Ihhovisi likaMeya uVictoria Woodards

UMeya Woodards waqala ukusebenza njengemeya ngo-2018. Iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kwalokho, wasebenza njengelungu elikhulu loMkhandlu Wedolobha.

Thola izindaba zakamuva ngo ukubhalisela izibuyekezo kusukela eHhovisi leMeya. Unemibuzo? Xhumana neHhovisi likaMeya.

Mayelana neMeya uVictoria Woodards

NjengeMeya ye-Tacoma, u-Victoria Woodards ungumpetha wokulingana ogxile emizamweni yoguquko eyenza ngcono ukusebenzelana nomphakathi kanye nokuthembela kuhulumeni futhi egqamisa ukuhlala kwe-Tacoma. Ulethe ukugxila kanye nezinsiza emphakathini wendawo ngenkathi andisa ukuzibandakanya kwakhe emizamweni yesifunda neyezwe ehlobene nokungabi namakhaya nezindlu ezingabizi, ukuphepha komphakathi, ukwesekwa kwentsha nemindeni, ukukhula kwamabhizinisi endawo, nokudalwa kwemisebenzi yamaholo emindeni.

Ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe, iDolobha liqoke amalungu eKhomishini yalo yokuqala ebhekele abokufika kanye nezindaba zababaleki, lethule iCompassionate Tacoma ukuze ihloniphe izenzo zozwelo kanye nosizo emphakathini wethu, yasungula I-South Sound Housing Affordability Partners ukubhekana nezindlu ezithengekayo ngokwesifunda, futhi waqala Isethulo esikhokhelwayo se-Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathways esiqondisa ukuthuthukiswa kwabasebenzi ngokulinganayo kuze kube namuhla. Uphinde wasebenzela ukuxoxisana ngokugcwele nentsha yeDolobha ezinqumweni zomphakathi ezithinta yona nsuku zonke, ngokwandisa Usuku lukahulumeni lwabafundi kanye nokusungula eyokuqala yeDolobha Ikhomishini Yentsha.

Ngokugxila okusha kwezokuphepha komphakathi, iMeya isisebenza njengomxhumanisi wokuqala woMkhandlu weDolobha kulo IKomidi Lokweluleka Kwamaphoyisa Omphakathi (CPAC) esikhundleni esisha esidalwe ngo-2024. Kule ndima uzosiza ekunikezeni isiqondiso futhi asekele izingxoxo ezibalulekile mayelana nezindaba zokuphepha komphakathi.

Njengelungu elisungula le IziMeya Zokuthola Iholo Eliqinisekisiwe, UMeya Woodards ubambisene ne-United Way yasePierce County ukuze bethule 'Ukukhula Ukuqina ku-Tacoma' noma i-GRIT - Ukuboniswa kweholo eliqinisekisiwe lendawo okusanda kunwetshwa okwazisa imizamo yenqubomgomo yoMbuso kanye neNhlangano yokubhekana nobumpofu.

Ubuholi bukazwelonke kanye nesifunda

UMeya Woodards ukhethiwe ukuthi asebenze ezindimeni ezimbalwa zobuholi bukazwelonke ezimvumela ukuthi asebenze namanye amadolobha ezweni lonke futhi abuyisele imikhuba emihle eTacoma. Ungumongameli wakamuva we I-National League of Cities (NLC), elihlanganisa ngokuhlanganyela abantu abayizigidi ezingu-200 ezweni lonke, futhi lixhumanisa abaholi bendawo ngamathuluzi nolwazi lokuthuthukisa izinga lempilo emiphakathini yabo. Ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe wethule ubudlelwano ne-American Planning Association kanye noMnyango Wezabasebenzi Wenhlangano obubhekana nezidingo zezindlu ezingabizi nabasebenzi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izakhamuzi zethu namabhizinisi ethu endawo bangafeza ikusasa labo e-Tacoma nasezweni lonkana. Njengengxenye yale mizamo, iTacoma ibibalwa kwabayi-16 Imisebenzi Emihle, Amadolobha Amakhulu abaholi bandise imisebenzi eluhlaza eTacoma nasePierce County. Ukwengeza, ekwakhela phezu kobudlelwano abakhile nePuyallup Tribe of Indians ye-Tacoma, waphinde wethula iqembu le-NLC Lendawo Yabaholi Bomdabu Besifunda eligxile ezindabeni zendabuko ezweni lonke.

Endaweni, izindima zakhe zobuholi zihlanganisa izikhundla ku-Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board, Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Board, Greater Seattle Partners, South Sound Housing Affordability Partners, Tideflats Subarea Planning Steering Committee, kanye ne-WorkForce Central Board.

Kuphinde kwaqokwa iMeya uWoods I-JustServe National Advisory Council, ibhodi la Amandla Phambili Imiphakathi kanye noMkhandlu Olulekayo we I-Accelerator yaseMelika lapho eqhubeka nokukhulumela kwakhe ngokuvolontiya nokuthuthukiswa kwabasebenzi.

Ngaphambi Kokuba IMeya

Ebonisa umlando wokuphila konke womsebenzi womphakathi, uMeya Woodards usebenze iminyaka eyisikhombisa njengelungu elikhulu loMkhandlu Wedolobha ngaphambi kokuba abe yiMeya ngo-2018. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, wethula umkhankaso Wokulingana Nokunika Amandla owaholela ekusungulweni kweHhovisi Ledolobha Lokulingana Namalungelo Abantu. Uphinde wahlanganisa izinhlangano zozakwethu ohlelweni lukaMongameli wangaleso sikhathi u-Barack Obama lukaMy Brothers Keeper futhi wahola uhlelo lweDolobha lweProject PEACE olwahlanganisa amalungu omphakathi noMnyango Wamaphoyisa we-Tacoma.

UMeya Woodards uphinde wasebenza njengomongameli weTacoma Urban League kanye nomqondisi wezokuthuthukiswa komphakathi weTacoma Rainiers. Umsebenzi wakhe wangaphambilini wokuxoxisana nomphakathi wawuhlanganisa nezikhundla zobuholi neTacoma Metropolitan Parks Board, iWashington State History Museum, kanye neWashington State Commission of African American Affairs.