Julie McCoy, president of Greenwood Elementary School’s Parents and Teachers Association, will be the chief of staff for Mayor-elect Mike McGinn, according to a recent press release.
McGinn, who lives in Greenwood, takes office Jan. 1.
Here’s the full release announcing three appointments:
SEATTLE – Mayor-elect Mike McGinn announced Monday night three members of his new administration.
Darryl Smith will serve as the Deputy Mayor for Communities. Smith has a long record of community involvement. He serves currently as president of Great City and as a member of the board of directors of the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund. Smith is former president of the Rainier Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Seattle Planning Commission and the board of Allied Arts.
Phil Fujii will serve as the Deputy Mayor for Operations. Fujii brings 24 years of experience in Seattle city government. He currently is community relations manager for Vulcan Inc., where he is in charge of building strong relationships with community-based organizations. He was legislative assistant for former Seattle City Councilmember Cheryl Chow. His city tenure also included serving as Neighborhood Development Manager in the Department of Neighborhoods.
Julie McCoy will serve as Chief of Staff in the McGinn administration. McCoy is a principal in the Mercury Group. She has also worked on Capitol Hill as well as on U.S. Senate and Congressional campaigns. McCoy is president of the Greenwood Elementary Parents and Teachers Association and is an active volunteer with Water 1st, a local non-profit organization that works to bring clean water and sanitation to poor communities in Africa and India.
10 responses so far ↓
1 Whopper // Dec 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
Great, the PTA is running Seattle. Maybe they’ll throw a back sale to close the $70 million budget gap.
2 Whopper // Dec 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
“back sale” = bake sale
3 etta // Dec 2, 2009 at 11:03 am
Deputy Mayor Phil Fujii was a real friend of Greenwood when he was working for the Department of Neighborhoods. Now, if Mike could bring back Jim Diers to head the Department of Neighborhoods, and appoint a new Parks Superintendent, I’ll be very happy.
4 Iron City Mike // Dec 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Let the Greenwood nepotism begin!
5 Carrie // Dec 2, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Congrats to Julie! She is great!!!!
and boo on all your negative people. What ever happened to “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”?
6 Judith Wood // Dec 2, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I’m with Carrie - on both counts!
7 Outside the box // Dec 2, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I hope she IS great….but I must admit I am a bit disappointed these first appointments are from so close to home, regardless of the fact its OUR home. I hope the Mayor-elect is able to look everywhere for good people, not just here. Nepotism is a fair comment until proven otherwise!
8 Whopper // Dec 2, 2009 at 4:53 pm
” What ever happened to “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”?”
In politics? Are you being facetious?
Sorry dear, but we’re paying her salary now, I have every right to question how an elementary school PTA president can help run a large city.
9 ReadingisFundamental // Dec 2, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Rather than being condescending, dear, perhaps you need to learn to read. The article says “McCoy is a principal in the Mercury Group. She has also worked on Capitol Hill as well as on U.S. Senate and Congressional campaigns.” Being an elementary school PTA president is just one of many things she has taken on to support the school and the community.
The Mercury Group, btw, is a political consulting firm. It sounds like she is well versed in the political arena and will undoubtedly make a great chief of staff for McGinn.
10 Whopper // Dec 6, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Yes, I read that, she brought clean water to Africa. That will help us.
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