Seattle Chief Technology Officer Michael Mattmiller explained in a city press release that the new position is part of an effort to improve quality of life for citizens. Will Scott, an organizer for Open Seattle, said Faber is an integral part of the city's technology community.
“She is the voice of social consciousness, and has already been instrumental in directing energy to efforts helping homelessness and equitable use of technology," Scott said. "We're thrilled that Candace has become a civic technology advocate within the city and [will] devote more energy to solving these critical issues. We can't imagine a better person for the job!"
Before this, Faber was the CEO of consulting firm Whoa Strategies. Faber led events like the Hack to End Homelessness, and the Washington Technology Industry Association's FullConTech. As government-community liaison for Open Seattle, Faber did much of the work she will continue in her new role: working with open data, collaborating with the city's technology firms, and helping the developer and civic hacker community.
From 2007 to 2013, Faber was a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State. She served at U.S. embassies in Russia, Poland, Belarus and Afghanistan.
