Our Team
The Healthy Whatcom team is a multi-stakeholder, collaborative workgroup that designs and facilitates the community health improvement process. The team is composed of community partners from several agencies within Whatcom County and is convened by Whatcom County Health and Community Services.
Would you like to be a part of making community health improvement happen? Email us to get in touch!
Planning Team:
Christine Espina
Western Washington University
Amy Rydel
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Shu-Ling Zhao
Chuckanut Health Foundation
Allison Williams
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Jason McGill
Northwest Youth Services
Jamie Ashton
Opportunity Council /
Child Care Aware NW
Emily O’Connor
Independent
Samya Lutz
City of Bellingham
Aly Robinson
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Eve Smason-Marcus
Northwest Youth Services
Meredith Hayes
Chuckanut Health Foundation
Chris D’Onofrio
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Chelsea Johnson
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Bethany Hoglund
Bellingham Public Library
Jen Knudsen
Bellingham Technical College
Danielle Humphreys
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Rachel Krinsky
RK Advising
Kim Doyle
Independent
Thought partners:
Rachel Lucy
PeaceHealth
Heather Flaherty
Chuckanut Health Foundation
Vesla Tonnessen
Washington Family Engagement
Katie Wahler
Independent
In Memoriam:
Judy Ziels
Honoring our beloved team member who passed away in 2023 and left an indelible imprint on this work.
Community Funding Partners
Our work would not be possible without the incredibly generous support of our partners. Do you represent an organization that is interested in investing in the health of our community? Learn how you can support our work.
