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Skyler Manelski of Shoreline graduates from Quinnipiac University

Monday, July 15, 2024


Hamden, Conn. (July 12, 2024) - Skyler Manelski of Shoreline, WA received a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Quinnipiac University during a commencement ceremony held in May.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 9,000 students in 110 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Computing and Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. 

For more information, please visit qu.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook and follow Quinnipiac on X @QuinnipiacU.


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Secretary Hobbs named Treasurer of National Association of Secretaries of State

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Steve Hobbs, Washington
Secretary of State
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has been elected the Treasurer of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the nation’s oldest nonpartisan professional organization for elected officials.

Secretary Steve Hobbs was sworn in Friday, July 12, at the NASS 2024 Summer Conference in Puerto Rico.

Founded in 1904, NASS includes secretaries of state, lieutenant governors, and chief state election officials from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
“I am honored to have been selected by my fellow secretaries of state to a national leadership role,” Secretary Hobbs said. 

“NASS is a vital partnership for states to share important innovations regarding elections, cybersecurity, international relations, business support, and the many other critical services secretaries of state provide. 

"I look forward to this opportunity to continue working alongside these esteemed state leaders to help our organization serve Washington and every state.”

Secretary Hobbs previously served on the NASS Executive Board as the Western Region Vice President and was co-chair of the State Heritage Committee. He is a member of the NASS Elections, Cybersecurity, State Records and Archives, International Relations, and Business Services committees. He will serve as the Treasurer for a one-year term.


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Captain Brian Angelo joins Shoreline Police as second captain

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Capt. Brian Angelo joins Shoreline Police

Captain Brian Angelo has joined the Shoreline police as their second captain, joining Chief Kelly Park and Captain Tim Meyer. The position has been vacant.
We are fortunate to have Cpt. Angelo as our second captain in the Shoreline Police Department. 

He embarked on his professional journey with the King County Sheriff’s Office more than 17 years ago. 

Throughout his time, Cpt. Angelo has served in various unincorporated King County locations and has served in many capacities, to include training officer, master police officer, firearms instructor, patrol tactics, hiring, oral boards, to name a few.

We are excited and look forward to the positive energy and knowledge Cpt. Angelo brings to the Shoreline community!

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Shoreline Historical Museum hires full-time Collections Manager

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Robby Grillo, Shoreline Historical
Museum Collections Manager
The Shoreline Historical Museum has hired a 2nd full-time employee.

Robby Grillo is the new Collections Manager.

He was previously a Librarian, Archivist, Collection Assistant and Archaeologist.

"I'm excited to bring these experiences in caring for the museum's collections and promoting access for the community."

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Four individual track & field athletes and four teams broke longstanding records at Shorewood during the past school year

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The May 23-25, 2024 state track meet was remarkable for Shorewood High School as four athletes broke school records that had stood from 14 to 42 years.

Individual events
  • 400m (fr 1989): Mila Fotinatos 58.43
  • 1600m (fr 1982): Keiyu Mamiya 4:13.60
  • 3200m (fr 2009): Otto Erhart 9:19.28
  • Pole Vault (fr 2023): Ava Enriquez 12’9”

Paul Villanueva, Co-Head Coach XC / Co-Head Coach Track (Sprints/Relays), Shorewood High School accepted the challenge to find information on the records being broken. 

Athletic.net has records form 2006 on, but before that it is a matter of searching old yearbooks and programs.

Here are the results of his research into records broken during the 2023-2024 school year:

Ava Enriquez. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Ava Enriquez, a junior,
first broke the Pole Vault record her freshman year (keep in mind, she just started learning to Pole Vault the 2nd week of her freshman year track season). At the time the school record was 10'7" from 2oo3 by Laura Weigel. Not sure what Laura is up to right now but at one point in time was working in schools.  

Ava has since broken the Pole Vault record multiple times, 1st at State as a freshman with a vault of 11 feet, then breaking it four times her sophomore year ultimately finishing with a new record of 12'6" at State (ranking her the #9 sophomore in the nation), then this year as a junior finished with a new record of 12'9" at State (currently the #16 junior in the whole nation).  

