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Staff Bios
Barbara Clemons, Katherine Fountain, Jodie Vice
Barbara Clemons
Barbara Clemons has worked as a Legislative Aide for Councilmember Jan Drago since January 1994, when Jan was first sworn in as a Councilmember. Prior to that date, she had been a staff member for U.S. Senator Brock Adams and WA State Representative Jeanne Kohl.
Barbara holds a Master of Public Administration Degree from Seattle University Institute of Public Service. She has two children, Jeff and Laura, and two grandsons, Samuel and Joshua Clemons.
Her primary responsibilities include staffing Councilmember Drago’s Council Presidency functions and scheduling, as well as major issues such as monorail, labor, Civic Center, biomedical technology, human services, ethics and elections, tourism/film/music, and community outreach.
She counts as one of her two proudest achievements her role in the effort to rename the United States Federal Courthouse for Seattle native WWII Congressional Medal of Honor winner William Kenzo Nakamura, who enlisted in the US Army out of a detention camp in Idaho and whose medal finally came more than 55 years after his death. The other achievement was leading the effort under Councilmember Drago’s direction to open for the first time in history several off-leash areas for Seattle’s dogs and their owners.
Katherine Fountain
Katherine Fountain joined the Drago office in February 2007, having worked as a temporary Legislative Assistant for Councilmember Drago after a year as an intern at the Council. Her primary responsibilities include managing Jan's busy schedule, handling media relations for the office, doing research as necessary, and overseeing a number of ongoing office-related projects such as the Drago newsletter and website.
She also staffs Councilmember Drago on issues related to the Housing and Economic Development Committee as well as the Parks and Seattle Center Committee, and co-staffs the Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Committees.
Katherine is interested in promoting women’s issues - specifically labor and reproductive rights - and as a foot/bus commuter in Seattle she is also concerned with the future of mass transit and pedestrian safety in our city. Born and raised in Northeast Seattle, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and enjoys soccer, skiing, hiking, and travel.
Jodie Vice
Jodie joined Councilmember Jan Drago’s office in July 2007 as a Legislative Aide. Prior to that she was a transportation planner with experience in both the public and private sectors.
Her primary responsibilities include staffing the City Council’s Transportation Committee, which Councilmember Drago chairs, and transportation issues including the Viaduct, urban mobility, Bridging the Gap follow-up, SR 520, Sound Transit, the Mercer Corridor, the Pedestrian Master Plan, and the Bicycle Master Plan.
Jodie has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Futurewise Board of Directors, is a co-chair of the Beacon Hill Pedestrians group, and former chair of the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board.
Jodie resides in the North Beacon Hill neighborhood with her husband, Rob Lloyd, and their dog. She spends free time playing soccer, hiking, and volunteering on efforts to make Seattle a great walking community.
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