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COUNCIL MEMBER JEANNE BURBIDGE

jeanne.burbidge@cityoffederalway.com
253-835-2401 (Council Office)
253-835-2409 (Council Fax)

Terms in Office
November 1997:  Elected to Office
November 2001:  Re-Elected to Office
January 2002:     Appointed as Mayor: (2-year term)
November 2005:  Re-Elected to Office
November 2009:  Re-elected to Office
Term expires December 2013 


City Committees
Chair, Parks, Recreation, Human Services & Public Safety
Finance, Economic Development & Regional Affairs

Regional Representation
Transportation Improvement Board for Washington State (TIB) - Chair 2008-09
South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) - Chair 2009 & 2003
Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board
Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board
King County Regional Transit Committee
National League of Cities Legislative Committee
National League of Cities Policy Committee on Transportation Infrastructure & Services 
Executive Steering Committee - Ecosystem Coordination Board for Puget Sound Partnership
Suburban Cities Association Policy Issues Committee Alternate

Former City and Regional Representation
Mayor, January 2002 through December 2003
Economic Development Committee for City & Chamber - former Co-Chair
Land Use & Transportation Committee
Chair, Regional Law, Safety & Justice Comittee for King County
Sound Transit Executive Advisory Committee
City/School District Liaison Committee
City/Lakehaven Utility District Liaison Committee
South King County Human Services Forum
Growth Management Planning Council
Regional Water Quality Committee
Management Board, Suburban Cities Association
Policy Board, Suburban Cities Association
Regional Policy Committee of King County
Economic Development Commission of Seattle/King County
Valley Communications Center Administration Board

Commmunity Service
Advancing Leadership Board of Directors - President 2009
Rotary of Federal Way Community Service Chair
Vice Chair, Boys & Girls Club of Federal Way Board of Directors
St. Francis Hospital Women's Advisory Council
American Association of University Women, Federal Way Branch
Federal Way Historical Society
Friends of the Hylebos Wetlands
Guardian for severely disabled adults

Previous  Community Service
Downtown Revitalization Committee
Federal Way Arts Commission – 8 years (term as Chair)
Reinvesting in Youth Advisory Committee
Community Caregiving Network Emergency Services Director, Board Member-3 years
FUSION Committee and Advisory Board
Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Committee – 3 years
Board of Trustees, Centerstage Theatre
King County Arts Commission 
United Way of King County Panel and Task Force
Federal Way Coalition of the Performing Arts
AAUW Vice-president
Build the Bridge Task Force (Federal Way)
Federal Way First! Incorporation Steering Committee
Board of Directors, Lakota Jr. High PTA 
Board of Directors, Adelaide Elementary School PTA
Founding Member, Federal Way Library Arts Commission (Chair 3 years)

Awards:
2010 "Public Official of the Year", Municipal League of King County
Soroptimist International Woman of Distinction
Certified Municipal Leader, Association of Washington Cities

Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Seattle University
Masters Degree from the University of Washington

Personal:
Married to Dr. Jim Burbidge;  they have three grown children and one grandson.

 
 
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