Kristi Slette
Executive Director
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The important work of WFCN includes convening and connecting diverse people and their perspectives around significant issues that impact the lives of children, families and communities. We hold space in community for change to spark and catalyze. I value discussion as action, use of strength-based perspective and creativity as a source of solutions and dreams for our children, families and communities.
I come to the staff with over 30 years of human services experience in public safety, civic engagement, adult education, and non-profit management. I have a heart for providing children love and safety in families and communities and a personal understanding of the impact adverse childhood experiences can have on individuals and families.
I enjoy time with family and friends. I love camping, kayaking, biking casually, walking and swimming for exercise. I attend church and community events that further develop my spiritual and social relationships. I enjoy listening to music and creating things.
Allison Ormsby
Mount Baker Community Coalition Co-Coordinator
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As Co-Coordinator of the Mount Baker Community Coalition (MBCC), I focus on community outreach and youth engagement, working to support and empower young people in the Mount Baker School District. I co-advise the Mount Baker High School Prevention Club, One Baker Voice, and engage junior high and high school students in Peer 2 Peer prevention efforts. My work aligns with MBCC’s mission to build a strong, resilient community by preventing substance misuse, promoting mental well-being, and amplifying youth voices.
I am dedicated to creating spaces where young people feel heard, valued, and supported. My professional background includes working with homeless and formerly homeless adults experiencing severe mental health, behavioral, and substance use disorders—an experience that deepened my commitment to ensuring a brighter future for youth. Additionally, with a decade of experience as a personal trainer and life coach, my transition into substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion has felt like a natural evolution of my work.
Outside of work, I find joy in creative expression and movement. I love exploring personal style through fashion, training in Jiu-Jitsu and strength sports, and diving into artistic projects. I also recharge by listening to music, tending to my spiritual well-being, and spending time with friends
Savannah (Sav) Hummelschell
MAD HOPE Prevention Program Manager
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As a coordinator for the MAD HOPE program, the work I do contributes to the resilience of Whatcom County by empowering youth to help out their friends and peers who are struggling with their mental health. The MAD HOPE Program trains youth in how to build up their resilience by utilizing the tools around them in their environment, such as finding activities they enjoy, fostering relationships with adults they trust, and gaining the confidence to ask for help for themselves or a friend when they need it. A huge part of building and maintaining a resilient community is instilling the skills of resilience in the youth.
My unique perspective here at WFCN/MAD HOPE is in my educational background. I have a degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Global Health. I conducted research in Whatcom County called the “COVID Impact Assessment”. This was where myself, and a team of 15 others, immersed ourselves into the community to find out what populations were impacted the most, and how to move forward using an upstream approach. Learning about how COVID impacted the mental health in our community, and especially in our youth, is something I carry with me to every MAD HOPE Training.
I build up my resilience in Whatcom County by enjoying being outside! If I am not working or volunteering, I am in the mountains, in the ocean or somewhere in the woods. Going to where there is fresh air, sunshine, and cool glacial melt is the main way I de-stress. I enjoy spending time on my paddle board on Lake Whatcom or backpacking through the Mt. Baker wilderness.
