Crime Prevention...Community Building

Seattle Neighborhood Group Staff

Kay Godefroy , Executive Director Kay Godefroy is the founder and Executive Director of the Seattle Neighborhood Group. For more than twenty years, Kay has been an active leader in community policing and neighborhood efforts to combat crime.

 

Linda Spain, Program Manager, is the newest member of the SNG team, focusing on organizational systems, marketing and fund development.  She organizes and facilitates SNG’s Landlord/Property Manager Workshops.  A native Seattleite, Linda’s diverse professional non-profit experience encompasses over 25 years of dedication to the community, including serving on various non-profit boards.

Allan H. Davis, Crime Prevention Organizer and Community Education Coordinator Allan Davis is the SHA Hi-Rise Crime Prevention Organizer, working with residents in Jefferson Terrace and Denny Terrace. He also provides 911, Personal Safety, ID Theft & Fraud presentations to immigrant, senior and low-income residents throughout Seattle. Allan is an experienced CPTED practitioner and facilitator.

Jennifer Duong, Southeast/Southwest Program Coordinator Jennifer Duong is the crime prevention and community engagement specialist for Southeast Seattle. Jennifer also provides staff support to the South Rainier Valley Community Safety Group. Prior to joining SNG, she worked for the International District Housing Alliance as a community building intern at High Point and Rainier Vista, as a Youth Program coordinator and Vietnamese counselor at SafeFutures Youth Center in West Seattle, and as a program coordinator and Asian Pacific American commissioner at South Seattle Community College.

Laurie Hanowell, Program Coordinator GOTS Laurie Hanowell is program coordinator for the GOTS "Get Off the Streets" project in Seattle's Central Area, which provides services to people involved in non-violent street crime who are drug or alcohol dependent and homeless. She has worked in social service and criminal justice for more than 20 years, including with at-risk youth and as a probation officer and case manager.

Kelly McKinney, Community Education Coordinator Kelly McKinney has more than twenty years of experience as a community organizer, much of it working on crime prevention in Seattle Housing Authority communities. She provides crime prevention education to immigrant, senior and low-income residents throughout Seatle. Kelly is an experienced CPTED practitioner, and also a presenter for SNG’s landlord training.

Michael Neguse, Crime Prevention Coordinator Michael Neguse provides crime prevention and outreach services to Seattle’s African immigrant communities. He works in partnership with SPD to reach out to East African immigrants to provide information about crime prevention to parents and youth. He also recruits residents to participate in SPD's East African Advisory Council and with the African/African American Unity Group. Michael speaks many languages including Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali, and Arabic.

Sarah Smith, Office Manager Sarah Smith is SNG’s office manager and keeps all things SNG in order. She has background in conflict resolution and is very organized. Sarah maintains SNG’s databases, sends much of the communication out to SNG’s community groups through email and US Mail, and manages SNG’s bi-weekly bulletin focusing on community safety and criminal justice-related legislation during Washington State’s Legislative session.