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.