Meet Our Team
Ashley Thomasson
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Executive Director
Ashley has dedicated her career to housing advocacy. Hired in 2008 after receiving her BA in Human Services, she piloted the first Rapid Rehousing Program in Whatcom County, supporting hundreds of households in sustaining housing. As our Housing Director, Ashley received her Non-Profit Management certificate from the University of Washington and oversaw rapid growth while maintaining high-quality services.
Ashley took the helm as Executive Director in 2023 and is poised to lead Lydia Place through strategic planning and vision building to meet the growing and changing needs of our community’s most vulnerable families.
Haley Sullivan
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Human Resources &
Operations Manager
Emily Shere
Administrative Assistant
Amanda Blomquist
Training Manager
Mae Thungc-Lease
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Manager of Grants, Contracts,
& Impact
Christina Goodwin
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Finance Manager
Tim O’Donnell
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Accounting Coordinator
Becca Seim
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Property Manager
Chris Ludjin
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Facilities & Capital Projects Manager
Craig Brooks
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Maintenance Technician
Tally Rabatin
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Community Engagement Director
With a professional background in construction, retail management, event planning, and community outreach, Tally was recruited to the Lydia Place Board of Directors in 2009 and served as Board Director until 2014. Tally’s passion for a community where everyone has a home and the opportunity to thrive kept her involved at Lydia Place, and she accepted the Community Engagement Director position in 2018. Tally believes everyone has something to contribute to ending family homelessness and looks forward to creating new avenues for the community to get involved!
Meredith Stamey
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Development Manager
Heather Fleming
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Program & Partnership Coordinator
Riston Taylor
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Development & Volunteer Coordinator
Dejah Lynn Griffin
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Marketing & Design Manager
Lacey Stewart
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Event Coordinator
Tiffini Ayala
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Housing Program Director
Tiffini grew up in a Mexican American, multi-generational household in northern Nevada. After graduate school, where she focused her education on Mexican immigration and its impacts on families, she worked as a housing case manager in our Rapid Rehousing Program here at Lydia Place, before eventually moving on to manage our Permanent Supportive Housing Program, DVSAS and Engedi partnerships. Tiffini became Housing Program Director in 2023 and is excited to invest in larger conversations and actions around ensuring families in Whatcom County have the opportunity to thrive in safe and stable housing.
Heidi Chandonnet
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Program Manager
Annabelle Stefanoff
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Case Manager
Katy Tolles
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Case Manager
Mackenzie Neely
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Case Manager
Sarah Takemura
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Case Manager
Katie Chandler
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Case Manager
Louis Walbrek
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Program Manager
Eve Chamberlain
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Case Manager
Sol Montalvo Caraballo
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Case Manager
Haley Orr
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Case Manager
Erika Grisel Hernandez
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Housing Data Coordinator
Sadie Townsby
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Program Manager
Jess Kumar
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Case Manager
(Spanish Bilingual)
Christal Seitz
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Case Manager
Kate Phillips
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Program Manager
Julie Jakobitz
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Intake Coordinator
Erin Smith
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Clinical Program Director
Erin has a career of serving children and families that spans more than 25 years and numerous countries and states before landing here at Lydia Place as our Clinical Director. Erin is a licensed independent clinical social worker and has created an innovative and responsive Mental Health Program at Lydia Place where providers are able to re-imagine mental health outside the box of traditional clinical settings. In her current role, Erin blends her passion for mental health, social justice, relationship-building, and healing-centered work.
Jennifer Hooper
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Program Manager
Amber Oldham
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Family Support Specialist
Hannah Vandermay
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Family Support Specialist
Sarah Kidd
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Family Support Specialist
Yesenia Avelar
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Family Support Specialist
(Spanish Bilingual)
Nicolle Juarez
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Family Support Specialist
(Spanish Bilingual)
Holly Martinsen
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Clinical Supervisor
Diana Meeks
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Mental Health Clinician & Program Coordinator
Amanda Doell
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Mental Health Clinician
Andi Erpenbach
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Mental Health Clinician
Tristan Quan
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Mental Health Clinician
Cassidy Schroeder
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Mental Health Clinician
Tonani McBride
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Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Clinician
Natalie Wilder
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Mental Health Intern
Charlie Robertson
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Mental Health Intern