Board of Directors
About Our Board
Our Board members are true change agents who support visionary actions. They represent the multifaceted nature of our region’s health care—rural and urban, public and private, health plans and health systems and social determinants of health organizations. The Board prioritizes input from Committees and Collaboratives to drive our vision to be the healthiest region in the state. Above all, they are champions for healthy people and thriving communities.
Building a Board representative of the Region
When Better Health Together was first established, we knew that elevating community voice and supporting folks who experienced the highest level of health disparities had to extend to how we built our board of directors.
Informed by Community Voice
Better Health Together was founded on the principle that when we step back and let the local community lead, we find the best and most sustainable solutions to some of our most complex problems. That starts with how leadership centers community in decision-making.
Upcoming Meetings
All Board Meetings begin with a Public Comment period where community members can address board members directly.
The ACH Meeting begins immediately after the comment period, and all are invited to attend and listen in person or via webinar. Once the ACH portion of the meeting is complete, the public will be asked to step off the call for the private meeting to commence.
The following are our 2026 confirmed Board meetings. Please register at the form below or reach out to our team at [email protected] to receive instructions for virtual public comment.
- Friday, March 27 9am-3pm
- Friday, June 26 9am-3pm
- Friday, November 20 9am-3pm
- Friday, December 18 9am-3pm
Board of Directors
Tamilka LaMere (she/her)
Chair, Board of Directors
Spokane Public Schools
Beverly Sarles (she/her)
Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Pend Oreille County Counseling Services
Dave Iverson (he/him)
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Healthy Ferry County Coalition
Kurtis Robinson (he/him)
Secretary, Board of Directors
JEDIH Mindset Trainer
Washington Coalition for Police Accountability
Front and Centered Community Council
Washington For Black Lives
Commissioner for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
Spokane Human Rights Commissioner
Kiana McKenna (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington
Fawn Schott (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Volunteers of America
Dorothy Sivanish (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Molina Health Plan of Washington
Lacey Bacon (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Newe Style Consulting
David Crump (he/his)
Member, Board of Directors
Spokane Public Schools, Behavioral Health
Ash Riant (they/them)
Member, Board of Directors
Propolis Innovations Consulting
Freda Gandy (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
MLK Center
KJ January (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Spectrum Center Spokane
Stephaine Courtney (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
The Shades of Motherhood Network and The Learning Project Network
Shawn Brigman (he/him)
Member, Board of Directors
Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes
Luke Baumgarten (he/him)
Member, Board of Directors
Range Media
Juliana Matthews Repp (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Sage Indigenous Law Center
Rachel Ferguson (she/her)
Member, Board of Directors
Propolis Innovations Consulting
Meeting Agendas
Position Statements and Key Documents
2026 Meeting Minutes
2025 Meeting Minutes
No ACH Agenda