Frank Chopp

AIA Seattle Honorary Member 2006

As a driving force behind the 30+year (as of 2006) history of the Fremont Public Association (later known as Solid Ground) (Executive Director 1983-2000, President 2000-present), Frank Chopp has created a lasting legacy of community commitment. From his student days at UW, Frank Chopp and others have steadily drawn activists and resources together to advance the work of the Association to include a range of community services, and to become one of the largest multi-service agencies in King County. FPA programs provide shelter, nutrition, and other services for our communities' neediest citizens; and the Low Income Housing Institute, originating within FPA with Frank Chopp as a founding member, has developed more than 1500 low-income housing units – including the Denice Hunt Townhomes in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, named in memory of AIA Seattle's 1995-96 President. Similar idealism and commitment infuse Frank Chopp's community-serving leadership over 5 terms as a member of the Washington Legislature, and as Speaker of the House.