{"id":20580,"date":"2026-06-29T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:11:07","slug":"from-the-white-house-to-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/from-the-white-house-to-the-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"From the White House to the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\"><em>This alumna is shaping Seattle\u2019s World Cup story after saying yes to early-career opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since graduating in 2018, Hana Tadesse has built a career many would envy. She has worked on the front lines of COVID-19 communications for King County, led communications for Washington state Representative Kim Schrier and served in the President Joe Biden administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/HanaPSBJ-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Hana Tadesse standing with her 40 Under 40 award\" class=\"wp-image-20597\" style=\"width:318px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/HanaPSBJ-1.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/HanaPSBJ-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/HanaPSBJ-1-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tadesse was named in Puget Sound Business Journal&#8217;s 2026 40 Under 40.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlefwc26.org\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.seattlefwc26.org\/\">Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Local Organizing Committee<\/a>,&nbsp;she serves as a communications strategist and official spokesperson. She is&nbsp;tasked with preparing&nbsp;the city of Seattle for FIFA World Cup&nbsp;games by hosting&nbsp;international media and managing&nbsp;the messaging around&nbsp;the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/seattle\/40-under-40\">Puget Sound Business Journal<\/a> recently recognized Tadesse as one of its 40 Under 40 for her career \u2014 which she built challenge after challenge by stepping outside her comfort zone and embracing new responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her journey began at UW Bothell, where she double majored in Culture, Literature &amp; the Arts and in Media &amp; Communication Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-primary-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5900a7e046f6ea3680430ec25a4e7abf\">From Ballard to UW Bothell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tadesse was born and raised in Ballard, Washington, the child of Ethiopian immigrants. She chose UW Bothell because she wanted a degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/media-communication\">Media &amp; Communication Studies,<\/a> which wasn\u2019t offered at the UW campus in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said UW Bothell also gave her the support and flexibility she needed to succeed, noting that she could not have imagined finishing a degree anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think I came to UW Bothell very anxious and worried about the future,\u201d Tadesse said. \u201cI left with a double major, feeling very confident about what I could accomplish with my degree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, she said, she learned a lot about a wide variety of subjects \u2014 and ways to connect and communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favorite class by far was about the death penalty, where we read Foucault&#8217;s \u2018Discipline and Punish.\u2019 But&nbsp;what I really appreciated about my program was&nbsp;participating&nbsp;in seminar-style classes.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;where I learned to challenge other people\u2019s ideas and navigate gray areas in discourse \u2014 skills that are immensely helpful in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-primary-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6db6be5e93ef89478f63557f143d31f9\">Jumping on early-career opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While still at UW Bothell, Tadesse worked unpaid internships to improve her r\u00e9sum\u00e9, eventually leading to a job for the City of Seattle. Within her first six months, changes in personnel left Tadesse without both of her managers, forcing her to take on responsibilities well beyond her experience level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When COVID emerged soon afterward, she was able to step into a communications role in public health with King County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKing County was the first place to get COVID, so we really got to decide what the national communications strategy was going to be,\u201d Tadesse said. \u201cThe whole job was to calm people\u2019s nerves about a disease that we knew nothing about. Then get them comfortable with the idea of taking a vaccine they&#8217;d never heard of before. It was&nbsp;difficult work&nbsp;but truly a once-in-a-lifetime project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the pandemic began to wane, Tadesse then joined the office of King County Executive Dow Constantine. A colleague there encouraged her to explore political campaign work, next leading her to a communications role with Rep. Kim Schrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the campaign\u2019s success, Tadesse took on the challenge of a position with the Biden administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-primary-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b192733e7a0375124b0c8322fe00a5f\">Working for the White House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although she worked for the White House for two years, Tadesse said she only went to the building a handful of times. Most of her job was spent on the road, traveling ahead of the president or vice president to prepare the press for their trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would manage all the press logistics on the ground,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019d craft media advisories, manage press coming off Air Force One and&nbsp;make sure the on-the-ground relationship between both countries stayed on track.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role took Tadesse around the world to Poland when Biden visited Ukraine via train, to Belfast as part of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and to Tanzania when Vice President Kamala Harris went on her first trip to Africa. \u201cIt taught me a lot about how to work with other people in different countries,\u201d Tadesse said. \u201cYou need to be very diplomatic and very agreeable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House position came with little onboarding and a steep learning curve, but Tadesse said it was an honor of a lifetime. \u201cGetting to bring the president to places where he normally wouldn&#8217;t go and introducing him to communities where the meeting would change someone&#8217;s life \u2014 it was the most fulfilling thing I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-primary-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef42e6d260cbe7f7d180a08d2ddb0b70\">A proud moment for family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One memorable highlight of that time was taking her mother to a Christmas party at the White House. \u201cShe was cutting up around the White House like it was a friend\u2019s house,\u201d Tadesse said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they left the party, Tadesse\u2019s mother told her that the moon landing was the first thing she had seen on TV as a child. She always dreamed of living in the United States and had never imagined she would&nbsp;ever even see the White House let alone&nbsp;attend a party there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tadesse said she felt she had made her mother proud, although her mother quickly responded by suggesting that, one day, Tadesse would be living there as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the expectation of immigrant&nbsp;parents,\u201d Tadesse said. \u201cThey want The White House or the&nbsp;moon.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-primary-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a7d386a2446e14abbcd11d6d14e35a5\">Preparing Seattle for the World Cup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tadesse returned to Rep. Kim Schrier\u2019s office as the director of communications, a move that allowed her to spend more time in Seattle. From there, she began consulting for Seattle\u2019s World Cup efforts. As preparation for the tournament ramped up, she joined SeattleFWC26 as the senior vice president of communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt feels like working at a startup,\u201d she said, \u201cbecause we&#8217;re building this all up but also breaking it down at the same time.<strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hana Tadesse unfurling a FIFA World Cup flag on top of the Space Needle\" class=\"wp-image-20600\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499281626689395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/SNFIFAJUN1126_-62.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tadesse with<em> Peter Tomozawa, CEO of SeattleFWC26<\/em>, during a flag raising event at the Space Needle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To get ready&nbsp;for a large international audience,&nbsp;Tadesse&nbsp;stood&nbsp;up&nbsp;the Seattle International Media Center&nbsp;for approximately 1,200 members of the press working in Seattle for World Cup matches. Her day-to-day responsibilities involve serving as official spokesperson for SeattleFWC26, leading the communications strategy and setting up media interviews and press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/hana_lumenfield.jpeg\" alt=\"Hana Tadesse inside an empty stadium\" class=\"wp-image-20593\" style=\"width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/hana_lumenfield.jpeg 449w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/hana_lumenfield-194x300.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than anything, Tadesse is excited to use the skills she developed at UW Bothell and throughout her career to introduce Seattle to a global audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was born and raised in Ballard, and I like to call myself Ballard&#8217;s greatest export,\u201d Tadesse said.&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m&nbsp;just the biggest Seattle girl.&nbsp;I love the water. 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