Legislative District 43

91探花community members are living and working in districts across Washington state. Here's how we are making an impact in your neck of the woods.

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FAST FACTS

21,751 alumni
201 Husky Promise students
1,302 91探花students
5,683 91探花faculty and staff

FEATURED HUSKIES FROM THE 43RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

A nationally honored artist, Patti Warashina creates satirical and humorous figurative sculptures that explore human nature, feminism and other social topics. While she intended to become a dental hygienist, in her sophomore year she fell in love with the arts. "I had an elective so I took a drawing class. I was really afraid of that class ... I didn鈥檛 even know what a charcoal stick was. But I just loved that class."

Patti Warashina 91探花'62 & '64;

A longtime friend of the School of Nursing, Charyl Kay Sedlick has served on the 91探花School of Nursing's Advisory Board, the dean's review committee and the centennial committee. Her passion for healthy communities led her to help start Grandmothers Against Gun Violence with her knitting group in 2012. 鈥淭hey tell you that your health depends not just on eating well and eating right and exercise but on socialization 鈥� and a vodka once in a while.鈥�

Charyl Kay Sedlik 91探花'67; 91探花 Magazine feature

Trina Cottingham is part of the executive team leading Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington. Cottingham helps provide children living with critical illnesses an experience that transforms their lives, strengthens families and brings communities together. 鈥淚 love that no matter how good or bad my day is, I get to spend it doing something good for someone else."

Trina Cottingham (right) 91探花鈥�96,

Nidhi Kumar, 鈥�21, earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science鈥擯re-Law and Criminal Justice at Michigan State University and her Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) at the 91探花 School of Law. During her time at 91探花Law, she served as a Graduate Student Representative across three different boards: the Women鈥檚 Law Caucus (WLC), the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA), and the Student Bar Association (SBA), earning her the M.J. Leadership Award upon graduation. Currently, Nidhi serves on the Amazon Seconded Legal Team at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, continuously building and exploring her passion for the law. Outside of work, Nidhi enjoys playing and watching basketball (Bring Back Our Sonics!), volunteering with the Washington Innocence Project, and is proud to serve the 91探花Community as a UWAA Gold Council Member.

Nidhi Kumar 91探花21' , UWAA Gold Council

"My professors at 91探花Tacoma were the first people who made me feel capable. I am grateful for the opportunity in law school to turn my professors鈥� belief in me into advocacy for low-income working people. I hope to continue using the law to support disempowered workers and to continue working alongside communities in the fight for economic and social justice."

Teresa DennerleinJ.D., Law; B.A., Politics, Philosophy, and Economics; 2024 Husky 100 member

"As a PhD student in Sociology, I am grateful for the learning opportunities presented by UW. In particular, the Social, Spatial, and Dynamic Analysis lab's work on homelessness has exposed me to a wide range of research roles: from project manager, front line data collector, and data analyst. I am also a proud first-gen student and provide mentorship to other first-gen and BIPOC undergraduate students interested in graduate school."

Elizabeth NovaSociology, PhD student

SERVING THE 43RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

The 91探花facilitates hundreds of programs in communities across the state. Below are a few that operate in your district. Programs active as of January 2023.

Washington Sea Grant

is part of a national network of Sea Grant programs administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For over 50 years, WSG has funded聽high impact research projects and partnered with communities, businesses, educators and the public to advance regional understanding and sustainable use of our ocean and coastal resources.聽Washington Sea Grant strives to support healthy, productive and resilient coastal and marine ecosystems that sustain our state’s diverse cultural and maritime heritage, vibrant coastal communities, clean waters and beaches, prosperous fisheries and aquaculture, and diverse wildlife.

The 91探花

The 91探花 acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land that touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.

Founded in 1861, the is the state’s flagship public research university. Educating more than 54,000 students annually and employing over 44,000 individuals, the 91探花educates and serves residents from every corner of the state. Students, faculty and staff partner with community members to discover timely solutions to the world鈥檚 most complex problems and enrich the lives of people throughout the state of Washington.

Foster School of Business鈥揅onsulting and Business Development Center

engages students and local business owners in solving complex, unstructured, real-world challenges. Through faculty-led business education courses and the work of student consulting teams, the Center grows business revenues and jobs with a focus on businesses owned by those who are LGBTQ+, people of color, women, veterans, tribal citizens and those located in underserved communities. Since its inception in 1995, the Center has generated more than $210 million in new revenue and retained over 200,000 jobs. Classes are offered in Seattle, Yakima, the Tri-Cities and on tribal lands while drawing business owners regionally and nationally.

Forefront in the Schools

, an initiative of the UW鈥檚 Forefront Suicide Prevention program, guides high school administrators, students and parents through a collaborative, comprehensive process of policy development and curriculum improvement to build on existing student mental-health and suicide-prevention efforts. FIS aims to create school communities that are prepared to prevent student mental-health problems and respond to students with mental-health needs, including those at risk for suicide.

The Doorway Project

addresses youth homelessness in Seattle’s University District through continuous community-engaged collaboration with service providers. The project’s mission is to use healing-centered engagement to reduce youth homelessness and improve quality of life for all affected. It strengthens services for young people experiencing homelessness, offering the resources and tools they need to thrive.

Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities

The program was founded in 1974 to make dental care more accessible for people with disabilities. DECOD is a teaching institution committed to training students and other learners in the care of dental patients with developmental and acquired disabilities, providing clinical dental services for 3,500鈥�4,000 patients each year.

Young Executives of Color

(YEOC) is a nine-month college pipeline program hosted by the UW鈥檚 Michael G. Foster School of Business. YEOC focuses on engaging high school students of color in a comprehensive curriculum that includes college preparation, professional development, business lectures and powerful mentorship. The program, which is free to students, currently serves 190 students from over 75 high schools around Washington state.

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