OLYMPIA – The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) announced that Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was recently appointed to serve on its Board of Directors.

“I look forward to serving on AWC’s Board of Directors and advancing priorities that many Washington cities are grappling with: creating affordable homes, good jobs, and more representative democracies,” Mosqueda said. “Cities are on the front line, we see the consequence of underinvestment in our infrastructure, industries and services – and at the city level we have the power to make change by working collaboratively to advance opportunity.” Councilmember Mosqueda fills an at-large position and was elected to Seattle City Council in 2017. Mosqueda chairs the committee on Housing, Health, Energy and Workers’ Rights. The City of Seattle, as Washington’s largest city, holds two positions, as a single-city district position on the AWC board.

The AWC Board of Directors is the association’s governing body. The board is comprised of 25 directors, 23 of whom are mayors or city councilmembers from Washington cities or towns, and two non-elected city officials who also serve as the president and past president of the Washington City/County Management Association.

AWC serves its members through advocacy, education and services. Founded in 1933, AWC is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation that represents Washington's cities and towns before the state legislature, the state executive branch, and with regulatory agencies. Membership is voluntary. However, AWC consistently maintains 100 percent participation from Washington’s 281 cities and towns. 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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For information about all new and reelected officers and directors, visit the AWC website.

Media contact:
Brian Daskam
Communications Manager
Association of Washington Cities
briand@awcnet.org
(360) 753-4137