The key to management success of the professionally staffed, volunteer-supported FUSION organization is a fusion of expertise and time and talent of dedicated community members.
FUSION Staff
David Harrison
FUSION Executive Director
Stephanie Barnes
Transitional Housing Case Manager
Alana Young
Finance and Administration Assistant
The Pete Andersen FUSION Family Center
Dorsol Plants
Program Manager
Daniel Lumley
Family Center Staff
Additional Family Center Staff
Sabrina Cannon Case Manager Housing and Employment Specialist
Maryann Callahan
MeAsha Davis Paige Sauer
Alma Lopez
Danielle Relerford-Mancil
Jana Hastings
Brianna Provo (Social Work Intern)
Executive Board Members
An all-volunteer working Board of Directors oversees governance of FUSION business and steers the organization in productive directions.
Julie Siegler Executive Board Chair
Thomas Cameron Vice Chair
Kathy Gendron Secretary
Cindy Piennett Treasurer
Bob Wroblewski Immediate Past Chair
Carl Buehring Founder
Phil Wamba Founder
Kim Casey
Pat Chesebro
Katherine Festa
Byron Hiller
Andrea Hogan
Sandy Huggins
Martin Moore
Ken Schiewetz
Kathy Ward
Advisory Council
An Advisory Council of community leaders lends their expertise in all matters essential to success of the FUSION mission.
Kristin Barsness, Barsness Consulting
Syd Bersante, St. Joseph Medical Center, Retired
Dr. Tammy Campbell, Federal Way Public Schools
Robin Corak, Multi-Service Center
Jennifer Dunn, Umpqua Bank
Hope Elder, Federal Way Community Caregiving Network
Susie Horan, Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate
Jesse Johnson, Washington State District 30 Representative
Lisa Johnson, Former FUSION Housing Client
Dennis LaPorte, Krillich, LaPorte, West & Lockner, Retired
Peggy LaPorte, FUSION Founder
Rebecca Laszlo, Rebecca Laszlo Consulting
Manny Maldonado, HomeStreet Bank
Rebecca Martin, Federal Way Chamber of Commerce
Tom Medhurst, L&L Nursery Service
Duke Paulson, Tacoma Rescue Mission
Jack Stanford, Stanford Insurance
Anissa Stella, TOTE Maritime Alaska
Pete von Reichbauer, Metropolitan King County Council
Pastor Dan Weber, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Claire Wilson, Washington State 30th District Senator