Councilor District 1
Councilor Yung is a successful entrepreneur who, after a decade in the financial industry, created and operates a family remodeling business together with his wife in Vancouver. He is deeply committed to community service and actively participates in various organizations such as the Executive Board of National Alliance on Mental Illness SW WA, Vancouver Neighborhood Alliance, Vancouver Task Force for Council Representation and Community Advisory Committees. Councilor Yung has a diverse educational background, including studies at Mt. Hood Community College and Kaiser-Wilhelm Ratsgymnasium in Hannover, Germany, and is fluent in German. In addition to his business, Councilor Yung, his wife, and his five children have hosted many foster children over the years and enjoy cooking hot meals together weekly for the unsheltered.
2024 Council Assignments
- Board of Health
- Board of Greater Clark Parks District
- Columbia River Economic Development Council
- Emergency Medical Services Districts Board No. 1
- Ending Community Homelessness Organization
- Industrial Revenue Bond Board
- Mental Health Sales Tax
- Metropolitan Police Advisory Committee
- Opioid Settlement Funds Committee
- Regional Disaster Preparedness Committee
- Urban County Policy Board
- Washington State Association of Counties’ board of directors
2023 Council Assignments
- Board of Health
- Board of Greater Clark Parks District
- Columbia River Economic Development Council board of directors CREDC
- Columbia River Economic Development executive committee
- Emergency Medical Services Districts Board No. 1
- Industrial Revenue Bond Board
- Mental Health Sales Tax advisory board
- Metropolitan Police Advisory Committee
- Urban County Policy Board
- Washington State Association of Counties’ board of directors