Committee recommends confirmation of 29 appointments to Seattle boards and commissions (all votes 5-0)
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Housing and Human Services Committee met December 10, 2025 (Call to Order 9:34 a.m.; Adjournment 10:17 a.m.) in Council Chamber, City Hall. Presiding Officer: Councilmember Debora Juarez. The Committee recommended that City Council confirm 29 appointments and reappointments to Seattle advisory commissions and governing councils; all recommendations were approved unanimously (5-0).
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- Recommended confirmation of Balvina E. Cortez to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2026 (Appt 03395) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Marc G. Cote to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2027 (Appt 03397) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Zachary Dar to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to October 31, 2026 (Appt 03362) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Linda W. Finkle to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to October 31, 2026 (Appt 03363) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Elliott McMurray to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2027 (Appt 03398) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Naomi Snow to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2026 (Appt 03396) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Sawyer Stearns to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2026 (Appt 03364) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Julia Thompson to the Seattle Disability Commission for a term to April 30, 2026 (Appt 03377) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Kody L. Allen to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to October 31, 2027 (Appt 03400) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Chris Curia to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to October 31, 2027 (Appt 03401) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Dominic Del Castillo to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to October 31, 2027 (Appt 03399) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Carl G. Harris to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to October 31, 2027 (Appt 03371) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Scott Humphreys to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to October 31, 2027 (Appt 03372) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Sonia Hitchcock to the Seattle Women’s Commission for a term to July 1, 2027 (Appt 03366) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Sierra Miles to the Seattle Women’s Commission for a term to July 1, 2026 (Appt 03365) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Elizabeth Perez to the Seattle Women’s Commission for a term to July 1, 2027 (Appt 03367) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Jennifer Tran to the Seattle Women’s Commission for a term to July 1, 2027 (Appt 03402) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Kate Faoro Wright to the Seattle Women’s Commission for a term to July 1, 2027 (Appt 03403) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Avery Hultgren to the Seattle Human Rights Commission for a term to July 22, 2026 (Appt 03404) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Brandon Monson to the Seattle Human Rights Commission for a term to July 22, 2026 (Appt 03376) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Roger W. Long to the Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council for a term to March 31, 2026 (Appt 03373) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Aaron Pritchard to the Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council for a term to March 31, 2027 (Appt 03374) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Febben Fekadu to the Housing Levy Oversight Committee for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03392) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Sunaree Marshall to the Housing Levy Oversight Committee for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03393) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Leah Martin to the Housing Levy Oversight Committee for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03390) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Yuvika Tolani to the Housing Levy Oversight Committee for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03391) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Dan Wise to the Housing Levy Oversight Committee for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03394) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation (reappointment) of Martine Pierre-Louis to the Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03370) — Vote: 5-0.
- Recommended confirmation of Diane Pietrowski to the Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council for a term to December 31, 2028 (Appt 03375) — Vote: 5-0.
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