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Katie Hong is the interim director for the Pacific Northwest initiative at the foundation. In this capacity, she is responsible for the day-to-day management of our local grantmaking and the strategic development and implementation of grantee efforts that help vulnerable children and families in the Pacific Northwest.
Prior to the foundation, Hong served as director for the City of Seattle’s Office of Housing. Previously, Hong was a White House Fellow, working in the White House Chief of Staff’s Office. Hong also spent time as an executive policy adviser to Gov. Gary Locke and as a program examiner in the Office of Management and Budget in Washington, D.C.
Hong holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago. She is active in the community, serving as commissioner for the Seattle Housing Authority. She’s also a former board member of the Asian Community Leadership Foundation and Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Hong has taught at Seattle University’s Institute of Public Service and is a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow in Seattle/King County and the Coro Fellows Program in Northern California. | 