Co-chairs Re-Elected; New Treasurer, Secretary

Sitting Co-chairs Jeremy Brown and Barbara Sehr were re-elected Sunday, February 24, at SEAMEC's Annual Meeting.  Michael Andrews was selected as the group's new treasurer and  Benj Sheppard is SEAMEC's Secretary for the 2008-09 year. Ken Nielsen became the newest member of the SEAMEC board.
SEAMEC anticipates a better year ahead after some difficulties in the year just ended.  SEAMEC faces a massive job in 2008 with elections ranging from the governor's office and US represenatives to state legislative candidates.  There are also candidates seeking judicial and other statewide positions.  The group will focus on forming this year's questionnaire that will be presented to all candidates during interviews in the spring and summer.  Work on the questionnaire will begin at a meeting of the Steering Committe, Wednesday February 27, at 7 pm at the SEAMEC Office.  SEAMEC is located at 1605 12th Ave on Capitol Hill — near the office of Seattle Gay News.  Guests and potential volunteers are welcome.
Jeremy Brown, a Web development specialist,  has been an active member of SEAMEC since 2005, and is active in the LGBT community.  Barbara Sehr has been a member of SEAMEC since 2007, and also serves as co-chair of the Ingersoll Gender Center steering committee. She is a writer and stand-up comedian.  Michael Andrews  has been a former co-chair and has served SEAMEC since 1998.  He has been a campaign manager for local politicians and he currently serves as a member of the executive committee for Jobs with Justice. Benjamin Sheppard has an extensive background in social marketing for HIV/AIDS education and prevention, editing and publications management. He’s a veteran activist of several national organizations in Washington, D.C., including the National Minority AIDS Council, PFLAG and LLEGÓ.