Tonita Webb Named New CEO Of Verity Credit Union
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SEATTLE, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Verity Credit Union s Board of Directors announced the appointment of its new CEO,
John Zmolek, who retires on April 14.
Webb comes to Verity from Seattle Credit Union, where she spent the past fifteen years both as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, and formerly, the Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.
TONITA WEBB NAMED NEW CEO OF VERITY TODAY We are thrilled to have Tonita lead us in our mission, said Zach Gose, Chair of Verity s Board of Directors. She has a strong vision for harnessing financial tools, data and technology to enhance the lives of underserved members of our community. Her deep connections in the Puget Sound region and a passion for diversity, equity and inclusion will help Verity further promote vibrant communities.
by Jasmyne Keimig • Feb 18, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Can t wait to hop onto the light rail to go from the Capitol Hill Arts & Cultural District to the Rainier Valley Creative District. BEN HORAKAfua Kouyate, executive director of ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop, is leading an effort to designate southeast Seattle as a creative district under the state s Creative District (CD) program. Having situated her arts organization within the community for over three decades, Kouyate sees the move as a way of remembering what Rainier Valley is about and who we are.
The proposed CD s boundaries would stretch from John Muir Elementary School in the north to Rainier Beach High School in the south and get boxed in by the blocks surrounding Rainier Avenue. If approved, the Rainier Valley Creative District would be the ninth state-approved CD and the first situated within Seattle s borders. (The Capitol Hill, Uptown, Columbia City and Hillman City, and Cent
Colleen Echohawk joins race for Seattle mayor
The executive director of the Chief Seattle Club is a well known name in City Hall and the world of homelessness and philanthropy.
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In this Dec. 17, 2018, photo, Colleen Echohawk, right, executive director of Chief Seattle Club, is applauded by Mayor Jenny Durkan as Echohawk speaks during a news conference announcing that Seattle will invest more than $75 million on affordable-housing units in the following year. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Colleen Echohawk, the executive director of the Chief Seattle Club, announced her candidacy for mayor Monday, making her perhaps the highest profile name to enter the race to replace Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Michael Seiwerath will be its next executive director. He makes the move from
Community Roots Housing (formerly
Capitol Hill Housing). SEED board president
Krista Holland said in a statement, “We are extremely excited to welcome Michael to SEED, and believe he will infuse new energy and leadership into the organization as we continue serving our Southeast Seattle community.” Seiwerath added, “SEED is an absolutely vital organization working at the intersection of affordable housing, arts, and economic development.” The nonprofit was founded in 1975; today it owns 1,135 units in several properties including the recently completed
Spokane at Rainier Court, an affordable senior community in the Rainier Valley. It also manages