About JDRF Northwest Chapter
We are one of several international chapters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which is headquartered in New York City. We serve people living with type 1 diabetes, and their friends and family living in Washington, Montana, and Alaska.
Sign up for our newsletters or download an informational brochure about JDRF Northwest Chapter, regional contacts, and free resources for the newly diagnosed. If you have questions, please contact the Northwest Chapter office at (206) 838-5153 or e-mail jdrfnorthwest@jdrf.org.
- History & Mission
- Organizational Structure
- Board of Directors
- Inland NW Branch Board of Directors
- JDRF Staff & Contact Information
History & Mission
We were established in 1982 when three local families, united by a determination to find a cure for their children, founded the chapter. Volunteers, board members and staff work in partnership to raise the critical dollars needed to fund the world’s best type 1 diabetes research. We raised over $2.9 million in fiscal year 2010.
We offer resources for newly diagnosed families, including the Bag of Hope, Parent-to-Parent Network and online support. Our Government Relations program advocates tirelessly on behalf of diabetes research and funding. We are a central resource for information about the local diabetes community in Seattle, which is home to some of the most prominent diabetes research and treatment sites in the country.
JDRF is structured on a business-world model that efficiently and effectively directs resources to research aimed at finding a cure as soon as possible. In a typical year, more than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education. Because of its unwavering focus on its mission, for the fifth year in a row JDRF has received an “A” rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy, the only such rating for any international diabetes organization. JDRF also received top rankings from other independent sources that rate charitable giving, including Forbes magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and The Wall Street Journal’s Smart Money magazine.
To learn more about JDRF Northwest news and events, sign up for our quarterly newsletter. Our website also offers resources to help you learn more about diabetes and JDRF-funded research.
Organizational Structure
We strive to meet our mission under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors and through the efforts of professional staff and countless volunteers who share our commitment to finding a cure.
As a part of JDRF, members of the Seattle Guild create and produce their annual signature event –the JDRF Dream Gala– which has raised over $25 million for diabetes research.
JDRF Northwest serves families coping with diabetes in Washington, Montana and Alaska through its chapter office in Seattle and branch offices throughout the region. Please contact a staff member in your area for more details about local events, resources or volunteer opportunities.
JDRF Northwest Chapter Board of Directors
- Tom Bahn - President
Callison - Julie Spencer - Treasurer
- Jeff Jensen - Secretary
Radiant Research, Inc. - Mark Bacik
Koval Williamson - Barbara Bendrick
LexisNexis Applied Discovery, Inc. - Michael P. Boyle
Retired, Microsoft - Shanai Cole
Everett Public Schools - Tracy Corgiat
Polyclinic Community Health Foundation - John Crosetto
Garvey Schubert Barer - Seán Curran
Viniq - Kristin Fitzpatrick
Consultant - Elisa Graceffo
Microsoft - Dustin Grosse
Microsoft Corporation - Gary Haines
First Mutual Bank - Joanne Hanson
DECK - Brent Harris
Nordstrom - Deborah Hefty
Benaroya Research Institute - Christy Hughes
Microsoft - Allison Johnson
- Ron Kent
Boeing - Mary Knell
Wells Fargo - Korey Korfiatis
Firefly/Flint Creative - Morris Kremen
Microsoft - Johnathan Letcher
Highline Public Schools - Richard Mauseth, MD
Woodinville Pediatrics - Janice Merdgen
Consultant - Amy Mouat-Hunter, MD
Bellingham Anesthesis Associates - Jack Nagan
Benaroya Research Institute - Brett Nebeker
Propel Insurance - Craig Parker
Callison - Tom Rook
The Commerce Bank - Rick Rosbach
Merrill Lynch - Steve Schiro
Microsoft - Stephen L. Tarnoff, MD
Group Health Cooperative - Clay Thomson
Weyerhaeuser - Elizabeth Ury
- Peter Wicklund
Freestone Capital Management - Lori Woods
IsoRay, Inc.
Inland NW Branch Board of Directors
- Mike Bowers
- Brady Cass, President
- Illa Davis, Outreach Chair
- Aaron Fielder
- Don Garrison
- Don Huddleston
- Randy Hurst
- Sue Lesher
- Dr. Sara Melendy
- Bill Morphy, Outreach Chair
- Mike Norwood
- Sally Poutiatine, Past President & Advocacy Team Leader
- Kim Rogge
- Doug Titus
- Larry Trefry
- Shea Wills
South Sound Branch Board of Directors
- Meg VanSchoorl - President
Washington State House of Representatives - Greg Amann
VSI Law Group - Kathleen Clark - Strategic Planning Chair
Washington Wellness - Corinne Collie
Community Volunteer - Mark Collingwood
Medtronic Diabetes - Heather Denis - Outreach Chair
Harrison Medical Center - Bobby Erickson - Advocacy Team Chair
Hawkeye - Cohesion - Dee Gahan
DaVita - Lisa Kelly
Community Volunteer - John Margo
Harman Management - Barbara Marshall, MD
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital - Brynn Meines
Puyallup School District - Vince Navarre
Roche Diagnostics - Julie Nordlund
Community Volunteer - Jude Restis
Boeing - Carol Stiefer
Windermere Real Estate - Faith Trimble
FLT Consulting - Jane Wehrli - Major Gifts & Planned Giving Chair
Community Volunteer
South Sound Branch News and Events
JDRF Northwest Staff & Contact Information
Below you’ll find contact information for the JDRF Northwest office in Seattle, as well as branch locations in Washington, Montana and Alaska. If you are unsure of the contact person or location, please call the chapter office at (206) 838-5153 or (800) 925-5533 for assistance.
JDRF Northwest Chapter
1215 Fourth Ave, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98161
Phone: (206) 838-5153 or (800) 925-5533
Fax: (206) 838-5158
E-mail: jdrfnorthwest@jdrf.org
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| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nadine Heichel | Executive Director | nheichel@jdrf.org |
| Becky Baumgardner | Office Manager | bbaumgardner@jdrf.org |
| Brad Benson | Special Events Manager | bbenson@jdrf.org |
| Justin Boyd | Data Coordinator | jboyd@jdrf.org |
| Jennifer Cullimore | Administrative Assistant | jcullimore@jdrf.org |
| Marisa Hull | Special Events Director | mhull@jdrf.org |
| Susan Horst | Special Events Coordinator | shorst@jdrf.org |
JDRF Seattle Guild
1215 Fourth Ave, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98161
Phone: (206) 343-0873 / Fax: (206) 343-7015
E-mail: seattleguild@jdrf.org
Web: www.jdrfdreamgala.org
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| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Toby Erickson | Executive Director | terickson@jdrf.org |
| Paige Commerée | Special Events Coordinator | pcommeree@jdrf.org |
| Jeremy Peck | Special Events Manager | jpeck@jdrf.org |
| Brianne Vanderlinden | Special Events Coordinator | bvanderlinden@jdrf.org |
Branch Contact Information
South Sound (serving Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston & Lewis counties)
Marisa Hull
1215 Fourth Ave, Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98161
mhull@jdrf.org
Phone: (206) 838-5153
Inland Northwest (serving Spokane)
Kay C. England
9 S. Washington #704
Spokane WA 99201
kengland@jdrf.org
Phone: (509) 459-6307
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Missoula, Montana
Trish Duce
montanajdrf@yahoo.com
Phone: (406) 549-0554
Bozeman, Montana
Susan Horst
jdrfnorthwest@jdrf.org
Phone: (206) 838-5153
Anchorage, Alaska
jdrfnorthwest@jdrf.org
Phone: (206) 838-5153