Top 3 Shorewood marks include Ava, Laura, then Tiara Krismunundo (2002 10'6", Laura's teammate whose record she broke, and now high school teacher in Tri-Cities). The significance of these marks in 2002 and 2003 is that girls' Pole Vault didn't become a sanctioned high school event in Track & Field until the late 90's (not sure exactly what year in Washington) and didn't become a full medal event in the Olympics until 2000. 

According to an article on worldathletics.org "It could be said that 1998 was the year in which the women's pole vault took flight." So from the history, looks like Shorewood was really an early pioneer in girls Pole Vault. 

Mila Fotinatos. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Mila Fotinatos, a sophomore
, first broke the 35 year old 400 meter record at WesCo South League Championships on Friday, May 10th with a time of 58.56. then again breaking her own record at State prelims in May with a time of 58.43. The previous record from 1989 was by Elizabeth Jeffries with a time of 58.61 but we don't have very much information beyond that. That was what was on the record board before we arrived at Shorewood as coaches. 

From previous State meet results, we know Elizabeth ran 58.69 at the State meet in 1989 where she also ran in the 4x400m relay that placed 4th. The same 4x400m relay owns the current school record for the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:58.31 with relay participants of Terri Jeffries (maybe a sister), Ilene Tolleson, Sumiko Huff, and Elizabeth Jeffries.

Keiyu Mamiya. Photo by Todd Linton

Keiyu Mamiya, a senior,
first broke the 42 year old 1600 meter record at Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham on April 6th. At the time we weren't aware it was a broken record but after some research, the time on our record board was indeed broken. We found in that research that the record in our Athletic.net electronic database is incorrectly recorded. The record was from 1982 by Chris Caviezel with a time of 4:17.45 at the State meet in 1982. 

Keiyu first broke the record with a time of 4:15.51, then his teammate Otto Erhart, a junior, broke the record with a time of 4:15.38 at Oregon Relays in Eugene, OR on April 20th.  Then at State Keiyu reclaimed the record placing 7th in 3A with a time of 4:13.60 officially breaking the record even if the incorrectly recorded time in our Athletic dot net electronic database were to be correct (4:13.67 is in the electronic database - but by State meet records, that was the place above Chris and Chris ran the 4:17.45 time). Chris Caviezel was back at Shorewood as a coach in 1995 and was very proud of the record (at the time of the 1982 record Shorewood was only 4-5 years in its existence) - we just found this out and look forward to hearing more from a former coach on that staff. Keiyu is going to continue running collegiately at Williams College on the East Coast.

Otto Erhart. Photo by Todd Linton

Otto Erhart, a junior
, broke the 15 year old 3200 meter record at State placing 10th.  The record was last set in 2009 by Chip Jackson at the WesCo South Championships when Chip would qualify for the State meet the next week at Districts, and place 12th at the State meet. Chip went on to run collegiately at Western Washington University. Chip also held our 5k Cross Country school record (from what we've seen on record) before Otto would go on to break that last fall during Cross Country season at the Northwest District 1 Championships. Chip would go on in 2012 to run on the West Region and GNAC All-Star team while also being a GNAC Academic All-Star in 2011 and 2012.

All four of our current Shorewood record holders are excellent in the classroom also and involved in various activities.

In addition, here is a list of school records broken by our athletic teams this year

  •  4x200m Relay (fr 2017): Andrew Pickett, Hayes Stetler, Avery Lagasca, Aidan MacDonald 1:31.52 - not a State level Championships event for WA but this year run weekly in our League meets
  • 4x800m Relay (fr 2023): Max Billett, Luke Gillingham, Otto Erhart, Keiyu Mamiya 7:57.25 - not a regular weekly event (maybe 2-3 times a season) - some States have it at their State Championships.
  • Distance Medley Relay (fr 2023): Max Billett, Avery Lagasca, Luke Gillingham, Keiyu Mamiya 10:22.06 (1200m-400m-800m-1600m) - not a regular weekly event (maybe 2-3 times a season) - some States have it at their State Championships
  • 1600m Sprint Medley Relay (fr 2018): Maddie Brouillard, Mila Fotinatos, Harper Lara-Kerr, Hanna Bruno 4:22.42 (200m-200m-400m-800m) - not a regular weekly event (maybe once a season)
  • 4x400m Mixed Relay (fr 2019): Avery Lagasca, Hanna Bruno, Luke Gillingham, Maddie Brouillard 3:51.09 (In Olympic program for first time in 2020 - Male-Female-Male-Female order) - not a regular weekly event (maybe twice a season)
This was a really phenomenal year for us!


