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Dr. Gallardo is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the School of Economic Sciences, at Washington State University. She has been in that role since 2020. She has been at WSU since 2008. She received her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University in 2007.

Find Dr. Gallardo’s slides below.

Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring the Executive Director of the Buffalo Soldier’s Museum, Jackie Jones-Hook.

The program will be presented on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7 a.m.  The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m.  No registration is required, and the program is free.

The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.  The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.

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A lifelong resident of Washington State, Jackie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Washington University and a master’s in public administration from Evergreen State College in Olympia. She received her first government job, in high school working for the Honorable Governor Dan Evan and retired from Washington State Government.

 Department of Transportation where she worked in Management Information Systems. Her retirement life is filled with serving as the Executive Director of the museum. The Museum founder was William Jones who served as a Buffalo Soldier and POW. Jackie never saw her dad until she was 2 years old because he was a prisoner in Korea. Growing up, the daughter of a military parent, she gained her appreciation and respect for the military and those who serve this country both then and now. Her memories include her dad being assigned to Fort Lawton, Washington along with thousands of Black Soldiers.

The mission of the Museum is to Educate, Preserve and Present American Military History and the Buffalo Soldiers story from 1866 1944 which includes all branches of the armed forces. The museum’s primary focus is to be a community partner with public schools in the teaching requirement of history for the 5^th, 8^th and I grade students. The Buffalo Soldiers Museum is a cultural American History organization, located in Tacoma’s Tacoma with a project office in Seattle for the preservation of the historic 25^th Infantry Band Building. The preservation project will educate, preserve, and present American military history, of the Black soldiers and tributes to military service men and women who sailed from Seattle during WWI and WWII. The project’s significant theme is service, bravery, honor, and valor. Through adversity and discrimination, these men won major battles for America during WWI and WWII. The museum presents the factual dates, times, and places of the history from the military records. The strategy is to display American Military history, Black heritage, and culture, providing educational programs, and building a partnership with Public Schools.

In her free time, she enjoys jazz music, cooking and entertaining. She is a grandmother of two and spending time with them is one of life’s highlights.

Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Seattle City Council Candidate Maritza Rivera.

The program will be presented in person and on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7:00 a.m.  The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m.  No registration is required, and the program is free.

The in-person meeting will be at the Wedgwood Community Church at 8201 30th Ave NE, Seattle. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.

The meeting will also be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.  The Zoom line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.

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A mom of two teenage daughters, Maritza Rivera will never forget the hours waiting and worrying outside Ingraham High School as her girls were in lockdown after a student was fatally shot inside.

At that moment, Maritza knew she had to take action. She never expected to run for political office, but Maritza is running for City Council to restore Seattle to the safe and vibrant city she moved to more than two decades ago.

Maritza’s parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York in search of a better life. Maritza grew up in a tough neighborhood in the Bronx, on the 5th floor of a five story no elevator building. Her dad was a welder and proud union member; her mom worked at a factory.

Maritza went to Bronx High School of Science, Skidmore College on a full-ride scholarship, then Fordham Law School.

Maritza went to work in the White House as President Clinton’s Hispanic liaison, later served as a Vice-President of the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce where she worked closely with Hispanic small businesses from across the country.

In Seattle, Maritza has had the privilege of working at the ACLU post 9/11 to protect Muslim communities from xenophobia, at City Hall working for Former City Council Member Tom Rasmussen, for Mayor Durkan and now in the Harrell Administration, as Deputy Director of the Department of Arts & Culture.

Maritza is running to make restoring our public safety system a priority, because she knows from personal experience that failing to take public safety seriously harms low income and underserved communities the most. She won’t rest until we get to 5-minute response times for priority 911 calls, take home and car break-ins seriously, get guns off our streets and out of our schools and shut down open air fentanyl markets.

Maritza loves Seattle, the small businesses, food, arts, music and diverse populations that make up our city’s rich fabric. Maritza is committed to listening to everyone and working with everyone – to find real solutions to real challenges we cannot ignore any longer.