Hossein BarahimiPresident
Hossein Barahimi has been a proud member of PROTEC17 since the 1990s. In that time, he has served as a Steward, Policy Committee member, Contract Negotiator, REC Delegate, Executive Board Trustee, and Executive Board Vice-President. He has been President since 2018. Hossein has worked for King County as a Transportation Planner/Manager for nearly 30 years. He graduated from University of Washington with a BS in Psychology and a MS in Transportation Planning. He lives in Bothell, Washington with his wife; he has three children and is a proud grandfather.
Cindy Watanabe-MezsSecretary Treasurer
Cindy was born and raised in Seattle. She graduated from Seattle University with a B.A. in Marketing and Management and worked in the employee benefits and human resources fields before joining King County Metro in 1999, where she is currently a Project/Program Manager. Cindy has previously served as a Board member to a condo association and a Treasurer for her children’s school. Her three boys (including her husband) keep her busy as a chauffeur and multi-tasker extraordinaire.
Jessica GarciaTrustee
As a PROTEC17 member, Jessica Garcia has served as an REC Delegate, a Steward, on the bargaining team for the last two contract negotiations with Benton-Franklin Health, and as Trustee since 2017. Jessica has been working for the Benton Franklin Health District since 2010, where she has served in many roles as a WIC Nutrition Aide, Communicable Disease Health Services worker, Vaccine Coordinator, and HIV Case Manager. She is currently a Public Health Educator serving the Tri-Cities community with a primary focus on the latinx community and those affected by HIV. Jessica graduated from Central Washington University with a BS in Information Technology and Administrative Management. She is an eastern Washington native who currently resides in the Tri-Cities with her two children.
Mary DavisTrustee
Mary Davis was born in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Urban Planning and an MA in Public Administration. She has worked as a city and county planner for many years. Currently, Mary works for Seattle City Light as a Senior Real Property Agent. She has served PROTEC17 in many capacities, and has been on the Board since 2018.
Sarah SpottsTrustee
Sarah Spotts is an Engineer in the Engineering Planning group at the City of Portland Water Bureau and is licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California. She currently models the hydraulics in distribution systems to understand the system and plan for the future. She’s been an active member since joining the City in 2013, and was the driving force behind greatly improving the vacation leave accrual rates at the City of Portland. While she’s lived in many places across the US, she’s spent much of her adult life in the Northwest. For the past 7 years, Sarah has lived and worked in Portland, OR, but she can frequently be found in Bellingham, WA where she has immediate family.