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Local photographer joins international non-profit council

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Lara Grauer in studio

Professional photographer Lara Grauer of Lara Grauer Photography in Seattle, WA was elected to the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Council for the 2024 – 2027 term. 

An international nonprofit association with more than 35,000 members, PPA is ultimately governed by its members through such council representatives.

“Professional Photographers of America has been an important resource during my career thanks to the amazing artists who came before me and gave their time. 
"I’m excited for the opportunity to participate in the process and help pave the way for others in this industry,” Grauer says about her new role.

PPA Counselors are professional photographers who volunteer their time and service to guide and act as the voice for their state's PPA members. Duties include discussing and voting on changes to the bylaws and the association's leadership (via the election of the Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors). 

They also play a crucial role in sharing the PPA message to existing, new, and prospective PPA members in their state.

Grauer has been a North Seattle and Shoreline area portrait artist since 2008. Currently, she is the President of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce. 

Grauer's studio promises to honor and celebrate clients through a fun and engaging portrait process that instills a lasting feeling of confidence and connection.

Grauer’s work has been displayed in various business venues, and lives lovingly in homes around the Seattle area. Learn more about Lara Grauer Photography

About PPA:
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest and longest-standing nonprofit photography trade association. 

Founded in 1868, PPA helps over 35,000 professionals elevate their craft and grow their businesses with resources and education, all under PPA's core guiding principle of bridging the gap between photographers and their consumers. More information here


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44 Shoreline students compete at National Technology Student Association Conference in Florida and bring home trophies and awards

Shorecrest High School TSA Team. Back row: Mina Pearson, Brooks Murray, Lewis Stotler, Trevor Templin, Thomas Linville, Owen Watson, Aidan Rouhani, Sam Kuo, Ben Feinberg, Ronan Connell, Drew Bladek, Kuba Howell. Middle row: Kari Potter, Alex Lee, Vyr Sterkowicz, Ole Lynass, Shyam Srinivasan, Adah Perry, Lola Maas, Vivian Zittle, Emily Slack. Front row: Kai Witwer, Lydia Chin, Ameli Graff, Jared Atherton, Jameson Gibbs, Escher Crawford, Ming Chan

This past week 44 Shoreline students competed at the National Technology Student Association Conference in Orlando, Florida! Over 9,000 middle and high school students from nearly every state and several other territories and countries competed in more than 70 events over this 5-day conference.

Shorecrest High School brought 26 students who competed in a wide variety of technical events; 
Animatronics, Board Game Design, CAD Engineering, Coding, Digital Video Production, Drones Challenge, Fashion Design and Technology, Forensic Science, Future Technology and Engineering Teacher, Geospatial Technology, Manufacturing Prototype, Music Production, On Demand Video, Promotional Design, Senior Solar Sprint, Software Development, Structural Design and Engineering, Systems Control Technology, Technology Bowl, Technology Problem Solving, TEAMS Challenge, Transportation Modeling, Video Game Design, Virtual Reality Modeling, and Webmaster.

The following students brought home trophies for their remarkable efforts. 

Feinberg and Crawford - 2nd Place in Nation in Coding Challenge

Escher Crawford and Ben Feinberg competed with determination and took 2nd Place in the Nation in the onsite Coding Challenge.

Murray, Stoller, Sterkowicz, Lee - 3rd Place in Nation for Drone Challenge

Alex Lee, Brooks Murray, Vyr Sterkowicz and Lewis Stotler showed tremendous grit and resilience in the Drones Challenge, earning 3rd Place in the Nation.

Linville, Feinberg, Perry, Crawford, Connell - 3rd Place in Nation for Video Game

Ronan Connell, Escher Crawford, Ben Feinberg, Thomas Linville and Adah Perry spent countless hours developing a professional quality Video Game that earned 3rd Place in the Nation.

