Sammamish Councilmember Don Gerend has been elected treasurer of the Sound City Association (SCA), which represents 36 cities in King County.

“SCA creates opportunities for me to better serve Sammamish residents and to create results that improve our entire region,” said Gerend, who is one of four SCA board officers.

Gerend said SCA provides a voice for King County cities under 150,000 people in population through leadership in areas such as economic and community development, transportation, land use, health, government operations, the environment, education, public safety, social welfare and other public policy issues.

Gerend has lived on Pine Lake since 1979. He serves on a variety of regional boards including the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board; Association of Washington Cities Board of Directors; Municipal Research Council Board; and, the National League of Cities Information Technology and Communications Steering Committee.

SCA, which was formerly known as the Suburban Cities Association, was established more than 40 years ago.

More information is available at www.SoundCities.org.