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
Read the Friends of Madison Park Bylaws