Stephanie Bowman

Stephanie Bowman currently serves as the Executive Director of Washington ABC, a statewide non-profit organization promoting policies and programs to help economically-disadvantaged communities build assets through investments in education, home ownership, savings, and small business development.

Stephanie has more than 18 years of experience working in the areas of transportation and economic development on the local, state and federal levels, including at the Port of Tacoma and Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Stephanie has been active with the American Association of Port Authorities, the Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors and the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association. Locally she has served on the Boards of the Plymouth Housing Group and the Rainier Valley Food Bank. In 2007, Stephanie was selected as a Fellow with the American Marshall Memorial Foundation.

Raised in Hilo, Hawaii, Stephanie moved to Seattle in 1991. She lives in the Beacon Hill neighborhood in south Seattle and is an avid windsurfer.

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Olympics Feasibility Study Shows Costs and Revenues Involved

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September 3, 1997}

SEATTLE — Discovery Institute today released a lengthy study on the feasibility of Washington state hosting the Summer Olympic games claiming that, “The economic analysis indicates that, based on information available to this point, hosting the Games would cost somewhat under $1.7 billion, … with revenue exceeding costs by approximately $60.”. “This study shows that Washington, and Seattle in particular, is in an excellent position to host the Summer Olympics in 2012,” feasibility study coordinator, Stephanie Bowman said. “However, the study is not the final word on whether Washington should host the games. Ultimately, that’s up to the people of Washington.” The year and a half study determined that Seattle is in an …