
Executive Leadership
staff overview

President & CEO
Michelle Y. Merriweather
In February 2018, Michelle became the 13th President of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.
“I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular, but I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice for the voiceless, and effective hope for the hopeless” a quote by civil rights leader Whitney M. Young is Michelle’s mantra as she leads the organization towards its 92nd anniversary.


Mansour Camara
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Mansour Camara provides financial leadership and oversees the annual audit, budget, banking relations and financial reporting for the organization. Mansour has been with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle since 2016. He began as a temporary accountant and was hired as a general accountant after six months. He served as the Budget Officer and Controller prior to becoming the CFO. Mansour holds a Master of Business Administration from City University of Seattle and B.S in Accounting from the University of Gambia.

Maya Manus
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER
Maya Manus is the Chief Impact Officer at the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, which monitors and expands the internal and external impact of the services provided to the community. Maya started at ULMS in 2017 as a receptionist after graduating from Washington State University. Throughout the time at the Urban League, Maya has developed new processes for our services and programs within the Housing Department and created the Advocacy and Community Engagement Department in 2021. In December of 2022, Maya graduated with her Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law and became CIO in March of 2023.

Linda Taylor
VP of Housing & Financial empowerment
Linda Taylor currently serves as the VP of Housing & Financial Empowerment for the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS). Ms. Taylor joined ULMS in 1998 as a Housing Counselor, responsible for Pre-Purchase Counseling and now directs the ULMS Housing Department which includes a team of housing specialists who coordinate counseling in the areas of: Faith Based Financial Education, Mortgage Default which includes modifications, Budget Development, Credit Enhancement, Pre-Purchase Education, Rental Assistance, Transitional Housing, Reverse Mortgage and Expungement of Criminal Records.