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.

Julia joined Seattle Center, a department of the City of Seattle, in 2006 as Managing Director for Arts & Community Programs. Six years later, she spearheaded the creation of Seattle/King County Clinic - a community project that brings together healthcare organizations, civic agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and volunteers to produce a large-scale, four-day, free health clinic each year. Since its inception, Julia has led the Clinic’s development, overseeing partnerships and resource cultivation, communications and outreach, leadership and volunteer engagement, as well as clinic design and operations. Over ten years, in collaboration with more than 100 partner organizations and 35,000 volunteers, the Clinic has provided $30 million in dental, medical, vision, and social services to more than 33,000 patients.  

Trevan will share how providers can use available language services resources to improve the patient experience while mitigating risk for themselves and their clinics. 

Laura Hight is the Executive Director of the Community Mediation Center and a certified mediator. She is a lifelong Cowlitz County resident and appreciates both the natural beauty and traditional values of Southwest Washington. She has a B.S. in Healthcare Administration from WGU and draws on her 18 years of experience in retail and restaurant management in her facilitation work with local government, businesses and fellow non-profits.

Avonte Jackson is the Executive Director of Grace Clinic, a free clinic serving the Tri-Cities community. With more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Avonte has held a variety of leadership roles and currently serves as Treasurer for the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics & Pharmacies. Deeply passionate about advancing the mission of nonprofit organizations—especially free and charitable clinics—Avonte is dedicated to equipping non-profits to meet new challenges and confidently embrace the future.

Helen Kenoyer is the Chief Operating Officer at Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic (OPCC) in Port Angeles, WA. She has a long history of harm reduction work in Clallam County, including operation and build-out of the Clallam County Syringe Services Program (now the Harm Reduction Center), substance use disorder counseling and intensive case management. Helen developed and expanded the inter-disciplinary REdisCOVERY team, based on based on medical, behavioral and social service needs expressed and discovered in Clallam County. She interwove social and health services into then-disparate REdisCOVERY programs to create a cohesive service model that provides support to participants regardless of their acuity of need and ability to set and pursue goals.

As an RN who worked primarily in Cardiology and Critical Care as a caregiver, manager, and educator, I wanted to do volunteer work that was different than my employment. I started with the Free Medical Clinic (Community Health Partners) in 2007 and joined the board in 2008. I continue work both at the clinic and other activities that inform the community about healthcare opportunities.

Peter Milgrom, DDS is Emeritus Professor of Oral Health Sciences and co-founded the University of Washington Community Dental Clinic at Kaiser Permanente in Kelso/Longview, Washington in 1999. He has been recognized throughout the world as a clinical scholar and innovator in a career spanning more than 50 years. He is best known for creating the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington and introducing silver diamine fluoride and other preventive agents into the United States. Among numerous awards, he received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Bergen, Norway, the Norton Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research by the American Dental Association, and the Distinguished Dental Behavioral Scientist and Irwin M. Mandel Distinguished Mentor Awards of the International Association for Dental Research. Dr. Milgrom has published more than 350 research papers and multiple books.

GeneSight is a pharmacogenomics testing technology used as a tool to help reduce if not eliminate the trial and error approach to behavioral health medication selection and management. Timothy is a military veteran with 10+ years of experience introducing and educating healthcare providers on the GeneSight technology.

Leah Moore is very involved in her community, serving on the Kelso School Board, volunteering her time to serve others and supporting her three kids in their many sports and activities. She enjoys camping and kayaking in her free time. Leah works with individuals in conflict and guides them through the mediation process, step by step, using her Master's degree.

Franny serves as the Project Director for Seattle/King County Clinic, which provides free dental, medical, vision and other healthcare services to thousands of patients in need. She first joined the clinic as a volunteer in 2015 and has since grown into a full-time staff member for the last 6 years. In her role, Franny coordinates all aspects of clinic operations - from logistics and supply chain to volunteer engagement and partner collaboration. Her leadership supports this highly complex, four-day Clinic that mobilizes more than 1,000 volunteers per day.