Do you know someone who has improved the quality of life in Burien? Do you know of a program or organization that has helped others in the community?

Help the City of Burien recognize that person or organization who has made outstanding contributions to the Burien community in 2022 by nominating them for the Burien City Council’s “Citizen of the Year.”

The honoree(s) will be invited to serve as Grand Marshal in the city’s 2023 Independence Day Parade.

Nominations due Feb. 10, 2023.

Learn more about the nomination process here.

Previous Citizens of the Year include:

• • Tony Hayes, Nancy Salguero McKay, Rose Clark
  • Roxana Pardo Garcia, and Don and Charlette Berg (2021)
  • Grace Stiller, Jenny Partch and Lina Thompson (2020)
  • Cyndi Upthegrove (2019)
  • Para los Niños (2018)
  • Larry Cripe & Wendy Meyers-Wenger (2017)
  • Cassidy Huff (2016)
  • Eric Mathison (2015)
  • Maureen Hoffmann, Betty Olson Vacca and Neighbors of Seahurst Park (2014)
  • Michael Noakes and Donna DiFiore (2013)
  • John Feeney (2012)
  • Maggie Larrick and Eric Dickman (2011)