Commissioner Briefing:
Duwamish Valley Community Equity Program
and Duwamish River Green Jobs Program
October 25, 2022
• Christina Billingsley, Sr. Program Manager,
External Relations
• Dre Avila, Duwamish Valley Port
Community Action Team – Georgetown
• Tiffany Sevilla, Workforce Development
Program Manager, Office of Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion
• Alexis Sorm, Green Jobs Program Alumni
Item No: 11a_supp
Meeting Date: 10/25/22
• In 2019, Commission adopted
shared goals between Port and
Duwamish Valley Community
1. Capacity Building for Ongoing
Port-Community Collaboration
2. Healthy Environment and
Communities
3. Economic Prosperity in Place
Founding Policy – Resolution 3767:
Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Commitment
2
3
Goal 1: Community Leadership and Capacity Building
Goal 2: Healthy Environment and Community
4
Goal 3: Economic Prosperity in Place
5
Duwamish River Green Jobs Program
6
Land-based
shoreline
habitat
restoration
Centering Duwamish River “green careers”
Water-based
environmental
education
Green
stormwater
infrastructure
7
Green Jobs Program – Participant Experience
8
9
Community Priorities 2023+
Healthy Environment
and Community
- Green Jobs
- Clean Air
- Bike & Pedestrian
Safety
Economic Prosperity
in Place
- Small Business
Support
- Career Fairs
- Hub activation
Capacity building
- Strategic planning
- Budgeting
- PCAT Structure
- PCAT Recruitment
