Alicia Crank has been appointed executive director of Seattle CityClub. The appointment was effective July 5. The African American woman professional becomes the fifth executive director since Seattle CityClub was founded in 1980. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving the region’s civic health.
Crank was previously in corporate banking, education, business and the nonprofit sector in Silicon Valley. After moving to Edmonds, Crank’s career focused on nonprofit fundraising. Her most recent job was the chief development officer for AtWork!. She also served in major fundraising and partnership roles at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, CityYear Seattle and Washington Business Week.
Alicia is is a servant leader about town. She is chair of the City of Edmonds Planning Board as well as chair of the Snohomish County/Paine Field Airport Commission. In addition, she’s a board member of the Hazel Miller Foundation.
Crank in an innovator and builder. In 2019, she founded Edmonds International Women’s Day. In 2020 she moderated the Black In Edmonds discussions during the height of the pandemic.
Just last year, Alicia was honored as a community leader finalist at the GSBA Business and Humanitarian Awards and as a National Organization for Women – Seattle Chapter (NOW Seattle) Shero Award recipient.
A Detroit native, Crank spent 18 years in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Edmonds in 2014.
“I am beyond honored to have been selected as Seattle CityClub’s new executive director,” Crank said. “Civic engagement and fostering civil discussions on challenging topics has been a passion of mine for years, and I look forward to being able to lead these efforts on a regional level in an accessible and inclusive manner.”
