Council Member Biographies
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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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