Have a voice in your community.

Our Mission

Promoting a resilient and civically-engaged community by connecting neighbors. Creating a welcoming and inclusive neighborhood through cultural and multi-generational engagement and outreach. Fostering neighborhood pride by promoting a beautiful, vibrant, and respectful community.

Join Us

We need the participation of new faces and experience in the community to create a new structure that gives us a voice with our city, brings out families to fun events, appreciates and supports our business community. Please join us in making that a reality.

Start Here

Start by attending our neighborhood Board meetings, dates will be posted monthly. Tell your neighbors too. Choose a “wish list” item that you are interested in. Work with others to make that happen. See proposed events with more to come soon.

Friends of Madison Park Structure

BOARD

  • Chairperson - Octavia Chambliss president@friendsofmadisonpark.com

  • Vice Chairperson - Mary Beth McAteer

  • Secretary - Emily Morton

  • Treasurer - Diane Buckley treasurer@friendsofmadisonpark.com

  • Events Co-Directors - Libby Samuelson and Robin Kilwine events@friendsofmadisonpark.com

  • Communications - Erik Wicklund

  • Community Engagement Coordinator - Meg Bartley

  • Business Engagement Coordinator - Courtney Kennett

  • City of Seattle Liaison - Claire James

  • Member-at-Large - Kip White

  • Member-at-Large - Anita Carmin

    EVENT CHAIRS:

  • Children’s Parade/Picnic in the Park (July)- Jessica Sahney, Anita Carmin, Mary Beth McAteer

  • Music in the Park (August)- Emily Morton, Suzy Benson and David Fitch

  • Art Walk (September)- Ila Nazarco

  • Party for the Park (October)- Jenny Martin, Becky Voboril, Anne Woodford and Bradley Dober

  • Tuesday TED Talks (throughout the winter)- Barbara Ireland

  • Farmer’s Market (beginning 2025)- Joshua Maisner, Elizabeth Diaz, and Mary Gonzalez

  • Welcome Committee- TBD

  • Development Committee- Grace Preston and Marie-Anne Johnson

  • Public Safety Committee- Claire James, Gina Purdy and Cam Preston

  • Beautify Madison Park/Garden Tour Committee- Kip White, Michael Kassim and Martha Sander

  • Spring Clean Day- Anita Carmin, Anne Magoffin, Franz Diessner, Kip White and Nancy Beacham

  • Special Advisor to Madison Park Community Council- Karen Kane

  • Parkshore Liaisons- Barbara Lippke and Suzanne Kalish

  • Holiday Festivities- Naomi Sadler, Suzanne Kalish (Parkshore), Elizabeth Talbot (MPCP), Anita Carmin

  • Community Center Committee- Kevin Larkin, Ryan Short, Michael Kassim, Jessica Sahney, Gayatri Thacker and Jon Zulauf

  • Easter Egg Hunt- Becky Voboril and Gayatri Thacker

  • Madison Valley Liaisons- Colleen Godfrey and Marceil Camp

  • Second Chance Prom- Grace Preston, Cam Preston, Marie-Anne Johnson, Mendy Graves

  • Toy Swap- Meg Bartley, Nicole Morgan

Friends of Madison Park is a 501c(3) non-profit.
Entity Name: Madison Park Community Council dba Friends of Madison Park
Federal Tax ID: 91-1057136