Multi-cultural, Committed, Entrepreneurial, Resourceful Place Makers

SCIDpda is a leading force for the economic health of Seattle’s Chinatown International District with strategies that range from support for individual businesses to marketing the entire neighborhood’s lively retail and cultural environment. SCIDpda is an effective and informed advocate for our neighborhoods residents and businesses in promoting community improvements and public safety, and by protecting our community from negative impacts. SCIDpda focuses its development efforts in a way that honors the rich character and history of the Chinatown/International District.

SCIDpda Board

Senior Management

Maiko is Executive Director of the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda), whose mission is to preserve, promote and develop the Chinatown International District as a vibrant community and unique ethnic neighborhood.  She is responsible for the overall direction and sustainability of the organization. Maiko previously served as the SCIDpda’s Director of Housing and Facilities, responsible for asset and property management, as well as a member of the SCIDpda’s real estate development team.

Maiko has 20 years community and economic development experience including asset management, property management, real estate development and finance. Prior to joining SCIDpda, Maiko worked with SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) in Seattle’s Rainier Valley.  Her work focused on economic development in the Columbia City neighborhood, as well as financing and management of affordable housing rehabilitation projects.

Maiko graduated from University of Washington with a Master of Public Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound. She the Secretary (and a past president) of the board of the National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development, chairs the City of Seattle’s Housing Levy Oversight Committee, and serves on a variety of task forces and committees.

Veronica “Vern” Wood has oversite for the agency’s accounting, budgeting, cash management, financial controls, human resource, administrative functions, property management and senior services programs.  Vern is a CPA with over 30 years of broad experience as a finance professional in not-for-profit, start-ups and growth stage companies.  She has worked with high-tech, wireless and service industries.

Prior to joining SCIDpda, Vern was Controller of Loctronix Corporation, a software development company specializing in location based technology.  She also owned her own consulting practice, providing accounting expertise to a variety of clients.  Vern served as Controller of InfoMove, Inc., a company providing navigation software applications to service providers, and Director of Accounting for AT&T Wireless Messaging Division.  In her previous positions, Vern was responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, accounting system conversions and financial controls of these businesses.  Vern is a member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

A native of Seattle, Mike has been a practicing architect for over 35 years after receiving his master’s degree in architecture from the University of Washington.  His architectural career has been with Seattle’s premier architectural firms as principal at Mithun and ZGF and most recently as a studio leader at NBBJ prior to joining SCIDpda as the Real Estate Project Development Manager.

Mike has been active in the CID through his participation as a Board Member of the International District Review Board and as Board Member and president of the SCIDpda Board.  He has also been an active community member in the greater Seattle area as a mayoral appointee for the Seattle Planning Commission, Seattle Landmarks Board, and a member of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Citizen Advisory Committee.  He was also the lead architect for the initial feasibility of the International Village Square and ultimately the design of IDVS 1.  Mike was also the lead architect for the conceptual design of the Hirabayashi Place in the CID.

Barbara Cole is the Director of Property Management for the SCIDpda.  She manages all of the building that are owned and/or operated by the SCIDpda. She is responsible for both the commercial and residential spaces. She first joined the SCIDpda in 2010, briefly retired then missing the ID returned to her position in 2015.  She has a total of 19 years in housing management, and has worked for both Downtown Emergency Service Center and Catholic housing services.  Prior to moving to Seattle in 1997, she spent 20 years in law enforcement in Idaho, and is a Viet Nam Veteran.

Emiko (Emi) Mizuki is the Administrator of Legacy House and Director of Senior Services for the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda). She provides leadership and overall direction to ensure that the operations are consistent with SCIDpda’s mission to meet the need for affordable, culturally-responsive services for the neighborhood’s increasingly aging and low-income seniors. She is responsible for contract and regulatory compliance, fiscal and organizational management, staffing, supervision and fundraising.

Prior to this position, Emiko had been employed by the University of Washington for over 14 years occupying positions in the Office of International Affairs (Provost Office), and the School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Throughout her tenure, she had been responsible for senior-level administration, with demonstrated expertise in public health management and essential support for numerous international events, addressing emergent and long-term global health issues focusing on the development of innovative initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region.

