Rosemarie Ives

Rosemarie Ives has extensive experience in government administration as well as policy development and implementation. Her tenure includes 16 years as the Mayor of Redmond and acting as Chair of the US Conferences of Mayors Sustainability Task Force including her role as an original signatory of the historic Mayors’ Climate Change Agreement. Rosemarie cares deeply about the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem, which has been negatively impacted by misguided implementation of important environmental laws. She is particularly interested in nearshore development and the importance of regulations being upheld and legislative actions taken to ensure protection of this critical habitat.