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Public HSSA Board Meetings are held quarterly on the third Wednesday of March, June, September at 3:00pm and December at 1:00pm. Meeting locations rotate, and will be posted on meeting agendas.

How to Apply

HSSA Board members are appointed, three each by the Governor, the Spokane County Commissioners and the Mayor of Spokane. Each entity has its own process for appointments when one becomes available. Please inquire at info@hssaspokane.org to discuss vacancies and obtain up-to-date contact information for each government office. Up to five additional seats may be appointed by the Board of Trustees itself. To apply for open positions, please send a letter of interest and resume to info@hssaspokane.org.
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Erin Williams Hueter

Erin Williams Hueter

Executive Director

Erin Williams Hueter joined Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County in January 2023 as Executive Director. She discovered her passion for service at an early age and has been working in human services, public health, and violence prevention for thirty years. While completing an internship serving victims of domestic violence, she developed deep compassion for this population and... Read More
Francisco Velazquez, MD

Francisco Velazquez, MD

Board Chair

Francisco Velázquez, M.D., S.M., F.C.A.P. serves as Spokane County Health Officer at the Spokane Regional Health District. Dr. Velázquez is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML) and PAML Ventures, a healthcare solutions company with a focus in diagnostics, and one of the top ten reference laboratories in the country. Prior to his role... Read More
Allison Glasunow, Ph.D., J.D.

Allison Glasunow, Ph.D., J.D.

Vice-Chair

Allison Glasunow, Ph,D., J.D. and Attorney with Perkins Coie, was appointed by the Spokane Board of County Commissioners to also serve a four-year term. She focuses on life sciences and biotechnology patent counsel for large, mid and small-cap companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, universities, research institutes, and financiers (venture, angel, etc.); and provides strategic counseling and advising, due-diligence, invalidity, competitor analytics... Read More
Kevin Oldenburg, Ph.D.

Kevin Oldenburg, Ph.D.

Grants Committee Chair

Kevin Oldenburg is a serial entrepreneur. His latest venture is the start-up 2nd Sight Bioscience where is serves as CEO and is co-founder of this AgTech company that develops and engineers innovative devices to further automate the agricultural industry. Oldenburg was the co-founder of MatricCal Bioscience, a company he grew in Spokane that focused on designing and building scientific equipment... Read More
Darryl Potyk, MD

Darryl Potyk, MD

Secretary & Governance Committee Chair

Dr. Daryl Potyk is a medical doctor who received his undergraduate degree from the University of California (UCLA) at Los Angeles and his medical degree from the University of California (USC) medical school. He is a practicing physician with nearly 25 years of experience in graduate medical education (residencies) as well as other medical student education. He currently serves as... Read More
​Jason Thackston

​Jason Thackston

Board Member, Past Chair

Jason Thackston is the Senior Vice President of Energy Resources for Avista Corporation. As Avista’s senior vice president, Thackston is responsible for overseeing the utility's gas and electric transmission and distribution operations. He previously served as Avista's vice president of finance, overseeing financing and capital activities and being involved in corporate development, investor relations, risk management, and planning and analysis... Read More
Daryll DeWald, Ph.D.

Daryll DeWald, Ph.D.

Board Member

Daryll DeWald, Ph.D. was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve a four-year term. Dr. DeWald is the Vice President of Washington State University (WSU) Health Sciences Chancellor WSU Health Sciences Spokane. He leads development of WSU’s rapidly growing, world-class center for health sciences education and research. DeWald joined WSU Health Sciences Spokane in September 2017 as its fourth chancellor... Read More
Alex Jackson

Alex Jackson

Board Member

Alex Jackson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Executive, Inland Northwest Region for MultiCare. He joined MultiCare Rockwood Clinic in 2018 as its Chief Operating officer until transitioning to the President and COO role in 2020. Jackson brings more than 30 years of progressive health care leadership experience in a variety of roles and settings including COO and CEO... Read More
Alison Poulsen

Alison Poulsen

Board Member

In June 2014, Alison moved from Seattle to lead the Better Health Together team of tenacious problem solvers committed to radically improving our region’s health. Better Health Together is a community based nonprofit organization.Alison brings a wealth of executive level nonprofit leadership, corporate social responsibility and community engagement experience as key tools for creating sustainable community impact. Prior to moving... Read More