Deputy Mayor
Jake Fey

Marilyn Strickland was elected to Mayor in 2009. She previously served two years in an at-large position and also served at the end of 2009 as Deputy Mayor.

Born in Seoul, Korea, Marilyn grew up in South Tacoma and has been a downtown resident for over a decade.  She is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Clark-Atlanta University.

Marilyn has professional experience in both the public and private sectors. She served as Development Officer for the Tacoma Public Library and has held management positions with American Cancer Society, Starbucks Coffee Company and JayRay Ads & PR.

Marilyn serves on the Government Performance and Finance Committee, the Public Safety and Human Services Committee and the Pierce County Regional Council.  Active in the community, she is a member of the Tacoma Urban League, the Black Collective and serves on the boards of KBTC Public TV Association, the Grand Cinema and Safe Streets.

Term Expiration:  December 31, 2013

Jake Fey was re-elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2009 and represents Council District 2. He was elected by his peers on the City Council to serve as Deputy Mayor in 2010.

Jake grew up in Port Angeles, Washington, and has lived in Tacoma's 2nd District since 1980.  Jake is a graduate of  the University of Washington and also holds a masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Puget Sound.  Prior to his election to the City Council, Jake was a member of the Public Utility Board and its chair in 2004-2005.

Jake has been an active volunteer in the community having served as President of First Place for Children and President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tacoma-Pierce County.  Jake currently serves on the local advisory board of the American Heart Association and the Executive Committee of the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound.

Term Expiration: December 31, 2013

Spiro Manthou, District 1,  was elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2003 and re-elected to a second term in 2007.  A District 1 resident for 58 years, Spiro attended Downing, Mason, Wilson and Tacoma Community College before going on to Western Washington University. He was elected to the position of Deputy Mayor at the City Council Meeting of January 8, 2008 and will serve through December 31, 2008.

For the past 18 years Spiro has held an administrative position at Bates Technical College where he has been an invaluable member of the management team.  Prior to his employment at Bates Spiro worked for the City of Tacoma's Finance Department for over eight years. 

Spiro is very active in the community and has served on many volunteer boards and commissions; including the Metro Parks Recreation Foundation where he served as Treasurer and Executive Board Member. Spiro and his wife Sandy have three children and live in the Tacoma's West-end.

Spiro is currently Vice Chair of the City's Neighborhoods and Housing Committee, Vice Chair of the City's Economic Development Committee, Chair of the City Manager's Performance Review Committee, and member of the City's Appointments Committee. He is also a Board Member on Pierce Transit, the Tacoma-Pierce County Joint Determining Authority Board, Workforce Central, and is the City's representative for the Asarco/Point Ruston Project.

Term Expiration:  December 31, 2011 

Lauren Walker was elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2007 and she represents Council District 3.

Lauren has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Oregon in Community Service and Public Affairs and a Master's Certificate from Boston College in Women in Politics and Government.  She returned to the beloved northwest 18 years ago and settled in the Hilltop neighborhood, where she has been active in block-by-block organizing and homeownership initiatives to strengthen the community.  Lauren and her husband Marcus have two children.

Lauren currently serves as the executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Washington and was President of the Hilltop Action Coalition, served on the Homeownership Center of Tacoma and Tacoma Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium boards of directors and is currently Secretary of the National Fair Housing Alliance.  She is Vice Chair of the City's Environment and Public Works Committee and serves on Neighborhoods and Housing Committee. 

Term Expiration:  December 31, 2011

Marty Campbell was elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2009 and represents Council District 4.

Marty was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska before coming to Tacoma to open two small businesses. Through his involvement in Tacoma, Marty became more involved in neighborhood and community issues. Marty has served in a leadership role of several community organizations, including the Cross District Association, New Tacoma Neighborhood Council, The Grand Cinema, First Creek Neighbors, Dometop Neighborhood Alliance, TEAM, Downtown Merchant’s Group, City Club of Tacoma  and many others.
 
Marty currently serves on the Government Performance and Finance Committee, Public Safety, Human Services and Education Committee, Crystal Judson Family Justice Center Board and the Joint Municipal Action Committee.

Term Expiration: December 31, 2013

Joe Lonergan was elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2009 and represents Council District 5.

Joe and his wife Beth own a nice old house on 72nd Street, and they've been gradually fixing it up for the past seven years. They are raising two sons, Michael, age three and Carl, age one.

Joe worked as an advertising account executive in Tacoma and has been with the same employer for nine years. He graduated from Eastern Washington University, with a degree in Business Administration. He grew up in Tacoma and is a graduate of Tacoma Baptist High School in South Tacoma.

For the past six years, Joe has served on the South End Neighborhood Council, working on crime reduction, traffic safety and neighborhood beautification. He's also on the Wapato Park advisory committee and volunteers for the Blueberry Park Restoration.

Joe played baseball for his high school team and still loves seeing the Raniers play at Cheney Stadium. He and Beth are active members of the Foursquare Church.

Term Expiration:  December 31, 2013

David Boe was appointed to the Tacoma City Council in 2010 and represents  the At-large 7 position.

David was born and raised in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minn., obtaining an Associate of Arts degree from hometown Normandale College and a Bachelor of Arts/Architecture from Iowa State University. His post-graduate work took place at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London where he received his first professional certification. While living in London, David worked on the Canary Wharf Development and was assigned the Docklands Light-Railway Coordinator for the project during his tenure.

David and his wife Sandra returned to Sandra’s hometown of Tacoma in 1989 where has worked as an architect for a number of firms before starting his own practice in Downtown Tacoma in 1996. David has served on the City of Tacoma Arts Commission, the Cultural Plan Steering Committee, and from 2005-2009 on the Planning Commission (the last three years as Vice-Chair). In 2009, his column ‘imagine tacoma’ on the Exit133 community blog received the AIA Southwest Washington Chapter’s Merit Award.

David and Sandra’s first home was in Tacoma’s Southend where they remodeled a 1928 2-bedroom bungalow until the arrival of the son Ben required larger accommodations.  The currently reside in an ongoing remodeling 1948 project, along with ward Alia, 2 dogs, a miscellaneous small mammal and birds, in the Kandle Park Neighborhood in the Northend of Tacoma.

Term Expiration: December 31, 2011

Ryan Mello was appointed to the Tacoma City Council in January 2010 and represents the At-large position 8. Previously, Ryan was elected citywide to the Metropolitan Park Board of Commissioners in 2005. 

Born in Kailua, Hawaii, Ryan came to Tacoma in 1997 to attend the University of Puget Sound where he earned a degree in Politics & Government.  Ryan has also served as a chief of staff for State Rep. Hans Dunshee and before that as an AmeriCorps volunteer implementing the Youth United program at the United Way of Pierce County.  Ryan has been active in the community serving on United Way of Pierce County Committees and the Boards of local non-profits such as Equal Rights Washington.  In 2008 – 2009 Ryan served as Co-Chair of the City’s Green Ribbon Task Force on Climate Change producing the City’s plan for addressing global climate change. 

Ryan currently works as the Pierce County Director for the Cascade Land Conservancy.  He and his partner Jerry have two dogs and two cats and live in central Tacoma in walking distance of the 6th Avenue Business District.  Ryan serves on the Environment & Public Works Committee and the Puyallup River Watershed Executive Task Force.  Ryan is most interested in ensuring basic services are delivered effectively, economic development is thriving and everyone in Tacoma who wants a job has a good paying job, that we have efficient transportation solutions for our lives and that our environment is healthy for everyone to enjoy. 

Ryan enjoys hiking, kayaking, walking the dogs at local parks and in the neighborhood and community service. 

Term Expiration: December 31, 2011