Leslie Schneider

City Council
Title: Councilmember, Central Ward
Phone: 206-200-4502
Return to City Council Directory

Term expires 12/31/2023

About Councilmember Schneider

I have been an active advocate for sustainability and local economy since 1992 when I started volunteering for Sustainable Seattle and later for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economy. I love how the design of physical space can encourage the growth of relationships in a community. To live in deeper community with neighbors, I was a founding member of Jackson Place Cohousing (JPC). I had many leadership roles in the development and construction of JPC’s 27 condominium units and common spaces, located just southeast of downtown Seattle, and I lived there for 8 years until moving to Bainbridge Island. I volunteered for the Pomegranate Center (“Strengthening communities through collaborative placemaking”). I even went all the way to New York City to take a workshop on “How to turn a place around,” from one of my favorite organizations, the Project For Public Spaces. I visit City Repair projects in Portland, Oregon and have participated recently in that organization’s annual Village Building Convergence.

I moved to Bainbridge Island in 2009. My son started at Woodward Middle School, enjoyed a couple years at Eagle Harbor High School, and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 2015. I started a coworking business called OfficeXpats with my partner Jason Omens in 2011. OfficeXpats is a shared office space and collaborative hub for independent professionals, and it won the Chamber of Commerce small business of the year award for 2014 for its support of local business and the community. I have also served on the boards of Sustainable Bainbridge and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.

During the "Stay Home; Stay Healthy" order, please join my Zoom Office Hours on Mondays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to talk about city issues that matter to you.

https://zoom.us/j/2062004502?pwd=WmVjaWpsQXZkUXlyUEE4K2pGUC9SQT09

Meeting ID: 206 200 4502, Password: 007964 (only needed if you don't use the link above and choose to enter the ID directly in Zoom)

Please see my City Councilmember Facebook page for updates on office hours (https://www.facebook.com/LeslieSchneiderBainbridgeIslandCityCouncil/).

You may reach me via my Facebook email as well: Leslie Schneider