Michelle Benetua

“As the Senior Manager for Community Partnership and Planning at the Seattle Parks Foundation, I work with community groups, championing public space projects and making sure those spaces are designed by, for, and with the communities most impacted by social and environmental inequities.

I take refuge in natural spaces outside of the city and here in town, spend time with my teens, grow vegetables and walk my dog through our local parks.

Water is life, a living force that brings us joy, recreation, adventure, tranquility, and prosperity. We live in an area with an abundance of rain and I am drawn to this project to preserve, celebrate and protect this important resource.”