Seattle Public Schools

Board of Directors

District 4

Vivian Song: District 4 School Board Director

Vivian Song Maritz smiles for a photo while standing in a playground
Director Song

Director Vivian Song (she/her)

Vivian serves District 4, representing schools in Ballard, Magnolia, Queen Anne, and Belltown neighborhoods.

She was elected to a four-year term in the November 2021 general election.

Committee and Liaison Assignments

  • Audit Committee
  • City of Seattle, FEPP (Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise) Levy & DEEL (Department of Education and Early Learning) Liaison
  • BEX and BTA Capital Programs Oversight Committee Liaison

Schools Represented

  • B. F. Day Elementary
  • Coe Elementary
  • Queen Anne Elementary
  • Hay Elementary
  • McClure Middle School
  • The Center School
  • Lincoln High School
  • Cascade Parent Partnership Program

Community Meetings

About Vivian Song

Director Song is a mom of 4 children, current and future Seattle Public School students. She is a private sector professional, with over 15 years of experience in finance and operations. She studied Economics at Harvard University and has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Vivian has a record of more than 25 years of deep civic engagement through volunteer work with youth programs, particularly ones in immigrant communities. Within Seattle Public Schools, she has served as a PTSA president and a member of the Superintendent Parent Advisory Council. She is currently a board director for the Washington State Leadership Board, a nonprofit codified in state law focused on equitable youth leadership opportunities and for Denise Louie Education Center, which offers multicultural early learning and family support services for immigrant and low income families in Seattle.

A daughter of immigrants from Taiwan and Brazil, Vivian’s first language is Mandarin Chinese. She is hard of hearing, a disability identified by a public school teacher when Vivian was in elementary school. 

Contact Director Song

Vivian Song
School Board Director
vivian.song@dektinary.com

Please be aware that written communications sent to Board Directors, including emails sent to this email address, are potentially subject to public disclosure, in whole or in part, pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.