Technology Student Association offers an Achievement Program that encourages student members to engage in the areas/categories of service leadership, STEM immersion, and personal/professional development. 

  • One Shorecrest student, Kuba Howell, was honored for his overall accomplishments with a Gold Level Award, the highest level achievable.

Additionally, the following finalists finished Top 10 in the Nation:
  • Drones Challenge – Jared Atherton, Lydia Chin, Ameli Graff, Ole Lynass
  • Fashion Design and Technology – Mina Pearson, Kai Witwer
  • Forensic Science – Ming Chan, Lola Maas
  • Promotional Design – Aiden Rouhani
  • TEAMS Challenge – Knowledge Test – Drew Bladek, Sam Kuo, Thomas Linville, Lola Maas
  • TEAMS Challenge – Design/Build Competition – Drew Bladek, Sam Kuo, Thomas Linville, Lola Maas

Shorewood High School brought 11 students for their first team participation in this conference. They competed in Audio Podcasting, Board Game Design, Forensics, On Demand Video, Photographic Technology, Structural Design & Engineering, Tech Bowl, Tech Problem Solving, and Webmaster. (See previous article)

Yeva Gomilko, Shorewood -
3rd Place Photographic Technology

Shorewood made semi-finals in Photographic Technology and Structural Design with Yeva Gomilko earning a 3rd place trophy for her Photographic Technology event! 

Cascade K8: Left to Right: Olive Stieber 7th, Tierney McGinnis 7th, Ryah Anderson 7th, Zoe MacDicken 6th, Stella Claire Sullivan 6th, Dagny Lynn 7th, and Alaina Cross 6th

Cascade K-8 Community School
brought 7 amazing 6th and 7th-grade students - Ryah Anderson, Alaina Cross, Dagny Lynn, Zoe MacDicken, Tierney McGinnis, Olive Stieber, and Stella Claire Sullivan. 

Students from CK-8 competed in Biotechnology, Career Prep, Children’s Stories, Community Service Video, Digital Photography, Forensic Technology, Problem-Solving, and Technical Design.

Cascade K-8’s Community Service Video team - 7th graders Dagny Lynn, Tierney McGinnis, and Olive Stieber - placed top 10 in the nation with a video about their project collecting donations for the Shoreline PTA Council clothing room, The Works, which supports students and families in the district. (See the video on The Works website)

Cascade would also like to give special congratulations to our Cascade K-8 TSA alumni who were honored with awards and top 10 finalist pins at TSA Nationals - Adah Perry, Lola Maas, Ming Chan, Kai Witwer, Sam Kuo, Mina Pearson, and Kuba Howell all competed for CK-8 before moving on to Shorecrest.


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Allison Reagan named Lake Forest Park Rotarian of the Year

Friday, July 5, 2024

Alan Merry and Allison Reagan
Photo by Robin Roat
Alan Merry, Past President, presented Allison Reagan as Lake Forest Park Rotarian of the year.

"Introducing Allison Reagan as our Rotarian of the year. Allison is the Treasure of our Lake Forest Park Rotary Foundation. She knows everything!"

Alan interviewed Allison to get answers to questions about why she thinks she was selected and what her Rotary story is. (Thank you Alan!)

Her very modest answer as to why she was selected:

"My first awkwardly ungracious inclination is to say, “I don’t know why. We all do so much !” I don’t know the selection criteria for this award, which is done in secret by the Club Board."

"Personally," she said, "I thought Claire Conway should have gotten it for leading the auction and throwing club parties, but she wasn’t eligible because was also busy being president !"

Allison Reagan, LFP Rotarian of the Year
And here is her Rotary story:


“My involvement in Rotary began with a grandfather who belonged to club #1 in Chicago, and after we moved to Arizona, he would take me to the Christmas party.

"In those days, that was one of the rare times women were allowed at Rotary events. (Good thing times have changed !) 

"I was a stay at home mom for our two daughters - coop preschool, PTA, etc - until they graduated, then went to work with my husband in our aluminum boat building business. During that time I also took business math, accounting and law classes.

"After he passed away, I was looking for an opportunity make a difference, and in 2012 Tom French finally got me to join LFP Rotary, where I have made some wonderful friends.

