David Yeaworth
David has more than 25 years of experience working for and with nonprofit organizations and local governments. He served as a Seattle City Council Legislative Aide to three former councilmembers: Richard Conlin, Sally Clark and Tom Rasmussen. His portfolio included land use, economic development, transportation, neighborhoods, housing, and the arts.
As a Senior Project Manager at Pyramid Communications, David helped nonprofit and governmental clients develop strategic plans, budgets, branding identities, mission statements, and organizational messages. He served as Executive Director of Allied Arts of Seattle, leading the Waterfront for All advocacy campaign to build public support and political momentum for replacing the Alaska Way Viaduct with a great public open space.
Veronica Guenther
Veronica currently works to create more vibrant and livable neighborhoods as an independent community and economic development consultant. She is providing program management support to Catalyst Strategies’ South Park Community and Lid I-5 projects. Before working at the city-scale, she ran a campus sustainability program for a year and a half within the University of Washington’s Planning and Management Department. Learn more via her online portfolio.
Tye Ferrell
Tye is a Principal at Resilience Collaborative NW (RCNW), a consulting firm that works with communities and organizations to strengthen their ability to meet the challenges of a changing world. RCNW provides executive coaching, strategy development, and performance measurement support to Catalyst. Tye has worked internationally and locally to create a more sustainable, resilient, and just future. As a senior advisor with the U.S. Agency for International Development, he designed and implemented large-scale international development projects in Africa and Asia to improve governance and democracy; build peace; and increase prosperity. As a Seattle City Council Aide, he led creation of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment. Learn more via RCNW's website and connect via his Linkedin.