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Seattle City (spot)Light: Steve Crume

Steve Crume will celebrate 20 years at City Light in July. He’s part of the Asset Management and Large Projects division as the Joint Use and Streetlight Engineering Manager. “The best way to describe Joint Use is anything that you put on a utility pole that doesn’t belong to the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Shari Weir

Shari Weir will celebrate three years at City Light this month. She works in Customer Energy Solutions as the program manager for Green-Up, City Light’s voluntary green power program. “We have about 13,000 participants who contribute a little extra on their bill,” Shari explained. “That extra money goes toward the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Marlin Jackson

Marlin Jackson has been at City Light for twelve years. As the Communications Electrician Crew Chief, he’s located at the North Service Center where he and his team serve the utility’s telecommunications operations. “Our primary responsibility is to make sure that we can facilitate the transfer of information to and… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Erin Lowery

Erin Lowery will celebrate five years at City Light this June. Erin is a fisheries biologist who works in the utility’s Environment, Land, and Licensing Business Unit. “We have various settlement agreements through our Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license (FERC),” Erin explained. “These agreements are designed to reduce our effects… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Sara Lien

Sara Lien will celebrate five years at City Light in April. Originally from Taiwan, she moved around to different cities before settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended Simon Fraser University and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. After college, she articled with KPMG,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Meghan Pinch

Meghan Pinch has been at City Light for seven years. She’s part of Customer Energy Solutions (CES) where she works as a Business Transformation Strategic Advisor. “I’m helping reposition CES to be more nimble, agile and responsive to emerging energy efficiency technologies and evolving customer needs,” Meghan explained. “I’m also… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Robert Mahoney

Robert Mahoney started his City Light career in 2013. From consultant role to temporary position, he’s now a full-time employee in the Power Supply business unit. “I’m the Operational Technology Program Manager for the Power Systems Automation Group,” Robert explained. “I manage the scope, schedule and budget – for most… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Brynne Taylor

Brynne Taylor will celebrate one year at City Light on Feb. 26. As part of the Transmission & Distribution Operations unit, Brynne manages electronic equipment for our field workers. “I work in the radio shop and maintain all the radios and accessories for the big trucks at our North and… [ Keep reading ]

Superstar Gymnast Linked to City Light

Last month, gymnast Katelyn Ohashi took the world by storm with her gymnastics routine — a perfect ten! But did you know that the viral sensation has a connection to City Light? Her father Richard Ohashi is an Electrical Service Representative at the South Service Center. A 44-year veteran of the utility,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Cintia Luna-Villasana

Cintia Luna-Villasana will celebrate four-years at Seattle City Light in March. She started on the Talent and Acquisition team, but after three years, transitioned to Power Supply as the Administrative Specialist for Officer Mike Haynes. “I’m better known as Mike’s conscience,” Cintia joked. “I also support Generation Operations and Engineering… [ Keep reading ]