Lyle Quasim received the KBTC 2019 Community Impact Award. A Vietnam War veteran who opposed the war, he has had a long career in government and community service in Washington state. He was secretary of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and chief of staff for a former Pierce County Executive. He was director of the Safe Streets organization in Tacoma. And his volunteer work in the city includes The Black Collective, which focuses on social and economic justice, and the American Leadership Forum, which draws together diverse groups of community leaders.