Councilmember James W. Lovell Council Position #5 Term: November 28, 2023 - December 31, 2023; January 2024 - December 2027 City Hall Phone: 206.973.4800  City Hall Mailing Address: 4800 South 188th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188-8605  Cell Phone: 206.960.1466 Email: jlovell@seatacwa.gov City Council Group Email: CityCouncil@seatacwa.gov

Profession:

• Chief Community Development Officer, Chief Seattle Club
• Previous Employers: Neighborhood House, School's Out Washington, ReWA, VFA/Kandelia, Huchoosedah

Civic:

City of SeaTac

• Councilmember, Position 5, since November 2023
• Planning & Economic Development Committee (Chair)
• Transportation & Public Works Committee (member)
• South King Housing & Homelessness Partnership / SKHHP (member)
• Puget Sound Taxpayers Accountability Accounts / PSTAA (member)

Other Associations

• Highline Native Families Advisory Committee (parent)
• Madrona Elementary PTA (parent)
• National League of Cities: Local Indigenous Leaders (member)
• RVC Board President

Personal:

• I have lived in King County my whole life, and in SeaTac since 2011.
• I am an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians from Belcourt, ND.
• My wife and I live in McMicken Heights with our three children (all attendees of Highline Schools) and my mother-in-law.
• I speak Vietnamese.
• I have a 22-year career in nonprofit education, housing, and human services, including 15 years in Youth Development

Education: 

• K-12 in Seattle Public Schools (Schmitz Park Elementary, Madison Middle School, Chief Sealth High School)
• College: South Seattle College (running start), University of Washington (Bachelors in International Studies)