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2                                                                                        Item Number:        8c_order 
3                                                                                        Meeting Date: September 14, 2021 
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6                                               ORDER NO. 2021-08 
7                          AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 
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9                           Appoint Lara Behnert, Fulgencio Lazo and Jim Suehiro to
10                        each  serve  a  three-year  term  as  members  of  the  Port 
11                        Commission's Portwide Arts and Culture Program Board,
12                        effective immediately. 
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14                                                  PROPOSED 
15                                            SEPTEMBER, 14, 2021 
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17                                               INTRODUCTION 
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19    Per the Arts and Culture Policy Directive adopted by the Port Commission in November 2019,
20    the Portwide Arts and Culture Board (Board) shall be comprised of nine (9) members of which
21    four (4) members of the public shall be appointed by the Port Commission (Commission). 
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23                                            TEXT OF THE ORDER 
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25    The Port Commission hereby appoints Lara Behnert, Fulgencio Lazo, and Jim Suehiro to each
26    serve a three-year term as members of the Port Commission's Portwide Arts and Culture
27    Program Board, effective immediately. 
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30                                  STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER 
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32    The professional public members are integral to the work done by the Board and represent
33    expertise  and  experience  in  fine  arts,  museum  management,  architecture  and/or  design.
34    Therefore, the Commission is asked to confirm the following appointments, establishing the first
35    members of the Board: 
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37    Lara Behnert: 
38    Lara leads the global art program for Starbucks Coffee Company, helping to evolve store designs 
39    and develops the company's brand expression. Ms. Behnert's background is in creative direction
40    and design for magazines, brands, and worthy causes. She loves solving problems beautifully,
41    and with meaning. Lara is a proud graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and Juneau-
42    Douglas High School in her hometown of Juneau, Alaska. She spent many years in New York
43    City, and currently lives in Seattle. 
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48    Fulgencio Lazo: 
49    Fulgencio was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and studied at the Fine Arts School at the University of
50    Benito  Jurez  of  Oaxaca,  under  Professor  Shinzaburo  Takeda,  where  he  specialized  in
51    printmaking.  In 1990, Fulgencio came to Seattle to study lithography at Cornish College of the
52    Arts. Despite his intentions of returning to his native Oaxaca, he fell in love and initiated his bi-
53    national career, dividing his time between Seattle and Oaxaca.
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55    Jim Suehiro 
56    Also, an active advocate for diversity in architecture, Jim served as the American Institute of
57    Architects (AIA) Seattle President in 1988-89, and on the AIA National Board of Directors
58    2008-09 representing the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region. 
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60    Mr. Suehiro is the owner of Suehiro Architecture, which focuses on airport design and is an
61    active advocate for diversity in architecture. Mr. Suehiro served as the AIA Seattle President and
62    on the Board of Directors representing the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region, in the past. He
63    also served as the Director of the University of Washington of Built Environments Institute for 
64    Built Environment Innovation, where through his leadership in the development of integrated
65    practice  methods  positively  influenced  project  delivery  transformation  within  the  building
66    industry. Additionally, Jim Suehiro has experience working as a project designer for McKinley 
67    Architects, as an airport design principal, as well as a principle working with NBBJ. 
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