Citizen of the Year Archives

Citizen of the Year 2021

Every year, the Burien City Council honors community members who make outstanding contributions to our community by presenting…

September 2, 2021

Comunidad, comida, and celebración Alimentando al Pueblo was founded in May 2020 as a response to the COVID-19…

September 2, 2021

“We’re like family” Don and Charlotte Berg are at Transform Burien most days. You can find them in…

September 2, 2021

The decision to select a citizen of the year was difficult. Council evaluated eight nominations and because the…

September 28, 2020

Cyndi Upthegrove Named Citizen of the Year In 1993, the same year Burien incorporated as a city, a…

June 1, 2019

Sixteen years ago, Lupita Torrez was struggling to navigate the Highline School District. “I was lonely and for…

June 1, 2018

Wendy Meyers-Wenger and Larry Cripe: 2017 Citizens of the Year As a public school teacher, Wendy Meyers-Wenger saw…

June 1, 2017