Memorial Day 2024
SHA offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
SHA offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
Rita Howard has a long history of acting upon her care and concern about community well-being. As a retired, senior resident of SHA for 10 years, she has been an advocate for seniors and the most vulnerable among us. In addition to her commissioner position, Rita volunteers at a local food bank and a non profit that renovates furniture for newly arrived immigrant families. She is an active member of a Seattle church that provides leadership in the Black community and is a volunteer leader in the community garden in her neighborhood. Rita is organized, detail-oriented and an innovative thinker who brings these qualities to her work on the SHA Board of Commissioners.