Our diverse Board of Directors is made up of local professionals and public health advocates who provide valuable insight and direction to WithinReach -  ensuring that our activities embrace our vision and mission.

Board Advisors 

Katy Cook, MA, PhD
Independent Consultant
Kirkland, WA

Carrie Evans, MPA
Director of Executive Education, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Hugh Ewart, MSc
Director, State & Federal Government Affairs
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA

Victoria Fletcher, RN, MSN
Certified Nurse, Midwife & Perinatal Consultant
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest
Seattle/Tacoma, WA

Laird Harris
Principal
Harris & Smith Public Affairs
Seattle, WA

Lisa Rediger Hayward, MHA, JD
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Seattle, WA

Marge Herzog
Community Volunteer
Hansville, WA

Mickey Kander, MSW, MPH
Strategic Advisor, Child & Family Services
Casey Family Programs
Seattle, WA

Elizabeth Nugent
Patent Attorney
Intellectual Ventures
Issaquah, WA

Kathy O'Meara-Wyman
Owner
O'Meara-Wyman and Associates
Yakima, WA

Robert Russell
Commercial Insurance Broker
Brunni-Colbath, Inc.
Bothell, WA

Amanda Shortell, MPH
Program Coordinator
Volt (on assignment at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Seattle, WA

M. Ellen Torvik, JD
Associate Attorney, Business Group
Perkins, Coie, LLP
Seattle, WA

Kim Wesselman
Managing Broker
Windermere Real Estate
Seattle, WA

Amy Williams-Derry, JD
Partner
Keller Rohrback LLP
Seattle, WA