2026-7 Community Engagement Steering Committee
The tri-campus Community Engagement Steering Committee is advising on the strategy and implementation of capacity-building across the three campuses, including assessment, reporting, integration and sustainability.
- Kara Adams, Director, Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, UW Bothell
- Rachel Berney,Associate Professor, Urban Design and Planning, UW Seattle; Co-Director, Urban@UW’s Research to Action Collaboratory
- Sara Curran, Professor, International Studies; Professor, Public Policy & Governance; Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Associate Vice Provost for Research
- Natalie Curtis, Government and Community Relations Manager, Fred Hutch
- Catherine De Almeida, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, UW Seattle
- Mabel Ezeonwu, Professor, School of Nursing & Health Studies, UW Bothell (through December 2026)
- Derek Fulwiler, Executive Director, Population Health Initiative
- Fran Lo, Executive Director, UW Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center, UW Seattle
- Constance McBarron, Communications and Engagement Manager, EarthLab
- Ali Modarres, Assistant Chancellor, Community Partnerships, UW Tacoma
- Kathryn Pursch Cornforth, Director of Community Engagement, UW Community Engagement and Leadership Education Center, UW Seattle
- Anastasia Ramey, Manager of Programs, EarthLab (through October 2026)
- Layla Taylor, Project Manager, Capacity-Building For Community Engagement, UW Tacoma
- Anaid Yerena, Associate Professor, Urban Studies, UW Tacoma