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Meet the New MBAKS Team Members With a whole suite of skills, passions, and experiences, the latest additions to the MBAKS team are ready to raise the bar. JAMES SLONE CONTENT SPECIALIST With nearly two decades of professional writing experience, James has written extensively on the intersection of equity, sustainability, and affordable housing ARIELLE FISSMER MEMBERSHIP COUNCILS MANAGER Arielle is a self-described type-A organizer with high-level experience in project management, business development, and event planning (most recently at Seattle University) CRAIG BALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER A lifetime Washington resident, Craig's career in business development began with media sales and eventually expanded to corporate development in the nonprofit sector ROB HARRISON BUILT GREEN SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Rob has been a practicing architect for 25 years, specializing in sustainable design In 1999, he helped create the original Built Green checklist MAYTAWEE "TY" COLEMAN DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & COUNCILS Ty has expansive sales experience spanning the automotive, furniture, real estate, and construction industries She grew up in Thailand and speaks Thai fluently ALIESHA RUIZ SEATTLE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER A recent transplant to Seattle, Aliesha hails from the "Land of Enchantment," also known as New Mexico, where she lobbied for various clients and worked for the state's attorney general DYLAN SLUDER SNOHOMISH COUNTY MANAGER Before joining MBAKS, Dylan lobbied in both the Indiana statehouse and in Washington D C , where he advanced legislation and wrangled elected officials membership value 41 SUMMER 2019 master builder