The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and CEO Lynn Dennis announced the names of its members being nominated for their new Board of Directors.
Pursuant to the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Bylaws, Section VIII, the Nominating Committee presents the slate of candidates for the 2019 Board of Directors:
Executive Committee
Chair - Lauren Burgon - Law Office of Lauren Burgon PLLC
Vice Chair - Kailei Feeney – de Vrieze | Carney PLLC
Treasurer - August Matteo - US Bank of Washington
Secretary - Mary Jean Stephens – Port of Seattle
Past Chair - Pete Spalding, Verity Credit Union
Current Directors (no re-election necessary)
Ken Bowden – Nucor Steel Seattle
Amy Lee Derenthal – Food Lifeline
Shannon Felix – Avalon Glassworks
Tamara Gillest – BendnMove
Christian Harris - Sea-Town Real Estate
Kandie Jennings, Tom's Automotive Service
Jocelyn Webster – WE Communications
Nominated Directors
Dan Austin - Peel & Press
Allen Chin - Schooley Mitchell
Abby Fisher - White Center Glass
Debbie Kerns - Real Estate Broker, BHHS NW
Dawn Leverett - Real Estate Broker, Windemere
Senon Salinas - Amity Painting
Elizabeth Shier - Quail Park Memory Care Residences of West Seattle
Additional candidates for the Board of Directors can be nominated by petition bearing the genuine signature of at least five (5) chamber members in good standing. Such petition shall be filed (email info@wschamber.com) with the Nominating Committee by October 18, 2018. Should no additional names be presented for consideration by petition, the Nominees listed above will be declared elected.
We have five Board of Directors that will retire on Dec 31st. I know you will want to acknowledge their gift of time, knowledge and leadership in addition to the monetary support these individuals have given to the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Paul Prentice – Prentice Design, Inc. - (6 Years)
Hamilton Gardiner – Holmquist & Gardiner PLLC (6 Years)
Patricia Throop – Eldercare Consulting, LLC (6 Years)
Nancy Ishii – White Crane Wellness (3 Years)
Michael Pivar – Pivar Financial Group (6 Years)