About Us

We are building a vibrant, inclusive, and thriving community and innovation economy across the Seattle region.

OUR MISSION

sea.citi is a tech industry nonprofit strengthening our region by promoting civic engagement and building relationships between community, government, and innovation workers.


WHAT WE DO

sea.citi activates our local tech industry as a force for community engagement and civic action. We design and deploy campaigns across the industry on critical civic issues to raise awareness, garner support, and build pathways for action. We work in partnership with existing community organizations to strengthen programs, organizations, and impact.

OUR IMPACT
Launched in late 2018, sea.citi has hosted 44 events with 1,504 attendees from tech to learn about and take action in the community. Our social impact work focused on digital equity and career-connected learning has distributed $385k through targeted initiatives and supported hundreds of local students and families.

OUR FOCUS
Housing Affordability. Climate Change. Transportation Infrastructure. Digital equity. We tackle important community topics that lead to shared prosperity in our region.

OUR MEMBERSHIP
The sea.citi membership is made up of local tech companies representing 85,000+ local workers. By providing straightforward pathways for engagement and understanding, sea.citi makes it easy for tech companies and employees to get involved in our community.


2021 ANNUAL REPORT

The COVID-19 pandemic and related dynamics continued to provide substantial challenges for our communities, workplaces, and lives in 2021. Despite these headwinds sea.citi continued to thrive, doing what we do best, connecting tech and community. Three years into operations and we continue to grow our reach and impact. This year saw more event attendees than ever as the workforce and community sought to understand the changing region. We teamed up with incredible partners to amplify work on digital equity and the future of communities. In our Tech Civic Survey, tech workers told us remote/hybrid work is here to stay and we shared that message broadly to prepare the region for future shifts.

See what we accomplished in 2021

PAST REPORTS

2020 | 2019


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Eileen Sullivan, President

Eileen Sullivan, President

Eileen Sullivan is the President of Sullivan Advocacy.

Stephen Uy, Vice President

Stephen Uy, Vice President

Stephen Uy is Head of Public Policy and Community Engagement, NW at Facebook.

Katherine Cheng, Treasurer

Katherine Cheng, Treasurer

Katherine Cheng is the Head of Global Corporate Citizenship and Community Relations for Expedia, Inc.

Steve Schwartz, Secretary

Steve Schwartz, Secretary

Steve Schwartz is the Director of Public Affairs for Tableau Software.

OUR BOARD

sea.citi’s Board of Directors includes representatives from some of Seattle’s most significant employers.

Tom Alberg

Tom Alberg | Madrona

Tom Alberg is the Co-Founder of Madrona Venture Group and Director of Impinij, Inc.

Anna Boone

Anna Boone | Zillow

Anna Boone leads government relations and public affairs across WA State at Zillow

Maria Karaivanova

Maria Karaivanova | WhyLabs

Maria Karaivanova is the Co-Founder and COO of WhyLabs

Heather Redman

Heather Redman | Flying Fish Partners

Heather Redman is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners.

Susie Vowinkel

Susie Vowinkel | Google

Susie Vowinkel is Industry Director, Travel at Google.

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