City Club Speakers

2017 Events

2017 Legislative Preview

Sen. (D-34th District) Sen. (R-9th District) Rep. (R-7th District) Rep. Pat Sullivan (D-47th District)

Moderators: Austin Jenkins (NW News Network) Essex Porter (KIRO-TV)

February 1st Civic Cocktail: Stay Informed in 2017 Bob Ferguson, State Attorney General Greg Hanscom, Editor-in-Chief, Crosscut Tim Keck, Co-Founder & Publisher, Caryn Mathes, President & General Manager, KUOW Don Shelton, Editor, The Seattle Times

Civic Cocktail, March 1st: Judicial Power & The Higher Education Robert Lasnik, U.S. District Court Judge Ana Mari Cauce, UW President Kirk Schulz, WSU President

Featured Journalists: Katherine Long, The Seattle Times Knute Berger, Crosscut

Civic Cocktail, April 5th: Regional Growth, Obamacare & American Cities

John Schoettler, Amazon VP of Global Real Estate and Facilities Mike Kreidler, Washington Insurance Commissioner Leonard Sorrin, Premera Blue Cross VP of Congressional and Legislative Affairs

Featured Journalists: Brandi Kruse, Q13 FOX News Enrique Cerna, KCTS 9

Civic Cocktail, May 3rd: Social Justice & Effective Activism

Lindy West, columnist at The Guardian and contributor to This American Life Tina Podlodowski, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Bill Bryant, 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate

Journalists: Phyllis Fletcher, Managing Editor, Northwest News Network Eli Sanders, Associate Editor, The Stranger

May 22nd FullConTech Nigel Jacob, Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Diane Douglas, Executive Director, Seattle CityClub Jacgques Colon, Health Equity Coordinator, Pierce County Public Health David Wertheimer, Director of Community and Civic Engagement, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sili Savusa, Executive Director, White Center Community Development Association Aaron Robertson, Director of Community Programs, Seattle Foundation

Civic Cocktail, June 7th: Bringing an Arena to Seattle & Journalist Roundtable

Chris Hansen, Entrepreneur Chris Danielsand, KING 5 Sports Art Thiel, Press Northwest Michael Medved, KTTH Radio Host

C.R. Douglas, Q13 FOX political analyst

Erica C. Barnett, journalist

June 14th: The White House & The Fourth Estate: Seattle CityClub's Annual Benefit

Jay Carney, ’s Press Secretary 2011-2014

Scott McClellan, George W. Bush’s Press Secretary 2003-2006

July 17th: Seattle Mayoral Debate

Jenny Durkan Michael McGinn Cary Moon

Civic Cocktail, October 4th: Seattle’s Shift to the Left & DACA Decision Nikkita Oliver, former Mayoral Candidate Tim Keck, Publisher of The Stranger Ron Sims, former Ray Corona, Dreamer and Immigration Activist Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General

Featured Journalists Knute Berger, Crosscut Liz Jones, KUOW

October 10th: WA 45TH District State Senate Luncheon Debate

Manka Dhingra Jinyoung Lee Englund Moderators: Essex Porter, KIRO7 Joni Balter

October 18TH: Position 8 + 9 Debate

Council Position No. 8 Candidates Jon Grant Teresa Mosqueda Council Position No. 9 Candidates M. Lorena González Pat Murakami

October 24TH: Seattle Mayoral Debate

Jenny Durkan Carry Moon

Moderators: Natalie Brand, KING 5

Ross Reynolds, KUOW

November 1ST Civic Cocktail: City Hall in Motion + #MeToo , mayor Mona Locke, Washington state and business leader Dr. Alisa Kessel, University of Puget Sound Featured Journalists Daniel Beekman, Seattle Times Jean Godden, former Seattle City Council member and Seattle Times/Seattle P-I reporter

November 29TH: Civic Cocktail: The Boys in the Boat + New Seattle Mayor Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat Jenny Durkan

Journalists: Natalie Brand, KING 5 Amy Radil, KUOW

December 15TH: 2017 Year in Review Panelists: Jorge Barón, Executive Director, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project , Washington State Senator, 47th Legislative District Blaine Harden, Author + Journalist, New York Times, Washington Post, PBS Sheila Edwards Lange, President, Seattle Central College

Moderator: C.R. Douglas, Political Analyst, Q13 FOX News