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Jared Mead and Megan Dunn have known each other for several years through Democratic Party politics in Snohomish County<\/a>. But they didn\u2019t realize they were both University of Washington Bothell alumni until earlier this year when they took seats on the Snohomish County Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn (Master of Arts in Policy Studies \u201913) is an Everett community leader who was elected to a four-year term from the district that includes Everett, Mukilteo and Tulalip. Mead (Global Studies \u201914) is a state lawmaker from Mill Creek who was selected by the council to fill a vacant seat for the district that includes the Snohomish County part of Bothell. He\u2019s running to retain the seat in November. He\u2019ll also remain in the state House of Representatives through the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kochis connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although their time at UW Bothell didn\u2019t overlap, Dunn and Mead share a love of courses taught by Bruce Kochis, a senior lecturer on human rights who retired last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn said her master\u2019s cohort had its first course with Kochis. He brought everyone together through the way he had each person share their policy analysis. \u201cFrom that, I think we became a really cohesive group,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mead recalled how on the first day of class Kochis had everyone discuss the most divisive policy issues \u2014 abortion rights, gun rights, the death penalty. After that, everyone felt comfortable talking openly the rest of the quarter. \u201cI loved that,\u201d Mead said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, community building, policy analysis and difficult discussions couldn\u2019t be more real for Mead and Dunn as part of the five-member legislative body for the third-most populous county in the state (after King and Pierce).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s real<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Megan Dunn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As members of the health district board, council members are involved in making decisions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The council also oversaw spending $148 million from the federal CARES Act for economic recovery. Meanwhile, they have to make up a $24 million deficit in the county\u2019s nearly $1 billion budget. In response to demonstrations, the council also recently passed a resolution denouncing white supremacist groups and addressing racial justice in law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI use my major every day, thinking about unintended consequences, knowing how to analyze policy and program management,\u201d said Dunn, who recalled her capstone project about measuring human well-being with non-economic indicators. \u201cWe are responsible for the well-being of the people of Snohomish County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mead recalls the experience of being in classes and having conversations with students who were different because of race, geography, economics, age and stage in life, including some students who had children and others who were retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s helped me a lot in politics where you\u2019re asked to work with people who are totally different than you every day,\u201d Mead said, \u201cwhether you\u2019re campaigning and asking for votes or it\u2019s policy and you\u2019re trying to figure out how it\u2019s going to affect different types of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy experience at UW Bothell really helped me learn how to see things from different perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forever Huskies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jared Mead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Mead was a student, working at a fast-food restaurant and living at home, UW Bothell was a more accessible way to earn a UW degree, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn said the flexibility of night classes made it possible for a \u201cmom with kids\u201d to earn a master\u2019s degree in a strong policy program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI also appreciated skills I learned in how to argue a point and have facts to back it up so that you can convince people to support what you\u2019re suggesting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn and Mead both retain ties to UW Bothell and other graduates in county government. Dunn has been an alumni ambassador for the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences<\/a> and in 2019 was named to the IAS Hall of Alumni Excellence. Mead has spoken in courses and participated on panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other connections in Snohomish County government include Mead\u2019s aide, Angela Ewert, who is a UW Bothell graduate (Law, Economics & Public Policy \u201917). Dunn\u2019s aide, Paula Rhyne, grew up in Bothell and is a graduate of the Evans School of Public Affairs at the UW in Seattle (\u201911). Mike Irons, the county\u2019s juvenile court program manager for probation, received a master’s in public policy (MAPS ’13). And UW alumna Kelly Snyder, the county\u2019s public works director, was formerly the assistant vice chancellor for campus and community development at UW Bothell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners, fondly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dunn and Mead see UW Bothell as an education and research partner to Snohomish County and an asset to the county\u2019s workforce development, especially with technology and biotech companies in the Bothell area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also personal, said Mead. \u201cUW Bothell has been an important part of my life and something I\u2019ll always try to support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunn has an additional tie to campus. For a time, she worked with the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides and conferred with Tyson Kemper, grounds supervisor, about how the campus had stopped using chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s one of the most beautiful campuses. I love that it\u2019s environmentally sustainable and pesticide free,\u201d she said. \u201cI definitely look back on it fondly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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