"I have been Club Secretary, Foundation Secretary and became Foundation Treasurer in 2021. Finance is what I do best, and it’s a job I like.

"I also work with the Auction procurement chair in entering guests and donations into the software, and am head cashier on auction night. Our auction is the main fundraiser for the year, and determines our charitable budget.“

Obviously, she is, as Alan says, "a Treasure."


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4th of July in Edmonds

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Grand Marshal Teresa Wippel
Photo by Glen Nelson
From MyEdmondsNews.com and MLTNews.com

Thousands of spectators lined downtown streets Thursday for the annual Edmonds Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July parade — a small-town tradition that has been around since 1907. 

Veterans proudly marched, horses deftly pranced and school musicians kept the beat, much to the delight of an enthusiastic crowd of onlookers.

Teresa Wippel, publisher of My Neighborhood New Network, was named as Grand Marshal

In 2009, Wippel founded My Edmonds News, which now part of the My Neighborhood News Network — a vital community news organization that also includes MLTnews and Lynnwood Today. 

These three news organizations give businesses, organizations and residents the opportunity to communicate important news, events and updates, offering South County residents quality journalism and community stories.



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Shorewood’s Isaak Abraham named HeraldNet 2024 Boys Soccer Player of the Year

2023 photo when he was named
Athlete of the Week
Taras McCurdie
 wrote a great article in HeraldNet about Isaak Abraham being named the HeraldNet 2024 Boys Soccer Player of the year.

Abraham and coach Shaun Warner helped lead Shorewood atop the Wesco 3A/2A standings while also earning back-to-back Class 3A District 1 trophies and being a Class 3A state contender.

Warner said,
“The way he went into the playoff games, it wasn’t like just all of a sudden we needed him because he’s so much better. Everyone played better (when he was on the pitch). Everyone played with more excitement. Everyone was pumped up,” Warner continued. 
“I always say my definition of a great soccer player is someone that makes the people around them better. And without a doubt Isaak is that player.”

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Shorecrest grad featured in Seattle Times sports article

Monday, July 1, 2024

Skylar Shibayama
Skylar Shibayama, 2012 Shorecrest graduate, Ridgecrest native, and son of Gerry and Jennifer Shibayama, is featured in a Seattle Times sports article by Adam Jude.

Shibayama is the Mariners' director of baseball strategy, and oversees the advance scouting department.

He is credited with modernizing and streamlining statistics for the team.

"Until Shibayama arrived, the Mariners were still printing out sheets of stats before every game, stacks an inch or two thick for the coaching staff to pore through. Shibayama’s objective was to streamline all that data and make it digestible and usable on the field."

Shibayama is now one of Mariners Manager Scott Servais most trusted advisers.


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World War II Veteran Merlin Staatz celebrated his 98th Birthday

Sunday, June 30, 2024

98 year young Merlin Staatz
Photo by Doug Cerretti
By Doug Cerretti

WW2 veteran and Shoreline resident Merlin Staatz celebrated his 98th birthday this past Saturday, June 22, 2024. His actual birthday is on Flag Day, June 14. 

Several dozens of Merlin’s family, friends and neighbors attended the Birthday Party. Party guests were well fed and given the envious task of choosing from several different birthday cakes. 

Merlin was born in Woodbine, Kansas in 1926 and enlisted in the US Army in 1944 at age 18. He soon joined the 43rd Infantry Division in the Philippines and was immediately assigned as a scout. 

The joke was that “scouts only last about three days, and then we need to replace them.” 

On Merlin’s second day of patrol as a head scout, he was wounded by a grenade. After recovering from his wounds, Merlin returned to active duty as a scout. 

A choice of birthday cakes
Photo by Doug Cerretti
When WW2 ended, Merlin used the GI bill to obtain a bachelor’s degree at Emporia Teachers Collage and a master’s degree from Pittsburg State College. 

With degrees in hand, Merlin taught industrial arts in schools in Kansas, Oregon and Washington including King’s High School in Shoreline. 

He retired from teaching after 25 years.

Photo by Doug Cerretti

For his service to his country, Merlin received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge. 

Philippine Liberation Medal
Photo by Doug Cerretti

He was recently awarded the Philippine Liberation Medal from the Philippine government. 

