Performance First Community Leadership Committee
- Councilmember Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle - Chair [bruce.harrell@seattle.gov]
- Tony Benjamin, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle' Contractor Development & Competitiveness Center [tbenjamin@cdcccontractors.com]
- Elaine Ko [elaineko001@gmail.com]
- Tom Nesby, Nesby and Associates [tomn@nesby.com]
- Sandy Hanks, King County [Sandy.Hanks@kingcounty.gov]
- Gil Petitt, Boeing [gilbert.n.petitt@boeing.com]
- Javier Valdez, Seattle City Light [javier.valdez@seattle.gov]
- Carlos Veliz, PCSI Design [carlos@pcsidesign.com]
The Performance First Community Leadership Committee oversees the Performance First program, and is responsible for implementing the Minority-Owned Business Development Strategy that was developed by the Prosperity Partnership's Minority Economic Development Working Group (MEDWG). The members of the MEDWG is as follows:
- Frederick Bletson, Snohomish County
- Alex Borromeo, Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest
- Lilyian Caswell-Isley, Port of Seattle
- Stella Chao, City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
- Damian Cordova, Office of U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott
- David Della, former Seattle City Councilmember, Past Chair
- Bob Drewel, Puget Sound Regional Council
- Sandy Hanks, King County
- Councilmember Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle, Current Chair
- Dr. Andrew Harris, Harris & Associates
- Nate Miles, Eli Lilly & Co.
- George Northcroft, King County
- Estela Ortega, El Centro de la Raza
- Gilbert Petitt, Boeing Company
- Skip Rowland, Urban Enterprise Center
- Karen Shaw, City of Everett
- Shaun Spearmon, University of Washington
- Jim Thomas, Community Capital Development
- Marvetta Toler, Snohomish County NAACP
- David Tyner III, African American Partners for Prosperity
- Michael Verchot, University of Washington Business and Economic Development Center
- George Griffin, G3 & Associates, Lead Consultant
- Angela Tarah, Tarah and Associates, Associate Consultant
