Downtown Seattle Association Names
New Board Officers, Trustees
Patrick Gordon Takes Helm for
Organization’s 50th Year
The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) recently announced the latest additions to its board of trustees, naming Patrick Gordon, principal at Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP as its board chair for 2008-09.
Gordon has served on the DSA Board of Trustees since 2001. A life-long Seattle resident, he has been active in the DSA’s planning, transportation and membership initiatives. In addition to his work with the DSA, Gordon has also been involved in professional and not-for-profit boards including the Seattle Architectural Foundation, The American Institute of Architects, Artist Trust, The Empty Space Theatre as well as the Business Alliance and Corporate Affiliates of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
“I am thrilled to be working with the board as we lead the Downtown Seattle Association into its 50th year,” said Gordon. “This will be a year of opportunities and challenges for the city and the region as we deliberate over a number of issues that directly impact the urban core. We look forward to helping shape decisions to improve the quality of the Downtown experience, keeping Seattle a place where people want to be, both now and in the years to come.”
The other DSA Board officers this year are:
- DSA Vice Chair: Jane Rakay Nelson, Attorney at Law, Lane Powell PC
- DSA Secretary: Dale Sperling, President and CEO, Unico Properties, LLC
- DSA Treasurer: Larry Bird, Partner, Deloitte
- DSA General Counsel: Jack McCullough, Partner, McCullough Hill, PS
- DSA Immediate Past Chair: John W. Hanley, Jr., Shareholder, Heller Ehrman, LLP
In addition to the new officers, the DSA welcomed six new members to the Board of Trustees:
- V’Ella Warren, Senior Vice President for Finance & Facilities; Treasurer Board of Regents, University of Washington
- Molly Stearns, Senior Vice President, The Seattle Foundation
- Jon Magnusson, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Inc.
- Charles Royer, President, Institute for Community Change
- Anne Fennessy, Partner, Cocker Fennessy
- Jeff Schoenfeld, Partner, Urban Visions
Working together, the 2008-09 Board of Trustees has outlined a number of top priorities to address in the year ahead. Topping this list are the creation and implementation of strategies that increase Downtown’s competitive edge in the region, advocating for an Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement with an alternative that supports a healthy Downtown and accessible waterfront, and the improvement of the urban experience in Downtown public spaces.
About Downtown Seattle Association
Established in 1958, the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) – representing business, non-profits, arts and educational institutions throughout Puget Sound – is a non-profit, member-based organization dedicated to the revitalization and development of Downtown Seattle into a thriving, world-class place to live, work, visit and conduct business.
DSA is led by many of the community’s most respected leaders working in collaboration to champion a healthy, vibrant urban core.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Headshots of the new officers are available upon request. Please contact Kristin Mattison (kristinm@downtownseattle.org) for more details.
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