Following a successful Civic Boot Camp: Digital two weeks prior, Seattle CityClub convened a second panel of experts on March 27 to go in-depth on how COVID-19 is affecting marginalized communities and what we can do to help. “When we’re talking about health care inequities, we’re talking about a lot…...
Video: COVID-19’s impact on marginalized communities
Seattle CityClub convened a roundtable of public health experts on March 13 to discuss the coronavirus and related challenges facing homeless communities, people of color, and immigrant and refugee populations. “Viruses do not discriminate,” said Equity Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County, Mariel Torres Mehdipour. Torres Mehdipour…...
Announcing a Transition in Our Leadership
After eleven years at the helm of Seattle CityClub, Executive Director Diane Douglas is departing the organization on November 1. Under her leadership, our budget and staff doubled and our audience grew to include over one million annual participants. Diane provided strategic vision to diversify our program portfolio, adding monthly…...
Seattle CityClub Adds Two Distinguished Board Members
We are thrilled to announce the addition of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan and The Sorensen Group Principal Gretchen Sorensen to Seattle CityClub’s Board of Governors. Scott McClellan served as White House Press Secretary from 2003 to 2006. Before being named press secretary, he served as the principal deputy…...
News: Washington State Senate Candidates Dhingra and Englund to Meet in Luncheon Debate
Seattle, WA, August 24, 2017 – Seattle CityClub and KIRO 7 will present a luncheon debate between Washington 45th legislative district candidates Manka Dhingra and Jinyoung Lee Englund on October 10, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond. The debate will…...
News: Seattle CityClub Welcomes New Board Members
Amy Barnes Amy Barnes has worked in Pacific Northwest and Alaskan political and public affairs for over 20 years. She began her career working in Washington, DC for U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski. In 1997, she moved to Seattle and co-founded a fundraising and event management firm that eventually became Fundraising…...
Press Release: Civic Health Index Finds Seattle Leads the Way in Civic Engagement
Seattle, WA, May 9, 2017 – The 2017 Greater Seattle Civic Health Index is scheduled for public release May 23 by Seattle CityClub. In collaboration with the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), the 2017 report ranks 51 American cities across 26 categories measuring civic engagement and the health of their…...
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