Our Address
We are located in the Seattle Municipal Tower at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle - near City Hall and the Justice Center.
When sending mail to the Office of Economic Development, please use our PO Box address:
City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development
PO Box 94708
Seattle WA 98124-4708
For Fedex, UPS and other deliveries, please use the street address below:
City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development
700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5752
Seattle, WA 98104
Our Telephone Numbers and E-Mail
Phone: (206) 684-8090
Fax: (206) 684-0379
Questions about this website? E-mail oed@seattle.gov.
Staff Directory
Executive
Markham McIntyre
DIRECTOR
markham.mcintyre@seattle.gov
Alicia Teel
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
alicia.teel@seattle.gov
Diem Ly
DIVISION DIRECTOR
diem.ly@seattle.gov
Arielle Washington
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
arielle.washington@seattle.gov
(206) 247-4795
Communications and Strategy
Erika Lindsay
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
erika.lindsay@seattle.gov
(206) 639-7530
Paulina Oceguera
PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST
paulina.oceguera@seattle.gov
(206) 635-1670
Kristin Anderson
COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR
kristin.anderson@seattle.gov
(206) 635-0546
Kelly Ruder
DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
kelly.ruder@seattle.gov
(206) 379-1198
Joon Sohn
DATA AND PERFOMANCE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
joon.sohn@seattle.gov
(206) 276-1233
Small Business Development
Maria "Lupita" Gomez
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
maria.gomez@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2124
Domonique Meeks
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
domonique.meeks@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5433
Eduardo Rojas
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
eduardo.rojas@seattle.gov
(206) 561-5181
Yonas Seifu
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
yonas.seifu@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9743
Phillip Sit
SMALL BUSINESS NAVIGATION MANAGER
phillip.sit@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5137
Yoshiko Ueda
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SPECIALIST
yoshiko.ueda@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3876
Michael Wells
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE
michael.wells@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8612
Peter Fuerbringer (Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections)
SMALL BUSINESS AND CULTURAL PERMIT ADVISOR
(206) 223-7013
peter.fuerbringer@seattle.gov
Business Districts
Theresa Barreras
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DISTRICTS
theresa.barreras@seattle.gov
(206) 684-4505
Nola Liu
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST
nola.liu@seattle.gov
Casey Rogers
BUSINESS DISTRICTS PROGRAM & POLICY ADVISOR
casey.rogers@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1002
Belina Van
SR. GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST
belina.van@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3874
Bennet Vining
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
bennet.vining@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7430
Wealth Building
Heidi Hall
WEALTH BUILDING MANAGER
heidi.hall@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9967
Jenn Charoni
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
jenn.charoni2@seattle.gov
(206) 561-3616
Agraj Dangal
CAPITAL ACCESS AND FINANCE ADVISOR
agraj.dangal@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1012
Robyn Duckett
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
robyn.duckett@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7779
Celwyn Green
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
celwyn.green@seattle.gov
(206) 561-4225
Key Industries and Workforce Development
Anisa Khoshbakhtian
TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE ADVISOR
anisa.khosh@seattle.gov
(206) 684-4538
John Persak
MANUFACTURING AND MARITIME STRATEGIC ADVISOR
john.persak@seattle.gov
(206) 437-9122
Vincent Valentino
GREEN ECONOMY ADVISOR
vincent.valentino@seattle.gov
(206) 670-3872
Stella Wayman
HEALTH SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ADVISOR
stella.wayman@seattle.gov
(206) 561-2452
Creative Industries
James Miles
CREATIVE ECONOMY MANAGER
james.miles@seattle.gov
(206) 635-0529
Chris Swenson
FILM PROGRAM MANAGER
chris.swenson@seattle.gov
(206) 733-9245
Scott Plusquellec
NIGHTLIFE BUSINESS ADVOCATE
scott.plusquellec@seattle.gov
(206) 256-5152
Taylor Durand-Scaggs
FILM PERMIT SPECIALIST
taylor.scaggs@seattle.gov
(206) 233-3948
Hannah Tyo
SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT SPECIALIST
hannah.tyo@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8993
Film Permitting
If you have questions about the film permitting process, you may e-mail filmoffice@seattle.gov or call our Permit Specialist at (206) 233-3948.
Finance and Operations
Joe Regis
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
joe.regis@seattle.gov
(206) 940-8318
Yvonne Newson
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SPECIALIST
yvonne.newson@seattle.gov
(206) 684-8090
Rick Gilbert
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN III
rick.gilbert@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1044
Olivia Teo
FINANCE LEAD
olivia.teo@seattle.gov
(206) 586-7830
Vanessa Wendland
SR. ACCOUNTANT
vanessa.wendland@seattle.gov
(206) 665-1045