Who: Marilyn Strickland, newly elected Washington congresswoman, joins Rob McKenna, former Washington attorney general, as first guests on Seattle CityClub’s Civic Cocktail program. When: Tonight – Wednesday, November 4, from 6 to 7pm. What: Strickland and McKenna will kick off this two-part program by discussing the election results from last night. Will there…...
Interview with Ray Corona, DACA Recipient
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an American immigration policy allowing some individuals who entered the country as minors, and had either entered or remained in the country illegally, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and to be eligible for a work permit.…...
Civic Cocktail Guest Spotlight: WSU President Kirk Schulz
Our upcoming March Civic Cocktail is shaping up to be thought-provoking as we welcome our guest, Washington State University President Kirk Schulz. Bio From Washington State University University President Kirk H. Schulz—on the job since mid-June—is guiding Washington State University’s transformation into one of the nation’s top public research universities. To achieve…...
Civic Cocktail Guest Spotlight: UW President Ana Mari Cauce
Our upcoming March Civic Cocktail is shaping up to be thought-provoking as we welcome our guest, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce. Bio From the University of Washington As the president of one of the world’s great public universities, Ana Mari Cauce is leading the University of Washington in advancing…...
Civic Cocktail Preview Q&A with Joni Balter
In anticipation for our upcoming Civic Cocktail on February 1st, we sat down with multimedia journalist Joni Balter, to preview topics we will be discussing with our panel of local journalist. Q: What value does Civic Cocktail provide to its attendees? A: Civic Cocktail is becoming the go-to place for intelligent, witty…...
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