For the past thirty years Cheryl Chow has been involved in, in charge of, and responsible for multiple aspects of life in South Seattle. Cheryl Chow is a product of Seattle Public Schools, attending Bailey-Gatzert Elementary, Washington Junior High School, and Franklin High School. She involved herself in school and community activities. This love for team work- and hard work- continued as she finished graduate school at Seattle University and became a teacher.

While teaching middle school at Hamilton, Cheryl created the first sports program aimed at young girls who otherwise had no other option. She exposed young girls to a variety of athletic experiences and opened doors to many once forbidden opportunities. Concurrently, she began instructing the internationally acclaimed Seattle Chinese Girls Drill Team. With fine tuned leadership skills intact, Cheryl moved on to become a Vice Principal and Principal in Seattle's schools. While working with families at Hamilton, Kimball, Madison, Sharples, Eckstein, McGilvra, Franklin, and Garfield, Cheryl interacted with hundreds of Seattle's children and families every day of her career.

Cheryl also volunteers her time in many different facets of her community. She still directs the drill team, coaches girls basketball for the Seattle parks department, and is a working board member for multiple community organizations. Those organizations include: First Place homeless transitional school, The YWCA, and Inter-Generational innovations.

In 1990, Cheryl was elected by the people of Seattle to sit on the city council. On the council she continued to make a difference opening doors between the city, the school district and community organizations. Some of her most memorable accomplishments involve her passion for education and families including: The Children and Families' Levy as well as her work on the remodeling/rebuilding of five community centers: Garfield, Rainier, Meadowbrook, Delridge and Bitterlake. Other programs focused on public safety and the health of our community. Those projects included: The drug free zones, late night recreational programs, homeless transitional housing, Barton Place senior programs, domestic violence assistance programs and Weed and Seed.

Cheryl is a hard worker. It is clear she is dedicated to education, families and opening doors to the students of Seattle regardless of economic background, race or neighborhood. Now, in 2005, Cheryl is looking forward to serving the citizens of the 7th district on Seattle’s School Board. Rest assured Cheryl will be advocating for programs and policies that enhance the promise of our education system and the future of our children.