Nancy is a nonprofit educator who has trained thousands of nonprofit leaders in what they need to run their organizations with joy, confidence, and results. Nancy leads the Nonprofit L&I Navigator team, creating learning experiences and tools that help nonprofits stay compliant with worker-related law. Nancy has served in every role possible with a small nonprofit and therefore can explain the law in a context that makes sense for community-based organizations. Nancy is also co-host of the Nonprofit Radio Show, a podcast with tips and tools for small nonprofits.

Rebecca is a creative non-profit business professional with 25+ years’ experience raising funds, recruiting and training volunteers, developing new programs to fit constituents’ needs, and fostering environments to promote awareness and loyalty among target audiences with over 160+ clients in her nearly 13-year consulting career. Rebecca graduated from Washington State University with a BA in organizational communication, holds a MEd from the University of Idaho, and a Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM) from the Lilly School of Philanthropy. She serves on the Board of Leadership Tomorrow, Washington State University Foundation Board of Advocates, and is Chair of the Alpha Phi Foundation Board of Trustees. She lives in Walla Walla where she is getting to know the local and vibrant nonprofit community and drinking some good wine, too!

Originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, I am an architect with postgraduate studies in architecture sciences. Running my own architecture business for over 20 years in Guadalajara, I was also Professor at the Architecture School of the University of Guadalajara, and board member of the Architecte college of Jalisco State.  I am now in love with the mission of SOS Health Services and enjoy being part of a great team of people who give their hearts to patients. I also serve as vice president of WHAA's Board. 

Cynthia Stewart is currently the Chair of the League of Women Voters of WA volunteer lobby team. She has been a volunteer lobbyist for the League for over a decade. Her background includes working in health care advocacy and a variety of government positions as a manager over a 30-year period. She is also a certified mediator and experienced group facilitator.

Kimberly joined the Whitman community in 2015, bringing two decades of general academic advising experience and advising students interested in the health professions. Working with diverse students focused on different majors and interests, she strives to create a welcoming environment and opportunities for educational and career exploration of the health professions through advising, programming, and campus and community partnerships. Beyond Whitman, she is a member of the National Association of Advisors for Health Professions (NAAHP) and a board member of the Western Association of Advisors for Health Profession (WAAHP). Volunteer community service is a passion fulfilled by serving as board chair of the SOS Health Services of Walla Walla, a local nonprofit providing free healthcare to the uninsured and those in need.

David Lopez is a graduate of Walla Walla University’s School of Business and completed a Master’s Degree in International Development with a focus on Volunteer Leadership at Andrews University. After 12 exciting years traveling the globe organizing thousands of volunteers, he’s now happy to serve in his hometown as the founding director of the Center for Humanitarian Engagement at Walla Walla University. He enjoys helping students find their purpose and providing opportunities to connect with Christ through service. David and his wife Alisa have four boys, and they like to play hockey, camp, and snowboard/ski in the Blues.

Anna Sandidge is the Sr. Director of Transformational Health Integration for Greater Health Now. Anna transitioned to a new career in nursing after working for over 17 years as an International Human Rights Social Worker, specializing in trauma survivors and communities emerging from violent conflict. Anna has developed trainings on community trauma, trauma informed care, understanding and overcoming bias, conflict and healing for non-profits and has developed and facilitated workshops on healing and reconciliation at the United Nations. Anna’s nursing career allowed her to care for infants and families as a neonatal ICU nurse, she served as a hospice nurse in rural Missouri and accompanied individuals living with HIV/AIDS in creating their own path to wellness. In her winding and varied career Anna saw the power and importance of engaging in systems transformation to create lasting solutions for healthy and whole communities. She considers it a privilege to work with Greater Health Now along with the 9 counties and Yakama Nation to advance health equity and support caring communities.

