Margaret Fimia

BA, MA, 1989, 1992

Inducted 2010

Margaret Fimia received an associate degree in nursing from Nassau Community College (’70), a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and a master’s degree in public affairs from the University of Washington. As a member of the King County Council (1994 to 2001), she served on several committees including: the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Committee and chaired their first Transportation Pricing Committee. She also served on the State Commute Trip Reduction Task Force; the County Law, Justice and Human Service committee and Regional Water Quality Committee. She successfully lobbied for neighborhood traffic calming, clean diesel buses, significantly more & better bus service, low fares, & bus rapid transit. Following a “No” vote by the public, she worked to minimize public financing of the new baseball stadium. As a Shoreline City Council member (2003-2007), she brought historically opposing groups to increase public participation, reduce overhead, fund basic infrastructure and increase environmental protection. She has been the Co-Chair of CETA, the Coalition for Effective Transportation Alternatives since 2001. Margaret is married to Don Moe MD.