Snohomish County, Wash., Executive Bob Drewel will be the new executive director of the Puget Sound Regional Council. Drewel emerged as the leading candidate from a nationwide search launched last summer.
Snohomish County, Wash
Snohomish County, Wash., Executive Bob Drewel will be the new executive director of the Puget Sound Regional Council. Drewel emerged as the leading candidate from a nationwide search launched last summer. He was named to the position by the PSRC's 26-member executive board.
The Regional Council coordinates long-range growth, economic and transportation planning for King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties, it's 82 cities and towns, transit agencies, ports and state agencies. It is a conduit for federal funding for transportation projects, a regional resource for data and forecasting and it supports the work of the region's economic development district.
"We've built one of the nation's premier regional planning agencies and I am delighted to be selected to advance this work and help bring this region forward together," said Drewel. "I'm bullish about our future."