Maddie Grimm is a Medical Assistant by trade, having worked 5 years in specialty clinics for a large traditional healthcare system. Working as a Medical Assistant during COVID-19 she realized the power of innovative, upstream healthcare delivery and how whole person care often incorporates approaches that lie outside the walls of traditional healthcare systems. In January of 2023 she followed this new passion to Greater Health Now, where she continues to work alongside healthcare providers, community-based organizations, communities, and community-based workforce to improve health equity and access to care for our Eastern Washington Communities.

 As Executive Director of VITAL, and with a staff of 2, my responsibilities run the gamut. I am in charge of programs, fundraising, volunteer coordination, and unique to our organization, wine sales. I have three years of experience in this role and have learned much about collaborating with fellow organizations and local healthcare resources to bring the most holistic care to the LatinX population possible.

T. Scott Brandon has been involved in various roles with Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics / Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic since 2007, first as a donor, volunteer and advisor, then as an employee. He briefly stepped away in 2018 to start a charitable foundation in support of Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. During that time, he remained involved with OPCC as a board member and the clinic’s treasurer. Scott returned to the clinic as Executive Director in early 2020 (promoted to CEO in 2023). Upon his return, he focused on expanding the REdisCOVERY program to better reach and support under-served community members, including the implementation of a robust street and shelter medicine program, which weaves medical and behavioral health care with access to programs that address social determinants of health. In addition to his work at OPCC, he is a member of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion/Let Everyone Advance with Dignity (LEAD) Washington state technical assistance team and held a leadership role in designing and creating the LEAD certification program. He is currently a nominee for the WHAA Board of Trustees, and the NAFC Board of Directors.

Everett Maroon, MPH, is Executive Director of Blue Mountain Heart to Heart (BMHTH), a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Walla Walla, Washington, focusing on HIV care and prevention, and care and recovery for people with substance use disorder. He is engaged in regional and statewide efforts to increase pathways for recovery in rural areas and for stigmatized patient populations. Everett co-authored the Greater Columbia Accountable Community of Health's opioid demonstration project, called the Opioid Resource Network, and continues to be engaged in Medicaid transformation efforts in his region, including heading one of the state’s inaugural Health Engagement Hub. He manages a regional site for naloxone distribution on a multi-year SAMHSA contract and a drug checking program as part of a University of Washington study. Mr. Maroon directs a braided Recovery Navigator Program and an Arrest and Jail Alternatives program, which is the first LEAD-based diversion program in Washington State east of the Cascades. His agency manages the medical and opioid medication program at the Walla Walla County Jail and supports youth at the Juvenile Justice Center in Walla Walla. BMHTH operates two clinics offering low-barrier buprenorphine prescribing, across five locations in Southeast Washington State. Everett is the 2021 NASW-WA Public Citizen of the Year. He also serves as Co-Chair for Washington State’s LGBTQ Commission.

Norma is the executive director of The Health Center, an independent non-profit school-based health clinic. The clinic provides low-barrier, no-cost primary medical and behavioral health care to students attending Walla Walla Public School's middle and high schools. Norma has expanded The Health Center's assets and services and led the organization to expand its services to a fourth school-based clinic and increase care for Spanish-speaking students and their families.

Tim serves as the Regional Director for the Walla Walla office of Catholic Charities Eastern WA. Tim guides the various programs operated by Catholic Charities in the area including Youth Services, Behavioral Health, Community Outreach, Immigration Legal Services, Basic Needs, and Housing. Tim received his Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Washington. Tim has been with CC since 2008. Tim has served on a number of local and statewide initiatives seeking to create connected community services that enable individuals and families access to equitable services.  

Tija Danzig and April Hunter are Senior Directors in the US Programs Team at Americares. Tija oversees a team of staff that support a portfolio of projects related to Climate and Disaster Resilience and Recovery and Communicable Diseases. April leads the US Medicine Security work that supports clinics and health centers with free in-kind pharmaceutical goods and supplies.

Tija Danzig and April Hunter are Senior Directors in the US Programs Team at Americares. Tija oversees a team of staff that support a portfolio of projects related to Climate and Disaster Resilience and Recovery and Communicable Diseases. April leads the US Medicine Security work that supports clinics and health centers with free in-kind pharmaceutical goods and supplies.