Community Engagement Steering Committee

2025-6 Community Engagement Steering Committee

Building on over 3 years of project evolution and progress, the tri-campus Community Engagement Steering Committee is leading the strategy of capacity-building across the three campuses, including building out a sustainability plan.

1. Kara Adams, Director, Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, UW Bothell
2. Rachel Berney, Director, Urban@UW; Associate Professor, Urban Design and Planning, UW Seattle
3. Sara Curran, Professor, International Studies; Professor, Public Policy & Governance; Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Associate Vice Provost for Research
4. Natalie Curtis, Government and Community Relations Manager, Fred Hutch
5. Catherine De Almeida, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, UW Seattle
6. Mabel Ezeonwu, Professor, School of Nursing & Health Studies, UW Bothell
7. Derek Fulwiler, Executive Director, Population Health Initiative
8. Janelle Hawes, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, UW Tacoma
9. Michelle Koutnik, Associate Research Professor, Earth and Space Sciences, UW Seattle
10. Fran Lo, Executive Director, UW Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center, UW Seattle
11. Constance McBarron, Communications and Engagement Manager, EarthLab
12. Ali Modarres, Assistant Chancellor, Community Partnerships, UW Tacoma
13. Kathryn Pursch Cornforth, Director of Community Engagement, UW Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center, UW Seattle
14. Anastasia Ramey, Manager of Programs, EarthLab
15. Layla Taylor, Project Manager, Capacity-Building For Community Engagement, UW Tacoma
16. Anaid Yerena, Associate Professor, Urban Studies, UW Tacoma