The Magnolia Beautification Committee

The Magnolia Beautification Committee – or MBC – is a volunteer group of professionals who have decades of experience and knowledge in an array of professions related to community development. The committee includes architects, landscape architects, professional fundraisers, arborists, gardening specialists, business owners, community organizers, financial experts, and leadership of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce.

MBC Members:

• Cheryl McQuiston, chair of the MBC and former events and fundraising business owner
• Jason Thibeaux, executive director, Magnolia Chamber of Commerce
• Pat Craft, former president, Magnolia Chamber of Commerce, broker Windermere Real Estate
• Don Gillmore, former capital projects director for Seattle Public Schools
• Joan Enticknap, former president and COO, HomeStreet Bank
• Courean Napolitano, local business owner, Vixen Collection
• Chuck Flaherty, retired business owner, Magnolia Garden Center
• Will Bailey, owner & maintenance director, Avid Landscape Management
• Jim Napolitano, former director of construction and facilities management for King County
• Elizabeth Scott, vice president Global Business lead, Microsoft at MRM
• Julie Bennett, broker Coldwell Banker Bain
• Ann Goos, public affairs specialist

Duties of the MBC include:

• Developing the beautification plans on behalf of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce
• Seeking public input and stakeholder engagement with the Magnolia community and businesses
• Working collaboratively with the city of Seattle for review of beautification plans
• Seeking qualified contractors, overseeing installations, implementing the approved permits required for the project – Phase 1 came in on budget, on time and was completed in June 2020
• Seeking public and private funding for each of the five phases of the beautification project and developing and managing maintenance activities
• Securing ongoing maintenance funding forever

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