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Meet Kathryn Murdock, Project Communications Specialist

Where are you from and where do you live now? I was born just outside Tokyo, Japan, and lived in four states before I was eight. My family moved to Seattle when I was in third grade, and I’ve lived in, or near, Seattle ever since. What…

Abbi Russell Communications and Outreach, MFA Staff and Culture
Meet Taylor Hodges, Project Communications and Outreach Specialist

Where are you from and where do you live now? I’m originally from Bellingham, Washington, and now live in Broadview, a neighborhood in northwest Seattle. What do you do at MFA? My job title is Project Communications and Outreach…

Carly Schaefer Communications and Outreach, MFA Staff and Culture
Washington State Tolling Gets A Massive Upgrade

If you’ve driven across SR 520 (the world’s longest floating bridge) or through the SR 99 tunnel or on one of the other tolled highways in Washington State, you likely paid your toll bill online or by calling a customer service…

Kathryn Murdock Communications and Outreach, Local and State Agencies
Meet Sidney Counts, Communications Specialist

What do you do at MFA? I’m a communications specialist at MFA. In short, that means I specialize in effectively sharing information, whether that’s providing community members with information on a project that may affect them or…

Carly Schaefer Communications and Outreach, MFA Staff and Culture
Recognizing the Service of Our Public Partners

This blog was originally written by former MFA Principal Communications Specialist, Charla Skaggs. Recognizing the Service of Our Public Partners Since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week has been observed during the first week of…

Abbi Russell Communications and Outreach, Local and State Agencies, MFA Staff and Culture, Ports
The Search for a Port Executive

Ephrata is an eastern Washington town of fewer than 9,000 people. Born at the turn of the twentieth century, Ephrata, like many nearby communities, was first a hub for workers who were supporting the federal government’s rural…

Abbi Russell Communications and Outreach, Planning & Community Development
Project Websites Foster Community Engagement

Remember when we used to sit at the same table? In 2019, the MFA Communications and Planning teams gathered stakeholders around a table in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle as part of a thorough public input process. Our MFA planners and…

Taylor Hodges Communications and Outreach, Planning & Community Development
Meet Kate Elliott, Project Communications Specialist

Where are you from and where do you live now? I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised in Ames, Iowa. When I was growing up, my family would spend a few weeks every summer driving big loops around the U.S. to camp in and explore our…

Alistaire Clary, PE Communications and Outreach, MFA Staff and Culture, Planning & Community Development
Tools for Adapting to a Virtual Reality

With Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order enacted this week and other states doing the same, working from home for the majority of us is no longer a choice—it’s the law. Like many of you, MFA staff have been working from…

Carly Schaefer Communications and Outreach
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: Practical Protections for the Workplace and Community

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is no joke. The swift spread of this virus and the surrounding news updates have many—if not all—of our Pacific Northwest-based staff thinking about how to stay safe while best practices for addressing the virus are…

Bill Beadie, CIH Communications and Outreach, Health & Safety, MFA Staff and Culture
Writing Your Future: Nonprofit Strategic Planning

This blog was originally written by former MFA Principal Communications Specialist, Charla Skaggs. Hugo House is a Seattle-based nonprofit, with the mission of being “a place to read words, hear words, and make your own words better.”…

Carly Schaefer Communications and Outreach, Planning & Community Development
Modernize Your Communication Strategy | Our Takeaways from the IBTTA Summit

International Bridges, Tunnels and Turnpikes Association Summit Recently, Charla Skaggs and I attended the IBTTA Communication and Change Management Summit in Seattle. This conference is especially relevant to the work of MFA’s…

Carly Schaefer Communications and Outreach, Planning & Community Development
Seattle Viaduct Closes, MFA Communications Team Keeps Truckin’ (or in this case, bicyclin’)

Today’s the day, Seattle-area residents. This evening, the Alaskan Way Viaduct will permanently close, resulting in a temporary shutdown of SR 99 through downtown Seattle. The aging and seismically vulnerable viaduct will be replaced with…

Kathryn Murdock Communications and Outreach