Mayor Patricia A. Cohen
mayor@oakharbor.org
360-679-6301 (council Office)
360-679-2122 (fax)

A native of Oak Harbor, Mayor Patty Cohen has served five terms on the Oak Harbor City Council and is serving her second term as Mayor.

She has worked on the Downtown Development Council, Park Board, Economic Development Council, Regional Transportation Board, Start-Up of Island Transit Board, Partnership with Youth Board, Downtown Revitalization Forum, North Whidbey Circulation Task Force, Oak Harbor Community Summit 1993-1994, the Child Abuse Prevention Board, the NAS Whidbey Task Force, and served on both AWC (Assoc. Washington Cities) and the National League of Cities Policy Boards.

Mayor Cohen sponsored two large projects: A State grant that transformed the Oak Harbor City Beach Park and following the Base Closure process in the 1990's, sponsored and lobbied for the Economic Diversification Plan for North Whidbey. Mayor Cohen was recognized by the Economic Development Council as Elected Official of the Year for her work on this program.

Mayor Cohen serves the Island County Board of Health, Cascadia Mayor's Committee, ICOM, Council of Governments, NLC FAIR, AWC Resolution Committee, NAID Open Base Committee NWAPA, and RTPO.

She is a member of the Oak Harbor Chapter of Soroptimist International and was recognized in February 2000 with a Woman of Distinction Award. Mayor Cohen is a graduate of Oak Harbor High School and attended Shoreline College in Seattle, earning a degree in Medical Technology.