Summary
Mackey Guenther is a pragmatic problem-solver blending 11 years of hands-on experience in community-focused roles with ongoing electrical engineering studies at North Seattle College. He has led a $90,000 placemaking initiative for the City of Edmonds, managed outreach and permit review work for a comprehensive plan update, and now provides rapid-response e-bike rescue services across Seattle. His background spans civic planning, legal navigation as a small-claims counselor, youth coaching, and practical fieldwork, giving him a rare mix of technical curiosity and grassroots program delivery. Mackey is especially interested in deliberative process design, modular housing, urban land use regulation, and making public institutions more interpretable and accountable. Based in Edmonds, WA, he pairs community engagement skills with an engineer’s inclination for systems thinking and practical implementation. Colleagues describe him as resourceful, civic-minded, and comfortable translating complex policy and technical ideas into concrete actions.
11 years of coding experience
Transfer coursework, Transfer coursework at North Seattle College
Undergrad coursework Urban Planning, Undergrad coursework Urban Planning at University of Southern California
International Baccalaureate diploma, International Baccalaureate diploma at Edmonds-Woodway High School
Spanish