Right after the start-up phase, I took over the reins of Redmond's first human services campus housing multiple agencies in a former strip mall. During my tenure, I helped establish FRC's ongoing viability by writing its first business plan, raising $500,000 for a public health dental clinic, overseeing its first financial audit, and initiating the debt retirement process for the four founding agencies. 

I solidified FRC board operations and began building creative collaborations among the partner agencies. I also served as the FRC liaison among other human services agencies and coalitions in the Puget Sound region.

Planning Coordinator, S. Snohomish County Family Support Center

Working as a consultant for Lutheran Social Services in South Snohomish County, I took 100+ community and agency representatives through the entire planning process to conceptualize and launch the area's first Family Support Center. 

By inviting key participants to the table, I was able to organize and conduct an effective series of public meetings. Through these events the representatives developed a design, selected a site, established program priorities, and adopted a management structure. Along with facilitation, I made numerous public presentations and wrote start-up grant applications. 

My final project report -- A Blueprint for a Suburban Family Support Center -- was used by planning partner, United Way of Snohomish County, to develop other centers.