Congressional Gold Medal
Photos by Shelly Staatz

A special honor was bestowed when he received the Congressional Gold Medal as a member of the United States Army Forces in the Far East. In the accompanying letter, Washington Senator Patty Murray said,

 “There is no higher honor Congress can bestow than the Congressional Gold Medal. Since the American Revolution, Congress has commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. 
"With this recognition, know that your sacrifice and service will be remembered for years to come - both here and in the other Washington.” 

Merlin is an active member of the Starr Sutherland, Jr. Post 227 of The American Legion and attends Heroes Café in Shoreline and Lynnwood. 

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Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy retires after a 32 year career

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy
RETIREMENT: Today, Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy will work her last shift after a 32-year career in the fire service. 

As a third-generation public servant, Rebekah has completed 24 1/2 years with Shoreline Fire Department. 

Rebekah started her fire service career with King County Fire District 44 in 1992. She served the City of Yakima Fire Department in 1993 and moved to City of Pasco Fire Department in 1994 where she served in an exemplary manner. 

She was hired as a Lateral Firefighter with Shoreline Fire Department on January 18, 2000. Rebekah’s dedication to helping others is apparent not only in her work in Shoreline, but also through her time spent off duty volunteering at Fire camps and fire training programs throughout the region. 

She is a long-time volunteer at Camp Blaze, where she has shared her passion and fire service skills, mentoring many young women as they prepare for careers in the fire service. 
Rebekah has also spent 14 summers selflessly donating her time at Camp Phoenix for the Burned Children Recovery Foundation, helping young burn survivors from around the United States. 

Her involvement in these camps is inspiring and has life-long positive impacts on the participants. Thank you for your service to our community and department. Best wishes in retirement Rebekah…your passion and dedication will be missed!


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Kelly Kinnison, Ph.D. named new permanent CEO of KCRHA

Friday, June 28, 2024

Kelly Kinnisn, Ph.D.
CEO King County Regional Homeless Authority
Kelly Kinnison, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. 

Dr. Kinnison’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer by the Governing Committee and Implementation Board comes after a thorough and thoughtful search process conducted by the firm Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group (NPAG). 

They collaborated closely with the CEO Search Committee, which included members from our Boards, community, and KCRHA staff.

Dr. Kinnison, expressing her deep commitment to the cause, shared she’s honored to receive the confirmation and added, 
“There are challenges ahead, but I am confident that given the resources and goodwill in the King County region we can make significant progress together.” 

She begins August 1.

Dr. Kinnison is a senior leader with 15 years of federal social services policy experience. She’s wrapping up her position as the Director of Family and Community Policy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

She’s successfully led and coordinated major projects on lived experience and HHS’ Equity Technical Assistance Center, which aims to improve the coordination and integration of social services. Partnership, collaboration, and consultation is standard practice in her work.

Dr. Kinnison joined HHS from the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, where she served as a Branch Chief of a team conducting research and analysis on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Before working for the federal government, she was an evaluation consultant for community organizations working on violence prevention and mentoring. 

Dr. Kinnison holds a Ph.D. in community psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.


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Local student graduates from Goshen College in Indiana


GOSHEN, Ind. (June 27, 2024) - Goshen College recently recognized 182 graduates as a part of the Class of 2024 during its commencement ceremony on April 28, 2024.

This was the 126th Goshen College Commencement Ceremony and the message was delivered by Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE TYPE

Seattle, Wash.

Saige Alexandra Lind, Undergraduate


Goshen College is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana. It was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, and is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an enrollment of 824 students
-Wikipedia


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Shoreline native Josh Hawkinson to play for Japanese national basketball team in Paris Olympics

Sunday, June 23, 2024


KING5 sports reporter Chris Egan posted a wonderful story about Shoreline native Josh Hawkinson

Josh Hawkinson grew up in Shoreline and went to Shorewood High School, but he's spent the past seven years playing professional basketball in Japan. Hawkinson became a Japanese citizen in 2023 and will play for the team at the Paris Olympics.

The story is online - it is full of ads but it is well worth reading.



