Greenwood-Phinney News

The Board of Directors at The Phinney Neighborhood Association has hired Lee Harper to replace Ed Medeiros as their new Executive Director.

Harper currently serves as Executive Director of the Northshore Senior Center and was formerly Assistant Director of Solid Ground (previously the Fremont Public Association).

In a news release announcing the decision, Lee says: “The PNA’s community building mission resonates deeply with me - creating community is one of my core values and it underlies everything that I do. It would be a privilege to work with the organization and for my community, realizing a dream from years ago to lead this vibrant organization into the future."

Lee will join the staff in mid-January.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Woodland Park Zoo is holding a food drive to benefit the Phinney Neighborhood Association Soup Kitchen, which operates two days a week at St. John United Lutheran Church, directly opposite the zoo’s west entrance. 

Donations of non-perishable juice, jam, canned fruit, beans, vegetables, chili, ketchup, and powdered creamers are welcome.

You don't have to attend to the Zoo's Turkey Toss event to donate food, but if you're planning to go, note that lions get their turkey at 10:30 a.m. Photo by Ryan Hawk courtesy of WPZ.

If you’d like to volunteer to help collect donations at the zoo that day, contact Judith@phinneycenter.org

The Phinney Neighborhood Association asked us to get the word out that they're looking for volunteers redesign their website and implement a Salesforce CRM database.

• web developer: Experienced, 10 hours/week over the next 2-3 months to help execute and build the backend. 
• IT Consultant: Should have expertise with Salesforce

For more information: Alex Eckardt at 206-783-2244 or alex@phinneycenter.org 

Prosecutors today filed charges against Kevin Swalwell, who is accused of several recent arsons in the Greenwood neighborhood and an arson in Shoreline.

Swalwell is being held in the King County Jail on $1 million bail.

He was charged with 11 counts of arson, included three charges of first-degree arson and eight charges of arson in the second degree, as well as one count of burglary.

If convicted as charged, the standard sentence range is 108 to 144 months in prison. However, prosecutors intend to seek an exceptional sentence above the standard range. He is scheduled for arraignment on December 1 at the King County Courthouse.