Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen elected to Sound Cities Association Board of Directors

Published 4:43 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen has been elected to the 2015 Board of Directors of the Sound City Association (SCA), which represents 36 cities in King County, and provides a regional voice for nearly one million people. This is Walen’s first term on the 13 member SCA Board.

SCA provides a voice for King County cities through leadership in areas such as economic and community development, transportation, land use, health, government operations, the environment, education, public safety, social welfare and other public policy issues.

Walen began her first term in January 2010, Position No. 5, and was re-elected in November 2013. She was selected by her fellow council members to serve as mayor for a two-year term beginning January 2014. Her current City Council committee assignments include Finance and Administration Committee and Legislative Committee.

Her regional representation includes the Eastside Rail Corridor (ERC) Committee, Sound Cities Association (SCA) Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board, PSRC Transportation Policy Board, Economic Development Council, and Regional Policy Committee.

“I continue to seek opportunities to further raise Kirkland’s profile in local, regional and state-wide initiatives such as transportation infrastructure and strategic economic development,” Walen said. “My involvement with SCA helps me to better serve Kirkland.”

SCA, which was formerly known as the Suburban Cities Association, was established more than 40 years ago to help King County cities act locally and partner regionally to create vital and thriving communities through advocacy, education, leadership, mutual support and networking.

For more information, visit www.SoundCities.org.