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Board Staff
 Michelle
Davis, MPA, joined the Board staff as executive director in October 2011
with 20 years of state service. Michelle came to the Board with a
strong background in public health policy development. Most recently,
Michelle was assistant director for Department of Health’s Office of
Policy, Legislative and Constituent Relations. In that capacity, she
served as a legislative liaison for the Department of Health, advocating
the department’s position on health–related state and federal
legislation, budget, and policy proposals.
Prior to that, Michelle served as the department’s
regulatory affairs manager, overseeing the implementation of sweeping regulatory
reform legislation and the development of significant public health regulations.
She was also the department’s legislative coordinator. Michelle has worked as the
department’s liaison to the Board since 2001. Early in her career, Michelle
worked briefly for the Governor’s Office and the Office of Minority and Business
Enterprises.
Michelle earned her bachelor of arts degree in political science
from Western Washington University and her master's degree in public
administration from The Evergreen State College.
| Address: |
PO Box 47990
Olympia, Washington 98504-7990 |
| Telephone: |
360-236-4105 |
| Fax: |
360-236-4088 |
| E-mail: |
michelle.davis@doh.wa.gov |
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 Desiree Day
Robinson joined the Board in June 2000 and was promoted to
executive assistant in June 2001. Her responsibilities
include public relations, office management, meeting planning, and managing
the budget. Ms. Robinson attended Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas.
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Gordon MacCracken joined the Board as
communications consultant in August of 2011
after working as a public information officer for the Department of
Health since 2008. He is a former daily newspaper editor and reporter in Southwest
Washington. His responsibilities include media and public relations, managing the
website, publications and graphic design, and editing and writing. He
is a University of Oregon graduate.
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 Christy Curwick Hoff, MPH,
joined the Board in October 2006 as a health policy analyst to support
the Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities. Christy
received her bachelor of science degree in biological sciences from the
University of California at Irvine and her master of public health
degree in environmental and occupational health from Loma Linda
University. Christy gained experience working at the national level
while serving in the Public Health Prevention Service at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Before joining the Board, she worked as
an occupational safety and health researcher for the Department of Labor
and Industries.
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 Yris Lance, MA, joined the Board in November 2010 as its
community relations liaison for the Governor's Interagency Council on
Health Disparities. Her work involves fostering partnerships and
collaboration with representatives from other agencies and organizations
to promote health equity in communities affected by health disparities.
Before joining the Council, Yris coordinated the three-year federal
grant Epilepsia en Washington at the Washington State Department of
Health. She successfully developed relationships and partnerships with
organizations serving families living in rural and underserved areas.
Yris also organized the Washington State’s Epilepsy Team and led its
participation in a National Learning Collaborative.
Yris is a native Spanish speaker from Venezuela. There, she earned a
business administration degree and worked for more than 17 years for
different national and international private organizations. Yris also
earned bachelor's and master’s degrees at the University of Washington.
Her focus on international studies, human rights, non-profit management,
and Hispanic studies has been united to many years of work as a
volunteer for different public organizations. Yris has served on
community development teams, and has provided training in human
relations, family planning, health, nutrition, and crime prevention to
adults, children, and youth. She has helped deliver social and medical
services to Spanish-speaking populations of Washington state, and has
written numerous articles about diversity and inclusion. Yris is highly
interested in the analysis and evaluation of cultural, health, and legal
issues affecting racial and ethnic populations.
| Address: |
PO Box 47990
Olympia, Washington 98504-7990 |
| Telephone: |
360-236-4109 |
| Fax: |
360-236-4088 |
| E-mail: |
yris.lance@doh.wa.gov |
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 Ned Therien, RS, joined the Board in March 2005.
He has more than three decades of experience in regulatory environmental health programs at
the state level. Ned's career in public health began in the public
health laboratory. It has included work in various environmental health
areas, such as food safety, shellfish sanitation, hazardous waste,
institutional sanitation, and drinking water. He completed a
major revision of the Board's food service rules with the Department of
Health's Office of Food Safety and Shellfish Programs.
Ned's special
focus areas for the Board include environmental health, and institutional
health and safety. Ned received his bachelor of science degree in
microbiology at the University of Washington. He has a master of science in microbiology from the University of Nebraska and a
master
of public health in environmental health from the University of
California, Berkeley. He is a registered sanitarian.
| Address: |
PO Box 47990
Olympia, Washington 98504-7990 |
| Telephone: |
360-236-4103 |
| Fax: |
360-236-4088 |
| E-mail: |
ned.therien@doh.wa.gov |
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 Tara Wolff, MPH, joined the Board in October 2003 as a health
policy advisor. She has more than
15 years of experience providing management and consultation services to
public health programs. She
has worked at all levels (local, state, national, and international) in
three countries (United States, UK, and Switzerland). Ms. Wolff has held positions in
a variety of organizations including the University of Washington, World
Health Organization, Public Health--Seattle & King County,
United Kingdom Health Education Authority, Washington State Department
of Health, and Department of Social and Health Services. She has had the opportunity to work on a broad range of public
health programs including: school-based clinics, smoking prevention
programs for young people, Sun Know How (a skin cancer prevention
campaign), Quitting is Winning (a multi-media campaign aimed at adults),
Breast and Cervical Screening, Immunization campaigns, Helping People
Change (health promotion training programs for GPs), and Healthy Schools.
Ms Wolff's special focus areas include: health promotion in
primary care, child health, team building, and evaluation/research. Before joining the
Board, her most recent consulting
assignment involved the design of questionnaires, data collection and
analysis, and creation of an online query system for Washington state's
local health jurisdictions and Department of Health. Ms. Wolff has a
master of public health degree from the University of
Washington. She is the Board's liaison for child health programs.
| Address: |
PO Box 47990
Olympia, Washington 98504-7990 |
| Telephone: |
360-236-4101 |
| Fax: |
360-236-4088 |
| E-mail: |
Tara.Wolff@doh.wa.gov |
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