1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Board of Health  
Metropolitan King County Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair; Jorge Barón, Reagan Dunn;  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
City of Seattle Members:  
Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara Nelson  
Alternate: Bruce Harrell  
Sound Cities Association Members:  
Heather Koellen, RN, BSN, CCRN, Vice Chair; Penny Sweet  
Alternates: Amy Lam, Cheryl Rakes  
Public Health, Facilities, and Providers:  
Butch de Castro, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN; Lisa Chew, MD,  
MPH; Katherine Gudgel, MS;  
Alternate: Patricia Egwuatu, DO  
Consumers of Public Health:  
Quiana Daniels, BS, RN, LPN, Vice Chair; Robin Narruhn, PhD,  
MN, RN;  
Alternate: Mustafa Mohammed, MBCHB, MHP, AAC  
Community Stakeholders:  
Christopher Archiopoli, Victor Loo  
Alternate: Francoise Milinganyo  
American Indian Health Commission:  
Esther Lucero (Diné), MPP; Alternate: Abigail Echo-Hawk  
(Pawnee), MA  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Seattle-King County Department of  
Public Health  
Staff: Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator -  
KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov  
1:00 PM  
Thursday, May 16, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
May 16, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:03 p.m.  
Roll Call  
15 -  
Present:  
Archiopoli, Barón, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Hollingsworth, Kettle,  
Koellen, Loo, Lucero, Mosqueda, Narruhn, Nelson and Sweet  
1 - Chew  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular  
Members  
Boardmembers Lam, Rakes, Mohammed and Milinganyo were also in attendance.  
Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2024  
Boardmember Koellen moved to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2024 meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
May 16, 2024  
5.  
Public Comments  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Mark Lloyd  
Elizabeth Maupin  
6.  
Chair's Report  
The Chair briefed the Board on the upcoming agenda and invited Boardmember Dunn  
to share the announcement of the 2024 King County Substance Use Conference.  
Boardmember Dunn announced the 2024 King County Substance Use Conference:  
A Vision for Hope  
Hosted by Boardmember Reagan Dunn  
Thursday, June 6th at Highline College in Des Moines  
9am-3pm  
It’s free to register, there is a in-person and virtual option to attend, go to  
kingcounty.gov/sudconference  
7.  
Director's Report  
Director Faisal Kahn, reported on the budget outlook for Public Health - Seattle and  
King County, and answered questions.  
Briefings  
8.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B12  
Ongoing Efforts to Address the Opioid Crisis, Part 2  
Dr. Mia Shim, Chief Medical Officer for Community Health Services at Public Health,  
Dr. Caleb Banta-Green, Director of the University of Washington’s Center for  
Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research, Boardmember  
Esther Lucero, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Seattle Indian Health  
Board, and Brad Finegood, Strategic Advisor at Public Health, briefed the Board and  
answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
9.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B13  
A Public Health Approach to Addressing Gun Violence  
Eleuthera Lisch, Director of the Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Aley  
Joseph, Senior Epidemiologist, and Karyn Brownson, Community Safety Manager in  
the Violence and Injury Prevention Unit, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
May 16, 2024  
10.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B14  
Board of Health Homelessness and Health Workgroup Update  
Vice Chair Quiana Daniels, briefed the Board on the Board’s Homelessness and  
Health Workgroup.  
This matter was Presented  
11.  
12.  
Board Member Updates  
No updates were given.  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
No other business was presented.  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:18 p.m.  
If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda,  
please call (206) 263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of  
Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov