Thanks to new 2018 funding from the City of Seattle, the Coalition has grown. Alicia Glenwell, the Coalition’s Trauma & Behavioral Health Systems Coordinator for the past eight years, has taken on a new role (and newly created position): Policy and Special Projects Manager!
Alicia’s new work aims to help the Coalition’s member programs engage in local legislative and funding advocacy. She also coordinates with our state and federal partners, organizes advocacy training and voter registration efforts, supports the work of our social justice allies, and many other projects aimed at amplifying our voices and the voices of the survivors we serve. Her new role also places her as representative of the Coalition and our membership in planning efforts and coordination of the Day One shelter inventory system.
We’re thrilled to have Alicia’s empty shoes filled by the incredibly talented Idabelle Fosse, MSW. “I am at the Coalition to help look at the intersections of mental health work and DV/SA. I am working on making sure that mental health providers have the support they need to provide quality services to survivors in a trauma informed manner, and that DV/SA providers have access to well-trained mental health providers. I love being involved in making sure that there are mental health services for people who need them,” says Idabelle.
Having worked most recently with the Seattle Human Services Coalition, we’re glad to have a new teammate familiar with coalition work. Idabelle also has a vast wealth of experience to draw on—from running a transitional living program for women, to working on DV/SA legislative advocacy and prevention efforts—as well as violence prevention work through her current role as Co-Chair of the Seattle Women’s Commission.
Asked what excites her most about the Coalition’s work? “The commitment to change things for the better for survivors and the community through systems work with an equity lens.” We’re so glad Idabelle’s here.
If you see her around, make sure to say “hi!”