Growing Local Leaders

These are just a few of the local leaders across WA who have been inspired by Strong Towns:

Local Officials

• Nick Coelho, City Councilmember, City of Lynnwood

• Spencer Gardner, Planning Director, City of Spokane

• Steve Groom, Finance Director, City of Federal Way

• Marla Keethler, Mayor, City of White Salmon

• Kate Moran, City Councilmember, City of West Richland

• Rodney Rutherford, Planning Commissioner, City of Kirkland

• Maricela Sanchez, City Councilmember, City of Prosser

• Mason Thompson, Mayor, City of Bothell

• Robert Vanderpool, City Councilmember, City of Olympia

• Cary Westerbeck, Planning Commissioner, City of Bothell

• Jennifer Wills, City Manager, City of Longview

• Zack Zappone, City Councilmember, City of Spokane

Organizers of Local Conversations

• Paul Dutton, Strong Towns Renton

• Erik Lowe, Spokane Reimagined

• Sarah Rose, Spokane Reimagined

Please reach out to connect@StrongWA.org if you know others who might like to be added to this list!

Strong WA seeks to collaborate with a variety of organizations to grow local leaders, including:

• Planning Officials Development Committee of the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA WA)

• Planning Association of Washington

• Washington State Department of Commerce

• Association of Washington Cities (AWC)

• Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)

If you are connected with one of these organizations (or if you are part of another non-partisan organization that is interested in developing local leaders) please reach out to connect@StrongWA.org.