Seib to speak at membership meeting

Jonathan Seib, Governor Gregoire’s choice to coordinate the state’s implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will be the featured speaker at the July22 membership meeting of the Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans.

The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South in Seattle. The agenda will include a discussion of all measures that have qualified for the November 2 election ballot. As always, the meeting will offer a tasty potluck lunch. Members who’d like to help can let us know at (206) 448-9646 what dish they’re bringing.

Seib served for 18 years on the committee services staff of the state Senate. As counsel to the Commerce and Labor Committee from 1988 to 1997, he was responsible for issues of labor relations and employment standards. Later he served as counsel to the Health and Long Term Care Committee, with responsibility for issues of health care financing, insurance regulation and public program design.

He received his undergraduate degree in government from Georgetown University, and a law degree and master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington. We’re happy to have him with us, and to benefit from his extensive background in government service.