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The Wenatchee City Council is comprised of the following seven members:

District 1
Jose Luis Cuevas (2027)

(509) 881-1256
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Born, raised a believer of the Catholic Church, Jose has been a resident of Wenatchee since 1988. Jose worked in orchards picking cherries and apples in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1998 and attended Wenatchee Valley College.

He and his wife married in 2002, and have three children. He spends most of his free time, attending his children's extra-curricular activities. He and his wife served as marriage counselors for nine years with the Worldwide Marriage Encounter at St. Joseph’s Church.

In 1999 he worked for the Washington State Migrant Council as one of the first members in the State to be part of Americorps. During that time, he focused training farmworkers in pesticide safety. While serving as a safety trainer, he decided to become a teacher. In 2000 he worked as a Paraprofessional at Columbia Elementary School, where he worked one-on-one with students and was an AmeriCorps Activities Coordinator. He continued his career from 2001-2007 at Eastmont High School. In addition to his Paraprofessional responsibilities, he was a librarian assistant, attendance assistant, an interpreter, one-on-one language arts and math, woodshop assistant, and a migrant-bilingual leader.

He has worked at Link Transit as a coach operator since 2007, and is an Insurance Producer of Primerica doing what’s right for families.

Jose's main goals and concerns for our residents of Wenatchee is to represent their voice, being a leader to our community, doing what’s right and getting things done in a professional manner. He would like to make a difference for Wenatchee.

Jose currently serves on the Public Services Committee and the Public Safety Committee. He has also served on the Chelan-Douglas Homeless Advisory Committee, the LEOFF 1 Disability Board, the Finance Committee, and the Homeless Steering Committee, and he served as Mayor Pro Tem in 2023.

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District 2
Chelsea Ewer (2025)

(509) 679-4023
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Born and raised right here in the Wenatchee Valley, her community roots run deep. She has a long history of volunteering for local festivals and non-profits including the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, Numerica Performing Arts Center, Wenatchee Valley College Foundation, and Alatheia Therapeutic Riding Center, just to name a few. Her passion for this community and helping to shape its future is what motivated her to apply for both her current role as Director of Operations for the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce back in 2017 and for City Council this past February.

Chelsea is married and has two daughters who she strives to be a strong female role model for. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, paddle boarding, golfing, and camping with her family! She is proudly a plant and gardening geek, loves a good organizing/purging project and will never say no to a puzzle.

Chelsea believes deeply in collaboration and building strong partnerships and is both honored and excited to serve on the City Council.

District 3
Top Rojanasthien (2025)

(509) 670-6750
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Top Rojanasthien is the Executive Chef and Owner of The Thai Restaurant and Atlas Fare in Wenatchee. Top grew up in Wenatchee and attended Wenatchee Public Schools. After attending college, Top spent time honing his culinary skills at various restaurants in Bellingham, Seattle, and Thailand. Top returned to Wenatchee in 2011 to take over the management of the family business, The Thai Restaurant which has served the community since 1991. In partnership with his wife, Top opened Atlas Fare in 2020. In 2020, Top competed on Guy's Grocery Games on the Food Network Channel. In 2021, he was elected to serve as Wenatchee City Council Member for District 3. In 2022, Top was honored as the Distinguished Alumni Speaker at Wenatchee High School's graduation ceremony.

District 4
Travis Hornby (2027)

(509) 429-5729 (c)
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Travis grew up in a rural community in northern Idaho. He graduated from Upper Columbia Academy in 1994. He then graduated with his RN Nursing Degree from Walla Walla Community College in 1999. Travis and his wife, Dr. Shauna Hornby, moved to Wenatchee in 2006 after she finished her residency in Pediatrics.

Travis is passionate about our community and serves on many boards and committees. He was former president of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, former vice president of Wenatchee Valley TREAD, vice chair for the Resource Advisory Committee, and a member of Stemilt Recreation Planning Committee. He currently works for Pybus Public Market.

Travis is energized to serve the residents of Wenatchee and District 4. District 4 is the heart of Wenatchee. He is focusing on business development and creating a friendly business environment. With forward and strategic thinking, Wenatchee can provide more in the area of better job opportunities and generate avenues for economic growth.

Travis and his wife enjoy the great outdoors of the Wenatchee Valley. Hiking, mountain biking, snow skiing, fishing, white water rafting, water skiing and boating. His vision is to improve the quality of life for all residents and to promote and protect the amazing qualities of the city of Wenatchee.

