DSA Board

Our volunteer Board of Directors brings a wealth of experience and passion to DSA. From professional services and retail to real estate and the arts, our board members represent a variety of businesses and nonprofit organizations. Several board members are also downtown Seattle residents. The board oversees the implementation of DSA’s strategic plan and provides diverse perspectives on ensuring a healthy, vibrant downtown for all.

Officers

Board Members

Zahoor Ahmed

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Hotel Operations

R.C. Hedreen Co.

Jared Axelrod

Senior Manager of Public Policy

Amazon

Mary Bacarella

Executive Director

Pike Place Market

Mark Barbieri

Executive Vice President

Washington Holdings

Joël Barraquiel Tan

Executive Director

Wing Luke Museum

Derrick Belgarde

Executive Director

Chief Seattle Club

Aaron Blankers

Vice President

Washington Holdings

Marilyn Boss

Western Regional Executive

Zurich

Sally Clark

Director of Regional & Community Relations

University of Washington

Dave Cuthill

President & COO

Clise Properties, Inc.

Ben Franz-Knight

Partner

Shiels Oblitz Johnsen

Graciela Gomez Cowger

CEO

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Patrick Gordon

Principal

ZGF Architects LLP

Phillip Greany

Vice President of Operations

Mortenson Construction

Bernie Griffin

Managing Director

5th Avenue Theatre

Salone Habibuddin

Vice President

Urban Visions

Gina Hall

Executive Director

Uplift Northwest

Lori Hill 

Senior Vice President

Unico Properties

Mark Houtchens

President

The Vance Corp.

Shawn Jackson

Managing Partner

Urban Renaissance Group

Greg Johnson

President

Wright Runstad & Company

Megan Karch

Chief Executive Officer

IslandWood

Karen Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Plymouth Housing

Jack McCullough

Partner

McCullough Hill Leary, PS

Maya Mendoza-Exstrom

Chief Operating Officer

Seattle Sounders

Michelle Merriweather

President

Urban League of Seattle

Jesse Ottele

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Knight Frank

Eduardo Peñalver

President

Seattle University

Tom Pozarycki

Regional President

WaFd Bank

Fred Rivera

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Seattle Mariners

John Schoettler

Vice President Global Real Estate and Facilities

Amazon

Michele Smith

Chief Executive Officer

MoPOP

Brian Surratt

Executive Director

Greater Seattle Partners

Raymond Tymas-Jones, Ph.D.

President

Cornish College of the Arts

Bill Weisfield

Prinicipal

Elliott Bay Asset Solutions

Maria Chavez Wilcox

Chief Executive Officer

YWCA

Tom Wolf

Managing Director

Seattle Hyatt Collection

Loria Yeadon

President & CEO

YMCA of Greater Seattle

Emeritus Board Members

Patrick Callahan

CEO

Urban Renaissance Group LLC

A.M. Clise

Chairman & CEO

Clise Properties, Inc.

Mike Flynn

Principal

Mike Flynn & Associates

Joshua Green III

Chairman

Joshua Green Corporation

Matt Griffin

Real Estate Investor

John Hanley

Downtown Resident

Yogi Hutsen

President

Coastal Hotel Group

Stephen Koehler

President

Koehler & Co.

Bill Lewis

Chairman

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Carla Murray

Sr. Vice President Operations West

Marriott International

Jane Rakay Nelson

Attorney at Law

Nelson & Nelson PLLC

J. Michael Rona

Principal

Rona Consulting Group

Charles Royer

Downtown Resident

Judith Runstad

Of Counsel

Foster Pepper PLLC

Richard Stevenson

Frederic Weiss

President

Weiss Jenkins Properties