Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean to the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council, the governing body of the Puget Sound …
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Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean to the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council, the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership.
Dean has served on the Puget Sound Partnership’s ecosystem coordination advisory board.
“With her knowledge and passion, Kate will make great contributions to the Puget Sound Partnership’s work to achieve a healthy, resilient Puget Sound,” Inslee said.
“Her experience with local economic development issues, her understanding of rural communities, and her leadership as a Jefferson County commissioner and member of the partnership’s ecosystem coordination board all make her an outstanding addition to the leadership council,” he added.
“I am really excited about Kate Dean joining the leadership council,” said Jay Manning, chair of the leadership council.
“She has already proven herself as an effective and passionate advocate for restoring Puget Sound to good health and she will make the leadership council a stronger voice for recovery,” Manning added. “We just issued the 2021 State of the Sound report and it is clear that what we as a society are doing now to protect and restore Puget Sound is not enough. Kate, and her experience as a county commissioner, will help us make the hard decisions we need to make to save Puget Sound.”
Dean said the appointment was an honor.
“I’m pleased that the partnership sees the value of having local government represented in this critical work. A healthy Puget Sound is essential to a rural county like mine and I look forward to working on a regional scale to protect and restore it,” Dean said.
“I’m delighted that Kate is joining the leadership council,” added Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership.
“In her work as a Jefferson County commissioner, ecosystem coordination board member, and regular attendee at Puget Sound Day on the Hill, she has shown her commitment to Puget Sound recovery and her passion for connecting with partners,” Blackmore continued. “I know that she will help us advance our work toward a resilient Puget Sound.”
Dean moved to Jefferson County in 1999 and spent a decade farming and working to grow the local food economy through businesses she co-founded, including Finnriver Farm & Cidery and Mt. Townsend Creamery.
Her experience as an entrepreneur is critical to her understanding of the local economy and community.
Dean left the farm but didn’t go far; she started a consulting business, working on natural resource and rural economic development issues locally and regionally. She was elected as a Jefferson County commissioner in 2017.
Her term on the leadership council runs through June, 2025.
She fills the vacancy recently left by Stephanie Solien, who served on the council for seven years.
Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean to the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council, the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership.
Dean has served on the Puget Sound Partnership’s ecosystem coordination advisory board.
“With her knowledge and passion, Kate will make great contributions to the Puget Sound Partnership’s work to achieve a healthy, resilient Puget Sound,” Inslee said.
“Her experience with local economic development issues, her understanding of rural communities, and her leadership as a Jefferson County commissioner and member of the partnership’s ecosystem coordination board all make her an outstanding addition to the leadership council,” he added.
“I am really excited about Kate Dean joining the leadership council,” said Jay Manning, chair of the leadership council.
“She has already proven herself as an effective and passionate advocate for restoring Puget Sound to good health and she will make the leadership council a stronger voice for recovery,” Manning added. “We just issued the 2021 State of the Sound report and it is clear that what we as a society are doing now to protect and restore Puget Sound is not enough. Kate, and her experience as a county commissioner, will help us make the hard decisions we need to make to save Puget Sound.”
Dean said the appointment was an honor.
“I’m pleased that the partnership sees the value of having local government represented in this critical work. A healthy Puget Sound is essential to a rural county like mine and I look forward to working on a regional scale to protect and restore it,” Dean said.
“I’m delighted that Kate is joining the leadership council,” added Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership.
“In her work as a Jefferson County commissioner, ecosystem coordination board member, and regular attendee at Puget Sound Day on the Hill, she has shown her commitment to Puget Sound recovery and her passion for connecting with partners,” Blackmore continued. “I know that she will help us advance our work toward a resilient Puget Sound.”
Dean moved to Jefferson County in 1999 and spent a decade farming and working to grow the local food economy through businesses she co-founded, including Finnriver Farm & Cidery and Mt. Townsend Creamery.
Her experience as an entrepreneur is critical to her understanding of the local economy and community.
Dean left the farm but didn’t go far; she started a consulting business, working on natural resource and rural economic development issues locally and regionally. She was elected as a Jefferson County commissioner in 2017.
Her term on the leadership council runs through June, 2025.
She fills the vacancy recently left by Stephanie Solien, who served on the council for seven years.
