PAST VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AWARD RECIPIENTS

KSER Voice of the Community Award Recipients

2016

Community Impact by an Individual: Curtis Rookaird – Ex-rail worker and whistle-blower.
Community Impact by an Individual: Frank Fargo - provides mobile shower trailer for homeless individuals.
Community Impact by an Individual: Bill Corson - Developed 'Edge Effect' a non-profit designed to work with 'at risk' youth
Community Impact by an Individual: John Olson - Director of Everett Community College Foundation.
Cultural Impact by an Organization: Red Curtain Foundation - manages Red Curtain Theater in Marysville
Community Impact by an Organization: Dean Smith & Snohomish County Train Watch 

2015

Community Impact by an Individual: Sylvia Anderson, CEO, Everett Gospel Mission; co-chair Everett Community Streets Initiative
Community Impact by an Individual: Washington State Senator John McCoy
Community Impact by an Organization: Housing Hope; CEO Ed Petersen
Community Impact by a Business: Drew's List of Whidbey Island; CEO Drew Kampion
Cultural Impact by an Organization: Sky Valley Arts Council
Cultural Impact by an Organization: Voices of the Village

2014

Community Impact by an Individual: Tom Murphy, Anthropology Professor, Edmonds Community College
Community Impact by an Organization: City of Arlington and City of Darrington – and neighboring communities – for their response to the Oso mudslide (Accepting the award will be Mayor Barbara Tolbert and Mayor Dan Rankin)
Community Impact by a Business: Whidbey Life Magazine  (Accepting the award will be Sue Taves, publisher)
Cultural Impact by an Individual: Ken Kraintz, 27-year arts supervisor, Everett School District
Cultural Impact by an Organization: Whidbey Children's Theater (Accepting the award will be Cait Cassee, executive director
Cultural Impact by a Business: Everett Historic Theater (Accepting the award will be Craig Shriner, owner)

2013
Community Impact by an Individual:
   Kristin Ebeling, director, skate park and youth programs for Mukilteo YMCA
   Sandra VanderVen, senior organizer, Fuse
Community Impact by an Organization: Japanese Gulch Group
Community Impact by a Business: Economic Alliance Snohomish County
Cultural Impact by an Organization: Everett Music Initiative
Cultural Impact by a Business: Whidbey Telecom

2012
Community Impact by an Individual: Lillian Ortiz-Self
Community Impact by an Organization:
 MS Helping Hands
Cultural Impact: Snohomish County Music Project

2011
Community Impact:
 Dr. David Beyer, Everett Community College
Cultural Impact: Joe McIalwain, Edmonds Center for the Arts

2010
Community Impact by an Individual:
 Kim Buike

Community Impact by a Business:
 Tulalip Tribes Charitable Funds

Cultural Impact: Frank DeMiero


2009
Community Impact: 
Winnie Corral

2008
Community Impact:
 Marilyn Rosenberg

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