Council Member Karin Uhlich

Karin is a graduate of Michigan State University. Before moving to Tucson she served as a Congressional Aide to U.S. Representative Howard Wolpe (D-MI) and as the statewide Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan.

Karin served as the Executive Director of Primavera Services (Primavera Foundation) for nine years, an affordable housing/job training and homeless services agency with an annual budget of $2 million and a staff of 50 people.

Karin has served on the Mayor/Council Budget Advisory Committee (1994-1997; Chair 1996), the Mayor/Council Bond Oversight Committee (1997-2003), and the Mayor/Council Blue Ribbon Charter Advisory Committee (2000).

She has served on the Boards of Directors of the Community Food Bank, the Brewster Center, and the North American Alliance for Fair Employment. In 2002 Karin served as an NGO Delegate to the United Nations International Labour Organization in Geneva.

Karin now serves as the Executive Director of the Southwest Center for Economic Integrity, a non-profit research and advocacy organization. The Center engages in research, education and advocacy to strengthen local economies. She has lived with her family (partner Shannon and daughter Brennan) in Ward 3 since 2000 and within the City of Tucson since 1993.

Ward Three Council Office Staff
Miguel Ortega, Chief of Staff
George Pettit, Council Administrative Assistant
Tamara Prime, Council Administrative Assistant
Holly Lachowicz, Council Aide (PT)
Barbara Lucero, Management Analyst
Linda Mehall, Administrative Assistant (PT)
Samantha Sipe, Administrative Assistant

For more information on:
Mayor Bob Walkup
Ward One - Council Member Regina Romero
Ward Two - Council Member Rodney Glassman
Ward Three - Council Member Karin Uhlich
Ward Four – Council Member Shirley Scott
Ward Five – Council Member Steve Leal
Ward Six – Vice Mayor Nina J. Trasoff

For other information regarding Mayor & Council,
call the City Clerk's Office at (520) 791-4213.

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