Tree Swenson, executive director of Hugo House, resigns following uproar over structural racism Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 NEW YORK CITY, NY - APRIL 11: Ethan Hawke and Tree Swenson attend The 5th Annual POETRY & THE CREATIVE MIND at Alice Tully Hall on April 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by A SCOTT/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Patrick McMullan via Getty ImageShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Seattle literary nonprofit and writing center Hugo House will immediately begin the search for a new executive director after the Board of Directors announced Friday that Tree Swenson resigned over structural and systemic racism within the organization.