Executive Committee

Jody Jacobsen, Chair
Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services

Jody Jacobsen is the Director of Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services with a background in juvenile justice and court management. A lifelong resident of Port Angeles, Jody attended Port Angeles High School and Peninsula College before transferring to the University of Washington where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Society & Justice.  Jody later completed a Master’s Degree in Justice Management from the University of Nevada, Reno.

For over 27 years, Jody has helped youth and families navigate the Juvenile Court process during some of their most difficult and challenging life events. She has been a member of Prevention Works since the early 2000’s, participated in the training committee, and has served as the Treasurer since 2017 before being selected as chair in 2023.

Jody has been actively engaged in many youth serving organizations while working and raising her two boys here in Port Angeles.  She enjoys working directly with youth and believes that all youth deserve positive encouragement and supportive boundaries to reach their full potential.

Chair-Elect, Vacant

Kristi Queen, Board Secretary

Kristi worked in public education for 28 years as both a classroom teacher and a principal. She has served in the Kent, Shoreline, Mukilteo and Sequim school districts. She moved from Seattle to Sequim in 2018. She is currently a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in Education, emphasizing trauma-informed and restorative practices.

Susan Hillgren, Treasurer
Director: TAFY (The Answer for Youth)
Chair: Finance Committee

Susan was born in Port Angeles, left in 1977, and returned in 1996. She is a married, mother of 4 grandmother of 7, with 34 years in recovery.

She is currently (15 years) the director of The Answer For Youth (TAFY), a drop-in center for homeless and at-risk for homeless. She worked 5 years for Serenity House, 9 years for Family Planning of Clallam County, 3 years as a bus driver for Mason County, and many years as a waitress.

She is a Graduate of PAHS, has a Criminal Justice Certificate and holds a Chemical Dependency Professional Certificate.

She currently sits on the Prevention Works Board (23 years), PC Chemical Dependency Advisory Board, Reflections Treatment Center, and Unity in the Olympics.

Her awards include the Ruby Award, Clallam County Hero Award for 2011, and Peninsula Women in  December 2011.

Susan prides herself in knowing how to deal with active addict/alcoholics. She oversees all operations of both TAFY and Sprouting Hope Greenhouse, including the volunteers, community service clients and TAFY clients, and making sure all programs run smoothly and in a timely manner. TAFY has a men’s recovery housing unit and they are working on Micro homes (on church parking lots) for women with children who currently live in cars. TAFY allows everyone to have the rights to be exactly who they want to be.

Appointed Members

Ellen Fetchiet
Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice

Ellen Fetchiet has been a licensed and practicing mental health professional in four states since completing her Masters in Social Work from Michigan State University in 1976.  Ellen has advanced training working with children, families, parents, and professionals in Headstart through high school (*See below).  She has worked in public schools and day treatment programs.

Ellen went to Clallam County Public Health to work as a Maternity Support Services social worker in 1998, which is when she began working with Prevention Works!.  Before that, she worked for six years at Peninsula Community Mental Health Center (now called Peninsula Behavioral Health).

Over the years, Ellen has provided supervision to students from three different universities who were working to get their Masters degrees in Social Work and to those getting licensed after obtaining their degrees.  Thanks to a grant from Bill and Melinda Gates in 2013, Ellen and her husband Bill became master trainers for BlockFest here in Clallam County.

*Honoring Children-Mending the Circle, Circle of Security, Promoting First Relationships, Incredible Years, Strengthening Families Program, Guiding Good Choices, NCAST, LSCI (Life Space Crisis Intervention), and Experiential Education

Amanda Sanders
Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition

Amand Sanders is the Coordinator for the Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition. She volunteered with the coalition for several years before stepping into the role as coordinator. Amanda is passionate about providing opportunities to support youth mental health and give youth safe places to thrive into adulthood.

Amanda has lived in Port Angeles for 20 years.  Before focusing her volunteer and work energy towards youth prevention of substance use and mental health, she worked in early childhood development and kindergarten readiness. Prior to that, she had a massage and yoga practice.

Contractors working for the Board

• Shelly Zollman, Program Coordinator
• Jennifer Charles, Accounts Manager

Emeritus / Past Board Members

• Norma Turner, Retired
• Florence Bucierka, Retired, Clallam County Human Services Planner
• Lisa Lyon, Lutheran Community Services NW
• Cynthia Martin, Parenting Matters Foundation
• Ann Simpson, Mariposa House
• Mary Wegmann, Retired Psychologist
• Joy Sheedy, Child Care Task Force
• Yvette Cline, Child Care Task Force
• Stacie Neff, North Olympic Health Network
• Heather Nelson, Olympic Medical Center
• Tracey Hosselkus, Retired, Lower Elwha Ed Director/COO/ & ECE Instructor
• Kim Davies Lohman

Please email us at [email protected]  to reach any Board Members or Contractors listed above.