DSA Welcomes New Officers, Trustees

DSA marked the beginning of its new year on July 1st with the introduction of new officers and members to the Board of Trustees. Together, the board is finalizing priorities for the new year, including continued focus on building consensus on an alternative to the Alaskan Way Viaduct and efforts to advance Downtown Seattle’s competitive edge in the region.

In his first official duty as 2008-09 DSA Board Chair, Patrick Gordon addressed the crowd at the 50 th Annual Event, recounting warm memories of Downtown. Gordon’s passion for the City is shared by the board’s new officers and trustees as they take on major challenges facing the Downtown core in the coming year.

The new board appointments are as follows:

DSA Board Chair: Patrick Gordon, Principal, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP

DSA Vice Chair: Jane Nelson, Attorney at Law, Lane Powell PC

DSA Secretary: Dale Sperling, President, Chief Executive Officer Unico Properties, LLC

DSA Board Member: V’Ella Warren, Senior Vice President for Finance & Facilities and Treasurer for the
Board of Regents, University of Washington

DSA Board Member: Molly Stearns, Vice President for Programs and Projects, The Seattle Foundation

DSA Board Member: Jon Magnusson, Chairman of the Board/CEO Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Inc.

DSA Board Member: Charles Royer, President, Institute for Community Change

DSA Board Member: Anne Fennessy, Partner, Cocker Fennessy

DSA Board Member: Jeff Schoenfeld, Partner, Urban Visions

For more information about the DSA’s Board of Trustees, its goals and priorities, please read more here.