Chair Jonathan Garner is a Senior Planning & Development Specialist with the Seattle Parks & Recreation Department, where he leads complex urban planning and capital improvement initiatives that shape the city's parks, open spaces, and natural resources.

Since 2024, Jonathan has provided technical and policy expertise across interdisciplinary teams, guided long-range planning efforts, and managed consultant contracts for major capital projects. Prior to this role, he served as a Land Use Planner for the City of Seattle’s Department of Construction & Inspections, where he led the design and environmental review of high-profile urban development projects.

His career spans over 15 years of public and civic sector leadership, including senior planning roles with Snohomish County, Washington, the City of Austin, Texas, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin; roles in which he performed environmental planning and regulatory compliance review and co-authored sustainable land design and management guidelines and benchmarks.

Jonathan holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Oklahoma and brings a depth of experience in stakeholder and community engagement, sustainable city development, watershed protection, and integrated planning across multiple disciplines, jurisdictions, and project scales.

Vice Chair Alexa Valett presently serves as a Communicator within the Water and Land division of the King County Department of Natural Resources. With a professional background encompassing roles at Boeing, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alexa is excited to take on this role serving on the PRCS board! 

Throughout her tenure as the Outreach Coordinator for Volusia County Environmental Management while in college, she developed a profound appreciation for the intricacies of local governance and environmental stewardship.

Relocating to Shoreline in 2021 from the east coast, Alexa was captivated by the Shoreline community's reverence for its parks, trees, and natural environs. She firmly believes that nurturing a robust connection between residents and their surroundings is pivotal in building a resilient and thriving community.

When not engaged in professional pursuits, you can often find Alexa enjoying leisurely strolls with her feline companion, Gus, in Twin Ponds Park, or  through classes at the Life Balance Yoga studio.

Cindil Redick-Ponte holds a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University. Currently, she is employed as the Equity and Social Justice Manager for Prevention and Community Health at the Washington State Department of Health. In this role, she is responsible for leading the strategy and implementation of division-wide equity and social justice initiatives focused on health equity and antiracism, including training/education, policy compliance, and community/Tribal/Urban Indian engagement.

Cindil is a recent resident of Shoreline (moved here in 2020) and enjoys exploring Puget Sound with her family and rescue dog, Rusty. Cindil is an art lover and outdoor enthusiast and regularly takes her kids for urban hikes, bike rides, and playdates at Shoreline parks and can be found wandering the city "collecting treasures" for her oldest child's nature collection.

 Katie Lorah has spent her career at the intersection of public space, planning and civic engagement for nonprofits and city government. She currently works in safe streets and transportation advocacy.

After growing up in Seattle and living for nearly two decades in New York, she recently settled in Shoreline with her husband and two young kids.

She's an avid runner, cyclist, and hiker who enjoys exploring and sometimes getting just a little bit lost. She believes all Shoreline residents deserve exceptional, culturally relevant, and joyful public spaces and, just as importantly, deserve to have a hand in helping create them.

Wendy Cho Ripp has a breadth of experience working in public, private and non-profit spaces. She is currently a program manager at King County Metro supporting its transition to a zero emissions fleet. Her previous professional experience includes work for two start-ups, the Washington State Legislature and City of Seattle.

Wendy lives in the Parkwood neighborhood with her husband and children. They enjoy frequenting Shoreline's parks and recreational offerings, and they love cycling on the Interurban Trail. Wendy looks forward to representing community voices on the PRCS/Tree Board. 

Amy Marshall has a background in Talent and Organizational Development and spent over 20 years working in the design/advertising industry here in the Seattle area, building and leading teams that produced award-winning creative work (from smaller local businesses to global corporate enterprises). Her last few roles saw her heading up HR and Operations teams and working as part of organization leadership teams.

Amy has a BS in Biology and a BA in Fine Art from Gonzaga University, as well as a certificate in HR Management from the UW, and appreciates the flexibility that a liberal arts education gave her in her career. 

Finding ways to help individuals and teams continue to learn and grow throughout their careers and knowing that growth is tied to an organization or communities' success has been central to her approach throughout her career – she is looking forward to bringing that attitude and experience with her to the Board.  

She and her husband moved to Shoreline in 2006 and love living in the Richmond Highlands neighborhood. Since their move here, they have successfully encouraged 6 other families to move to our beautiful city too.