (Position 6) | Position Title: Public Health Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2023 |Term End Date: 8/31/2027 | Appointing Authority: Council

New Appointment in Process (Position 7) | Position Title: Public Health Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2021 | Term End Date: 8/31/2025 | Appointing Authority: Council

Jen Moss*^ (Position 8) | Position Title: Public Health Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2021 | Term End Date: 8/31/2025 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

Barbara Rockey (Position 9) | Position Title: Public Health Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2021 | Term End Date: 8/31/2025 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

New Appointment in Process (Position 10) | Position Title: Early Learning Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2019 | Term End Date: 8/31/2023 | Appointing Authority: Council

Dan Torres^ (Position 11) | Position Title: Early Learning Representative | Term Begin Date: 9/1/2021 | Term End Date: 8/31/2025 | Appointing Authority: Mayor

*Co-chair

^Second term