6 Finalists Selected For Open Shoreline Council Seat

SHORELINE, WA - And then there six. The Shoreline City Council on Monday pared down the large number of applicants for Deputy Mayor Jesse Salomon's open seat.

When the application deadline hit last week, more than 50 people had applied (there were 49 as of Friday, but the city found four more that had applied). Salomon will leave Council on Jan. 8 to serve as the 32nd Legislative District State Senator.

The Council will conduct interviews with the six finalists at the Jan. 28 meeting and then select one to replace Salomon. The finalists are:

• Genevieve Arredondo: The marketing and communications director for the nonprofit Girls On The Run, Arredondo wants to work on bringing affordable housing to Shoreline, completing sidewalks, and prepare for the arrival of light rail.
• David Chen: An Echo Lake resident and vice president and general counsel for CRISTA Ministries. "I hope to serve on Shoreline City Council to help facilitate collaborative and strategic partnerships with private, public and non-profit sector entities to support fulfilling the community’s long-term goals as set forth in the Vision 2029 vision statement," he wrote in his application.
• Jennifer Greenlee: An attorney and the executive director of the Seattle Public Safety Civil Service and Civil Service Commissions, Greenlee has lived in Shoreline since 2011 and is a renter. In her application, she highlighted issues like traffic, managing growth, and providing employment opportunities in the city.
• Eben Pobee: He's a financial analyst for the laser development company Synrad. Pobee highlighted growth, transportation, and the arts as three issues he wants to work on, if appointed.
• Rebeca Rivera: She has lived in Shoreline for almost 10 years and works at the nonprofit Leadership Tomorrow. "One of the most important issues to address is ensuring affordable housing and sustainable development around transit hubs and specifically around the new light rail stations. Through development and growth it is also important to maintain the feel of Shoreline as a family focused community while growing in population, developing the built environment, and managing resources," she told the Council in her application.
• Betsy Robertson: A member of the Park Board, Robertson works at the Red Cross in Seattle. "I want to be a champion for the public through due process and offer my communications experience to outreach efforts, internal and external, city wide," she wrote in her application packet.

The final candidate will serve through the November election.

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