Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson announced her full transition team Wednesday, naming 60 local experts, organizers and advocates as she prepares to take over from outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell in January.

The new list includes representatives from the labor movement, the business world, service organizations, community groups and civic institutions. Wilson had already announced five transition team leaders last week.

In a news release, she said the whole bunch would help her get ready to deliver on her vision for a more affordable, accessible and innovative city.

Wilson ran a left-lane campaign against Harrell, and her teams looks different than his did in 2021, leaning more toward the nonprofit sphere than the corporate sector. But it still includes many people who have played prominent roles for years in Seattle politics and community work.

For example, Colleen Echohawk, chief executive officer at affordable housing provider Community Roots Housing, will co-chair a group focused on housing affordability. Richard de Sam Lazaro, senior director of government affairs at travel company Expedia, will co-chair a group focused on the economy. And Lisa Daugaard, co-executive director of homelessness and jail-diversion nonprofit Purpose Dignity Action, will co-chair a group focused on public safety with Dominique Davis, chief executive officer of youth development and court-diversion nonprofit Community Passageways.

Other groups will focus on the arts, major initiatives and civil rights. A group of students and young leaders will serve as youth advisers.

The transition team's transportation and environment group includes multiple champions of non-vehicular options such as biking and transit, signaling Wilson may push hard in that direction at City Hall.

Something Wilson's team has in common's with Harrell's 2021 version: Representatives from union umbrella organization MLK Labor and the pro-business Downtown Seattle Association.

“My transition team brings people together from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives and expertise, Wilson said in a statement.

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