District 5
Charlie Atkinson (2027)

(509) 679-3625
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Charlie and his wife Brenda have lived in Wenatchee since 1992 although Charlie’s roots in Wenatchee extend back to the early 1900’s when his great great grandparents came west. Charlie and Brenda have two married adult sons and three grandchildren and are privileged to call Wenatchee home.

A graduate of Biola College, Charlie grew up just south of San Francisco. After college he worked as a teacher and coach in Portland, Oregon before joining the staff of Young Life, a Christian youth organization. Moving to Wenatchee in 1992, Charlie became the controller of an orchard/vineyard operation. He continues in the fruit industry in a part time role although he looks forward to retirement in the not-too-distant future.

Charlie visited Wenatchee often throughout his childhood and so it was a pleasant surprise to end up living most of his adult life here. Charlie now looks forward to serving the residents of Wenatchee as a member of the City Council. He believes that good things don’t just happen and that we must steward well the blessings and opportunities afforded us in this beautiful place.

Charlie is active in his local church, has served as a volunteer with Young Life, coached youth baseball, and is currently a mentor in the Wenatchee High School College Mentor Program. In the winter, he can often be found on some type of ski, enjoying the wonders of the season.

At-Large "A"
Linda Herald (2027)

(509) 670-0309
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Linda has been a resident of the Wenatchee Valley since 1979, where she met her husband David and raised their two children, John and Jason. Linda and David have five grandchildren with whom they spend much of their time. Linda enjoys camping, hiking, reading and photographing. Wenatchee has remained home for them because they love the many recreational activities available and the sense of volunteering and hospitality that Wenatchee embodies.

Linda attended Spokane Falls Community College and Wenatchee Valley College studying business. Since 1986, she has worked in the hospitality industry and for the past twelve years, she has had the privilege of serving as Sales Director at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Her love for tourism and the benefits it brings to our community is the reason for her interest in serving as a Councilmember in the Wenatchee City Council. Tourism is our second largest industry and Linda believes it is a key component in solving many of our current economic problems.

Linda currently serves her community in the following organizations: Wenatchee Central Lions, former President, board member; Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, board member; Wenatchee Applarians, member of the round table; Washington Executive Society, former board member and associate member of the year.

Linda's concerns about the City of Wenatchee include resolving outstanding debt with Town Toyota Center, economic development, Riverside Drive development, promoting and expanding our tourism base, maintaining our quality of life and safety in Wenatchee. As a longtime resident of Wenatchee, she is excited to serve her community in the Wenatchee City Council.

At-Large "B"
Keith Huffaker (2025)

(509) 885-3968
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Born and raised in Pullman, Washington, Keith moved his family to Wenatchee in 1980. He worked nights at Chief Wenatchee while attending classes at Wenatchee Valley College. Keith then worked his way up the ladder to become a forklift and line mechanic, electrician and then a self-taught computer programmer. Keith now works for Westmark industries as programmer and consultant. Westmark is very involved with product identification and data collection in the fruit industry and other packing and manufacturing businesses.

Keith’s main goal is to reach out to the citizens of Wenatchee for their input. “The tax payers of Wenatchee deserve a voice in how their money is spent. My desire is to be one of those voices for the citizens of Wenatchee. I encourage all citizens of Wenatchee to get involved in the future of our great city! I’m looking forward to hearing from all of you.”

Keith also feels he can be a great asset in helping the city of Wenatchee get back to a position of financially stability, while continuing to provide ample safety and city appeal. He believes the city of Wenatchee is going to need to live conservatively for the next few years to recover from the current state of the economy and financial position Wenatchee is currently in. “These are tough financial times not only for the citizens of Wenatchee, but all of Washington state and America. Tough choices need to be made now for the future of Wenatchee, our children and generations to come.”

Keith and his wife Robin have raised 6 children in the Wenatchee valley and now have 16 grandchildren. Robin was born and raised here and enjoys all the Wenatchee valley has to offer. She recently retired from a long career in the dental field and currently enjoys working at the Gilded Lily.

In their free time, they are members of the Wenatchee Row and Paddle club, love to walk and bike on our many trails, gardening, camping, reading, frisbee golf and attending their grandchildren’s many activities.