OLYMPIA – The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) announced that Twisp Mayor Soo Ing-Moody was recently elected AWC Vice President. The vice president serves on the association’s Board of Directors and executive committee, and is in line to become president in 2020-2021.

“I’m excited as ever to continue the work to make Washington’s cities and towns thriving and vibrant,” said Ing-Moody. “As vice president, I look forward to helping raise the visibility of the needs of our cities—no matter the size.”

Ing-Moody added, “I have worked over the years to build strong working relationships with legislators and advocates for healthy sustainable cities, greater public safety, and heightened emergency preparedness. I plan to continue to work with partners to help strengthen policy for all of Washington’s cities.”

Ing-Moody was appointed to the board in 2016 and reelected in 2017 and 2019. She joined the Twisp Council in 2010 and became mayor in October the same year. She was most recently reelected mayor in 2015. She also serves as chair of the Okanogan Council of Governments.

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:
Emma Shepard
Communications Coordinator
Association of Washington Cities
emmas@awcnet.org
(360) 753-4137