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Ralph Morton's cool job at Seattle Sports Commission
What do you do? I am the executive director of the Seattle Sports Commission. Our job is to make the Seattle metropolitan area a world-class sports destination. We advocate for local sports, create economic impact, deliver a better quality of...
GoodJob: One Nurse At A Time's Sue Averill
What do you do? I’m a “humanitarian snowbird,” taking breaks from ER nursing to volunteer abroad. I’ve had the privilege of eating goat with Nigerian villagers, riding a Darfur nomad’s camel, and treating frontline war wounded. I co-founded Seattle-based nonprofit...
Naturalist Kevin Mack's cool job
What do you do? I am the naturalist in charge of the release program at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood. Our center is a full-service wildlife hospital that rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned wild animals with the goal of...
GoodJob: Alzheimer’s Association’s Travis Roderick
What do you do? I’m the assistant walk coordinator [for the Alzheimer's Association's local chapter]. We sponsor nine Walks to End Alzheimer’s, adding more every year! It’s our largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and...
Kung-fu instructor Michelle McVadon's cool job
What do you do? I teach kung fu and self-defense at Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu, a nonprofit women’s martial arts school founded in 1981. How did you get that job? I started at Seven Star in 1983, just a...
Cookbook author/foodie Becky Selengut's cool job
What do you do? I'm a private chef who prepares dinners for small groups of diners. I teach cooking classes out of my home, in client's homes, at PCC, Bastyr University and The Pantry. I lead foraging trips in the...
Engineers Without Borders' Carmen Cejudo
What do you do? I’m an engineering assistant at Ecotope, Inc., where we design mechanical and plumbing systems for super-efficient buildings. Ecotope’s focus on sustainability is directly applicable to my role as president of the Engineers Without Borders USA Puget...
Tasting-room host Ken DeCamp's cool job
What do you do? I try to entertain as well as educate our customers while introducing them to our wines. Brian Carter Cellars has a great group of European style blended wines. When they leave our [Woodinville] tasting room, I...
Bridal director Andrea Wasserman's cool job
What do you do? I'm the national bridal director for Nordstrom. I select dresses for our 18 Wedding Suites around the country and NordstromWeddings.com and work with our store and online teams to try to make sure brides have a...
Musician Jack Forman's cool job
What do you do? I'm the bass player, joke teller and business manager for Recess Monkey. We're three elementary school teachers from here in Seattle who make music inspired by kids and their families. What's a typical day like? This...
Documentary food photographer Clare Barboza
What do you do? I am a food photographer, with a particular passion for documenting how food goes from the farm to the kitchen to the table. I shoot for chefs, farms, cookbooks and magazines, and also teach food photography...
Home stager Patty Bonnell
What do you do? I am a home-staging professional [at SetTheStageWA.com]. I make houses beautiful so people can sell them faster and for more money. I work with real estate agents, builders and home sellers to create clutter-free, dramatic rooms...
Fantagraphics PR director Jacq Cohen
What do you do? I’m the publicist for Fantagraphics, which is a comics publishing house [in Seattle]. I’m the liaison between our books and the media. Day to day, I set up book reviews and cartoonist interviews, and confirm features...
Cool Job: Mountaineers education manager Becca Polglase
What do you do? I was hired in October 2010 by The Mountaineers (a Seattle-based nonprofit outdoor education, recreation and conservation organization) as education manager, a new position designed to work with volunteers on curriculum and course development and to...
Cool Job: TV producer Eric Riddle
What do you do? I’m a segment producer for KING-TV’s "Evening Magazine." My job is to find and write compelling stories for our 30-minute weeknight show. I basically do everything a reporter does but I’m not on camera so I...
Cool Job: EMP senior curator Jacob McMurray
What do you do? I am the senior curator for the EMP Museum, which means that I get to spend my days coming up with compelling exhibition ideas, gathering priceless cultural artifacts, interviewing amazingly talented people and presenting all of...
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