King County Women's Advisory Board

Women's Advisory Board Members

Leslie Kae Hamada 

Representing District 9 as a council at-large representative.

Leslie Kae Hamada lives in unincorporated King County a mile from the city limits of Covington and represents the board as an at large member. Leslie worked professionally in marketing, sales, and communication for 32 years. She studied at Eastern Washington College out of high school, and then went on to major in politics at the University of Washington and switched to a mass communication field at Evergreen College. Leslie served recently as the Kent School District Board President and Legislative Representative. Leslie currently directs an emergency assistance program for her church helping clients with rental evictions and utility shut offs. During Leslie’s 9-year term on the Covington Human Service Commission she chaired that committee. Leslie is married to Glen Hamada has three grown children, three grandchildren, and one very spoiled dog, Ms. Sarah Brightman. Leslie has spent her time over the years trying to advance women’s issues, racial equity, and children’s needs. She has been honored with the Kent Area Council 9.7 “Outstanding Service Award”, “Kent Reporter “Citizen of the Year”, City of Covington “Honorary Citizen of the Year Award”, Kiwanis “Everyday Hero Award”, and honored by the Governor for work with men and women coming out of incarceration. She brings to this position the great passion to advance women’s issues in all areas. 

Tanya Matthews

Representing District 2.

Tanya Matthews lives in South Seattle and is the District 2 representative on the WAB. Tanya is currently the Director of the Human Research Protection Program at Kaiser Permanente Washington, where she supports the research ethics board and researchers by providing guidance on the ethical and regulatory aspects of conducting health services research. She has also held positions at Cornish College of the Arts and the University of Washington. Tanya has several degrees in linguistics and is a staunch advocate for culturally and linguistically responsive services. She has spent much of her career engaged in and facilitating conversations about complex topics and brings this skill to the WAB. Among the many things Tanya loves about King County are our amazing public libraries, our parks, and a community that prioritizes these shared spaces.

Contact: WAB12@kingcounty.gov

Sarah Reyneveld

Representing District 4.

Sarah Reyneveld represents and resides in District 4 on the WAB. Ms. Reyneveld is an Assistant Attorney General in the Labor and Industries Division of the Washington State Attorney General's (AGO) Office in Seattle. She previously served as a Research Assistant on Governor Chris Gregoire's comprehensive education study Washington Learns, a Legislative Assistant in the Washington State Senate, and a Deputy Finance Director on the 2004 Chris Gregoire for Governor campaign. As a student at the University of Washington Law School and the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, Sarah was elected President and Vice President of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and successfully lobbied the Washington State Legislature for increased investment in child care and mental health services for graduated students. Sarah has advocated for over ten years to increase access to quality early learning, public basic and higher education, and social services for children, women and working families in King County. In addition to chairing the King County Women's Advisory Board, Sarah currently serves on the boards of Washington Conservation Voters, Washington's Paramount Duty, the UW Alumni Association, UW Impact, the 36th District Democrats, and as a founding board member of Graduate Washington. In 2016, she received the inaugural Evans School Young Alumni Award for her distinguished community service. Sarah lives in Ballard with her husband Joel, four year old daughter and one year old son.

Contact: WAB4@kingcounty.gov

Hend Alhinnawi

Representing District 6 as a council at-large representative.

Yasmin Ali

Representing District 3.

Hafsa Azaz

Representing District 3 as a council at-large representative.

Sarah Brusig

Representing District 5.

Maria Langbauer

Representing District 8.

Michelle Maley

Representing District 7.

Ramsey O'Donnell

Representing District 3 as a council at-large representative.