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Medhat Adib joined the agency as Finance Director in early 2005.  Medhat is responsible for all aspects of financial and management and accounting including budgets, financial statements, taxes and audits, and also monitors all capital expenditures as part of the management team. Medhat brings over nine years experience in accounting and holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Banha with a specialization in Accounting. Medhat was born in Cairo, Egypt and came to the U.S. in 1995.  Medhat is married with two children and lives in Bothell.

Brent Butler is the Sustainability Project Coordinator.  His current project involves improving the sustainability of and around the ‘green streets’ on Maynard Avenue South and South Main Street. After moving to Seattle in 1994, Brent served as Vice Chairperson of the First Hill Community Council and in that capacity he helped First Hill residents protect affordable housing during the expansion of the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. Upon completing his studies at the University of Washington, where he received his Master in Urban Planning and at Harvard University, where he received Master of Design Studies, Brent returned to Seattle and joined the Inter*Im team. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he loves the outdoors and sailing, and always strives to incorporate environmental justice and sustainability into his planning work.

Tom Im, Neighborhood Planner, has been with Inter*Im for over eight years and is responsible for issues of transportation, urban design, land use, and housing.  Tom was born in Salt Lake City and Tom’s family lived throughout the US until his family decided to go back to their home country, Korea, where Tom lived for six years. Tom received his Bachelor degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Masters degree at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. After receiving his Masters degree, he attended the University of British Columbia for three years, studying Urban Planning.

Ken Katahira, Development Director, provides overall supervision for all the agency’s housing projects and has been with ICDA since 1988.  Prior to ICDA, Ken worked at Common Ground for six years working on numerous low income and special needs housing projects.  He has received an historic preservation design award for the Eastern Hotel, renovated in 1998.  Ken serves on the board of the National Coalition of Asian Pacific Community Development, and serves with the local Housing Development Consortium.  Ken received his Masters in Social Work at University of Michigan.

Hyeok Kim is ICDA’s new Executive Director.  Photo and info to come.

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 Nancy Ko is ICDA's Fund Development Coordinator and joined us in June 2007.  She has been working as an event planning with her own company Firefly Promotions in Boston and is a recent Seattle transplant.  She holds a Bachelor's Degree from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master's Degree from Boston University in Psychology.  Nancy is currently Social Chairperson for the National Association of Asian American Professionals.  As a native Californian, she enjoys playing beach volleyball and lives with her husband in Ballard. 

Leslie Morishita, Housing Planner, has been with Inter*Im since 1989, first as a work study volunteer and Vista volunteer, prior to becoming a regular staff member.   Leslie’s past responsibilities included managing the Danny Woo Community Garden, coordinating neighborhood planning and neighborhood improvement projects, organizing rallies and community forums, and organizing participatory housing design workshops with the Lao hill tribe communities leading to the development of Highland Gardens, as well as helping to establish the Lao Highland Association.  Leslie received a Bachelor degree in cultural anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and a Masters degree in architecture at the University of Washington, focusing on housing and culturally appropriate design.  She has served on the board of the Tenants Union for eight years and is intensely involved in the work of undoing institutional racism at her children's public school.  Leslie lives in Seattle with her partner, twin daughters, 3 cats, 2 rats and 2 fish.

Gary Matsudaira joined Inter*Im as Parking Operations Manager in 2006. Gary graduated from University of Washington in 1977 and has worked in various fields. He served as a President of Seattle First Hill Lions Club and also is a board member for the Greater Seattle Japanese Queen Committee since 1978.

Paul Nguyen has served as  Inter*Im’s Parking Attendant since 2002.  He is a resident of the International District and came from Laos in 1976 along with his many extended family members.  He can be seen serving residents in the parking lot at 8^th and South King on a daily basis. 

 

Bob Santos, Consultant, is ICDA's former Executive Director.  Bob is often referred to as the unofficial ‘Mayor of the International District’.  ‘Uncle Bob’ has a long and illustrious history of leadership and community activism in the International District community.  Growing up as a child in the neighborhood and returning in many career positions and volunteer capacities, and he is credited for bringing in millions of dollars of housing, community services and neighborhood improvements to the neighborhood over the past 3-4 decades.  Bob returned to Inter*Im in late 2001 after having served as director for the agency in the 1970’s-80’s.  He has received scores of local and national awards and published Hum Bows Not Hot Dogs, which chronicles the rich history of community activism in the International District. 

Inter*Im is a 503(c) non-profit organization. Our mission is to support affordable housing, community and economic development in Seattle's ID/Chinatown neighborhood and other Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities in the Puget Sound Region. If you would like to contribute to our programs or work as a volunteer, please call 206-624-1802 or email us at info@interimicda.org.