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Committee opens confirmation hearings for Quynh Pham as Seattle Department of Neighborhoods director
Summary
The Library, Education and Neighborhoods Committee held the first of two confirmation sessions April 22 for Mayor Katie Wilson’s nominee Quynh Pham; public commenters largely supported her, the mayor’s office introduced her, and the committee scheduled a follow‑up meeting May 13 without taking a vote.
The Seattle City Council Library, Education and Neighborhoods Committee convened April 22 to begin the two‑part confirmation process for Mayor Katie Wilson’s nominee, Quynh Pham, to lead the Department of Neighborhoods (DON).
Chair Maritza Rivera opened the meeting at 9:32 a.m., the committee adopted the agenda without objection and then heard public comment. Multiple community leaders and neighborhood representatives—including Jamie Lee of the Seattle 10 Development Authority and Mike Stewart of a neighborhood improvement organization in Ballard—urged the committee to confirm Pham, citing her work at Friends of Little Saigon and leadership on the Little Saigon Landmark Project. “I watched her learn and grow, and adopt to whatever was thrown her way, with a practical mindset and balanced decision making,” Jamie Lee said in…
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