WSPHA 2022 Annual Award Recipients
Each year WSPHA’s annual awards recognize distinguished individuals for their contributions to improving the public’s health in Washington. Nominations for the annual awards are solicited from our membership and the broad public health community. Celebrate the contributions of your public health colleagues by submitting nominations for the WSPHA Annual Awards. Awards will be presented at the WSPHA Annual Conference.
Below are the 2022 Annual WSPHA Award winners!
Public Health Leadership Award
This award recognizes leadership competence and demonstration in the areas of public health advocacy, research, education, and/or equity and social justice. The nominee must have substantive experience in the public health field.
Michelle Davis
Executive Director
Washington State Board of Health
Dr. Dakotah Lane
Executive Medical Director
Lummi Tribal Health Clinic
Pama Joyner
Director, COVID 19 Care Coordination Project
Washington State Department of Health
Dr. Michele Andrasik
Director, Social & Behavioral Sciences and Community Engagement
Fred Hutchison Cancer Center
Public Health Excellence Award
This award honors a public health employee who is not in a high level management position and who has shown excellence in public health practice. Demonstrated excellence could include skills that go above and beyond expected standards; professional commitment that has positively impacted fellow employees and /or the community; outstanding professional service in working with fellow employees and/or the public; or other professional actions that bring credibility and respect to the public health agency.
Dr. Meredith Li-Vollmer
Risk Communication Specialist
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Megan Moore
Healthy Communities Specialist
Kitsap Public Health District
Alyssa Pavitt
Regional Coordinator
Whatcom County Health Department
Health Equity Award
This award recognizes and honors a person who has championed the cause of equity and undoing of racism in their community. Examples of this work could include policy change, leadership, activism, community mobilization, or research.
Dr. Esther Min
Director for Environmental Health Research Partnerships
Front and Centered
Vanessa Rojas
Community Engagement Specialist
Washington State Department of Health
Exceptional Student Award
This award honors a student in public health or a related field who has shown leadership and commitment to public health in the areas of advocacy, research, academia, and/or community involvement. The nominee may be an undergraduate or graduate-level student.
Julia Bennett
PhD student
University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology
Nhu Nguyen
Bachelor of Arts in Public Health-Global Health and a Bachelor of Science in Biology
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Anne Massey
PhD student
University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology
Dr. Tiffany Liu
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
University of Washington, School of Nursing
June Robinson Public Health Funding Award
Presented to an elected official in Washington who has demonstrated ongoing support for public health and courageous leadership among his or her colleagues related to public health funding. The recipient is selected and awarded this honor by the WSPHA Board of Directors. There is no nomination process for this award.
Representative Jake Fey
27th Legislative District
Senator Marko Liias
21st Legislative District
Laurie Jinkins Public Health Champion Award
Presented to an elected official in Washington who has demonstrated ongoing support for public health and courageous leadership among his or her colleagues. The recipient is selected and awarded this honor by the WSPHA Board of Directors. There is no nomination process for this award.
Representative Eileen Cody
34th Legislative District
Public Health Governance Award
This award recognizes and honors a Board of Health (on any level) that champions public health and its critical role in the community it serves. Examples of this include policies, resolutions, and funding.
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
WSPHA President’s Award
Presented to someone who has demonstrated a holistic approach to the achievement of health. The recipient is selected and awarded this honor by the current president of WSPHA. There is no nomination process for this award.
JanMarie Ward, MPA
Private Consultant & 2022 WSPHA President-Elect
Jefferson Ketchel, MA RS
Executive Director, WSPHA
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