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Trailblazers/Role Models
The Number Of Black Women Mayors Leading Major Cities To Reach Historic High
A new wave of Black women are breaking barriers as they ascend to mayoral seats in cities with deeply rooted histories of racism and inequality.
Black Press Newsmaker Of The Year – Deputy Chief Carmen Best, SPD
Deputy Chief Carmen Best oversees the Patrol Operations, Criminal Investigations, Special Operations Bureaus, and the Community Outreach section of the Seattle Police Department.
Best has...
Pamela L. Banks
Pamela L. Banks is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS). She is a tireless advocate for equality...
Dr. Kimberly A. Bell, MD, SFHM, FACP
Dr. Kimberly A. Bell is the Associate Vice President of the Franciscan Inpatient Team. CHI Franciscan Hospital Medicine is the South Sound’s leader in...
Judge Monica J. Benton, King County Superior Court
Born in Augsburg, Germany, and later educated in the Taipei American School, Monica J. Benton gained an international perspective of American values and culture...
Rhonda Berry
Rhonda Berry is Chief of Operations with the King County Executive's Office, where she manages the day-to-day operations of the Executive Branch and oversees...
Wanda M. Brown-Billingsly
Wanda M. Billingsly is currently the Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer for Teaching Learning in the Tukwila School District. A 28-year veteran educator...
Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin, SPD
Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin has been on the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for 35 years. Detective Cookie’s previous assignments have included working as a...
Phyllis Maria (McDonald) Byrdwell
Phyllis Maria (McDonald) Byrdwell is the Minister of Music at Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Seattle and has served with her husband for 48...
Jior S. Cameron, MD
Jior S. Cameron, MD was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She went to St. Therese School, followed by Holy Names Academy and Seattle...