Emiko is passionate about the delivery of quality healthcare and social services that our seniors need to stay healthy and independent. She remains active in the neighborhood, serving on the Jefferson Advisory Council for Seattle Parks and Recreation and is a long-time resident in the community.

Jamie Lee is the IDEA Space Manager at SCIDpda. Jamie manages the funding, reporting, and vision for all IDEA Space projects and initiatives.  Jamie joined the SCIDpda team in the summer of 2014; before that, she worked in the University District with Sanctuary Art Center, an arts organization for homeless youth and young adults.  She has over eight years in fund development and project management, both in her professional and volunteer life.  She holds a Master’s in Social Work and Public Administration from the University of Washington.  She's passionate about poverty alleviation, racial justice, youth development, neighborhoods, and the important interplay of policy and practice.  Jamie started coming to the CID 16 years ago as a freshman in college and has volunteered in the neighborhood for over 10 years.

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• Affordable housing for more than 700 individuals, including families and seniors
• Senior services that help keep more than 700 elders healthy, active and independent
• Commercial/retail space that is affordable to small neighborhood businesses
• Community amenities, such as our community center and public library
• Small-business technical assistance
• Space for neighborhood nonprofits and service providers
• Service referral assistance to residents from a culturally responsive staff

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Assisted Living Services

• 75 assisted-living and independent apartments with full amenities, privacy and emergency call systems
• Nutritious, Asian-style meals and snacks, including fresh fruits and vegetables daily
• On-site 24 hour staffing
• Weekly housekeeping and linen service
• Daily fitness and recreational group activities to maintain physical and mental alertness and promote human interaction
• Daily RN oversight
• Health monitoring and medication management
• Companionship
• Access to Adult Day Services (see description below)

Adult Day Services

• Fitness, social and recreational group activities to maintain physical and mental alertness and promote human interaction
• A daily Congregate Meal Program that includes nutritious, Asian-style lunches including fresh fruits and vegetables
• Transportation coordination
• RN oversight/coverage
• Rehabilitative, occupational, and physical therapy
• Personal care services
• Respite for caregivers
• Clients can easily access partnering service providers located in the same plaza as Legacy House, including a public library featuring multi-lingual materials, health clinic, mental health care, ESL classes, citizenship classes, and the neighborhood community center.

SCIDpda has worked to preserve and celebrate the unique history of the Chinatown International District for over 40 years.

Developed Projects

• International District Village Square 1 (IDVS 1)
• International District Village Square 2 (IDVS 2), Domingo Viernes Apartments, International District Community Center
• New Central Hotel Residence
• Bush Hotel Residence

Future Projects

• Little Saigon Landmark Project
• IDVS 3 – PACE

Partnership Consultant Projects

• International Community Health Service (ICHS) - Tenant Improvements
• International Community Health Service (ICHS) – Shoreline Clinic
• Louisa Hotel Renovation
• Inland Development at 10^th & Jackson

Commercial Property Mgmt

Assisted Living Services

• 75 assisted-living and independent apartments with full amenities, privacy and emergency call systems
• Nutritious, Asian-style meals and snacks, including fresh fruits and vegetables daily
• On-site 24 hour staffing
• Weekly housekeeping and linen service
• Daily fitness and recreational group activities to maintain physical and mental alertness and promote human interaction
• Daily RN oversight
• Health monitoring and medication management
• Companionship
• Access to Adult Day Services (see description below)

Adult Day Services

• Fitness, social and recreational group activities to maintain physical and mental alertness and promote human interaction
• A daily Congregate Meal Program that includes nutritious, Asian-style lunches including fresh fruits and vegetables
• Transportation coordination
• RN oversight/coverage
• Rehabilitative, occupational, and physical therapy
• Personal care services
• Respite for caregivers
• Clients can easily access partnering service providers located in the same plaza as Legacy House, including a public library featuring multi-lingual materials, health clinic, mental health care, ESL classes, citizenship classes, and the neighborhood community center.