OLYMPIA – The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) announced that University Place Mayor Kent Keel was elected secretary of its Board of Directors. The secretary serves on the association’s Board of Directors and executive committee, and is in line to become vice president, and then president.

“AWC members are dedicated to making sure that the cities and towns in Washington continue to be great places to live, learn, work, and play,” said Keel. “It has been my honor and pleasure to serve on AWC’s Board of Directors to help contribute to the valuable work done there. I look forward to continuing to strengthen cities’ voice at the state level along with our partners.”

Keel was first elected to the AWC board in 2014. His district, At-Large #1 (Western), includes cities in 15 counties west of the Cascade Mountain range. In addition to being elected secretary, he was also reelected to the At-Large position on the board.

Keel was elected to the University Place City Council in 2012.

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