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To our state and local government partners:
The Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) and its board of directors are excited to announce the hiring of our next executive director, Melanie Harding, who will join us starting
October 21.
Melanie’s Background
Melanie has nearly 20 years of non-partisan local government experience working with staff and elected officials in Washington State. Since 2015 she has worked for the City of Tacoma,
where she is currently serving on an interim basis as Deputy City Manager. She has also held several other roles at the City, including Assistant to the City Manager, Chief Policy Analyst
to the Mayor, and Employment Standards Program Manager. Prior to Tacoma, she worked at the City of Puyallup for nine years in a series of progressively more responsible roles.
Our search committee was especially impressed by Melanie’s local government experience, superb communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively with many different stakeholders
across a diversity of viewpoints. We believe these qualities will make her an effective leader at MRSC, helping us strengthen relationships and further our mission of service to cities,
counties, special purpose districts, and our other government partners throughout the state.
Transition Period
To ensure a smooth transition, there will be a roughly two-week overlap in which Melanie will work closely with our retiring executive director, Tracy Burrows. Tracy’s last day will
be October 31.
We look forward to introducing you to Melanie as we start this exciting new chapter in MRSC’s history.
Sincerely,
Brett Wachsmith
MRSC Board President
County Commissioner, Kittitas County
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