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Washington State University President's Honor Roll Spring 2024

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Washington State University President's Honor Roll Spring 2024

The following local students earned a place on the President's Honor Roll

Lake Forest Park 
Satchel Patrick Mckee

Kenmore 
Samantha Brewer
Isabel Cardenas Gordivas
Marknisha Sanoe Hervol
Emma Jill Jorgensen
Jake Thomas Lawson
Melanie Long
Cooper Henry Miller
Abigail Sanchez-Cabrera

Shoreline
Harper Lee Andresen
Benjamin James Borgida
Spencer Taylor Brown
Benjamin Alexander Colby
Trevor Mitchell Cook
Matthias James Davis
Olivia Maureen Eckhardt
Anna Jeanne Grose
Minhyeok Jo
Sophie Maren Kirkegaard
Dakota James Levine
Steven Richard Lin
Angelina Teresa Michalsky
Nicholas Nesteriak
Edward Augustine Noriega
Sophia Rose Pellitteri
Farzana Begum Rehman
Andre Hill Ricard
Ella Marie Root
Jasper Amelia Willson
Gilana Danae Wollman


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Shorecrest graduate earns law degree Cum Laude from Seattle University

Friday, June 21, 2024

Caitlyn Ozburn graduates Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law

2016 Shorecrest High School graduate, Caitlyn Ozburn has graduated Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law Class of 2024. 

Caitlyn is now working at Fred Hutch in their Compliance Department.


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Shoreline City Councilmember Eben Pobee awarded Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership

Eben Pobee
Shoreline City Councilmember Eben Pobee recently earned a Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC).

AWC’s Certificate of Municipal Leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for accomplishing training in five core areas:
  1. Roles, responsibilities, and legal requirements
  2. Public sector resource management
  3. Community planning and development
  4. Effective local leadership
  5. Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Those who earn the advanced certificate have continued to strive for excellence by attending conferences and trainings, serving their community, and further developing leadership skills.

To earn the Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership, Pobee completed more than 60 hours of training and demonstrated local community service.

Born in Ghana, in West Africa, Pobee was one of eight children of farmers. At an early age, Pobee chose schooling over farming and went on to earn a degree at the University of Ghana and a scholarship to the London School of Business. 

Rather than moving to London, Pobee chose to get his Master of Business Administration degree from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon where he met his wife, Harriet. After graduating, he moved to Shoreline with his wife and their three daughters, Emily, Olivia, and Lydia.

Pobee works as a finance manager with EPOBS Suite, a cloud-based Financial Management Software company. He is also co-founder and Artistic Director of JHP Legacy which provides a variety of cultural and arts programs.

In 2019, Governor Jay Inslee appointed Pobee to the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College, where he currently serves as Vice Chair. Pobee was involved in the first CityWise Project organized by the City of Shoreline and has been active in PTAs at his kids’ schools. He currently serves as the Chair of King County’s 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee.

Pobee was elected to City Council in 2021. His external committee assignments include AWC’s Education Training Advisory Committee and the Seashore Transportation Forum.

AWC serves its members through advocacy, education, and services. Founded in 1933, AWC is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation that represents Washington's 281 cities and towns before the state legislature, the state executive branch, and with regulatory agencies. 

AWC also provides training, data and publications, and programs such as the AWC Employee Benefit Trust, AWC Risk Management Service Agency, AWC Workers’ Comp Retro, AWC Drug and Alcohol Consortium, and AWC GIS Consortium.


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Lake Forest Park historian finds photo of Seattle's first candy shop

Seattle 1875. Photo from Seattle Now and Then

Longtime "Now and Then" historian Jean Sherrard was delighted to receive a long sought-after photo from Lake Forest Park resident Ron Edge.

The photo shows a vibrant Seattle downtown from 1875, before the Great Seattle Fire.

"TO PARAPHRASE A classic advertising slogan, when Ron Edge speaks, local historians listen.

"A collector of historical photographs and ephemera, Edge is referenced in reverential tones usually reserved for celebrities or minor deities. Longtime “Now & Then” readers might have encountered his contributions without knowing it.

"Which is why, when the Lake Forest Park resident told me that he’d found visual proof of something I’d been seeking, the hairs on my neck stood up."

The photo showed Seattle's first candy shop.



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