Staff

Julie Bunker - RD Treatment Adherence Coordinator since September 2008. 

Julie graduated from the University of Tennessee in Nutrition and has previously worked in the acute healthcare setting at both Sacred Heart Medical Center and Empire Health Services as a manager and registered dietitian. In addition to her role at SAN, Julie works for the Spokane Veteran's Home. Julie was born in Wenatchee but grew up around Knoxville, Tennessee. She moved to Spokane in 1986.

Renee Cleveland- Accounting Manager since January 2010

Renee has a Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting, and a Bachelor of Operations Management from Eastern Washington University.  She also has her Masters in International Management from Whitworth University.  Renee's previous work includes 18 years of bookkeeping in many types of businesses from non-profit to Real Estate Closing/Funding.  Renee was born in Oklahoma, raised in Mississippi and Idaho, and has called Spokane home since 1979. She has exceptional stress management skills that have been developed as a result of having two toddler twins in addition to two grown children.

Katie Coker - Executive Director since July 2009. 

Katie graduated from Brandeis University's Heller School in May 2005 with a Master of Arts degree in Sustainable International Development. Katie was previously employed with Catholic Relief Services in Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Zambia working on HIV/AIDS programs, among others. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer for three years in the Ivory Coast and a World Food Program volunteer serving refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia while stationed in Guinea. Raised in Cusick, Washington, Katie now calls Spokane home, for the second time in her life.

Wendi Dunlap – Women & Families Case Manager since November 2008. 

Wendi graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work in 2006 and attained her Master's degree in Social Work the following year. Wendi previously worked at CORD as the REACH coordinator in 2007, providing emergency funding for HIV/AIDS clients. She has lived in the Spokane area for more than 25 years, and is a mother of one teenage daughter.

Mark Garrett - Client Advocate since 2003. 

Mark graduated from the University of Alaska Business Management Program and attended Eastern Washington University Computer Science Program from 2000-2001. Previously an Outreach Worker with SAN (2001), Mark currently serves as SAN client advocate.  In this role, Mark contributes to the following planning councils: Local HIV Care Planning Group (LPG), Washington State Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (GACHA), Region 1 HIV Prevention Planning Group (RPG), State HIV Prevention Planning Group (SPG), Lifelong AIDS Alliance Statewide Public Policy Committee, State and National (Ryan White) Quality Management Program Evaluation Group (QMPEG), CDC Medical Monitoring Program National Consumer Advisory Group (MMP) and Washington State MMP Consumer Advisory Committee. Born in Spokane and raised in Alaska, Mark returned to Spokane in 1997 after living in Northern California for 10 years. He has lived with HIV/AIDS for more than 20 years.

Brandi graducated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2005 and is currently enrolled in graduate studies for a Master of Science degree in Strategic Leadership. Brandi was previously employed as a Child and Family Case Manager for Spokane Mental Health. She is a member of the Children's Alliance and the Spokane Homeless Coalition. Brandi was born and raised in Republic, Washington.

Cherie Moss - Food Program Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator since 2001. 

A native of Cheney, Washington, Cherie volunteered for Washington State University's Master Food Preserver's Program for 3 years. She has a managerial background in manufacturing, inventory control and sales.  Former chair of the Moran Prairie Neighborhood Association and current chair of the World AIDS Day planning group, Cherie has been a volunteer for several city and county initiatives. She is a currently a member of The Friends of SAN whose mission is "To support the Spokane AIDS Network and other HIV/AIDS related causes with contributions of funding and services."

Ryan Oelrich - Prevention & Marketing Director since 2007. 

Ryan has a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Gonzaga University and a Pastoral degree from Berean Bible College. Ryan has worked for more than 10 years in the nonprofit sector, tackling social justice issues ranging from child abuse to mental health. In addition, he is known across the northwest as the "Balloon Guy." He built a house of 7,000-plus balloons and lived in it in May of 2004 as a promotion for Habitat for Humanity.  This feat earned him the world record for "Longest Time Spent Living in a Balloon House." An Air Force brat, Ryan has resided in various cities across the U.S., but now calls Spokane home.

Robert C. Williamson Jr. - Case manager since July 2009. 

Robert graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies in 1995 and a Master's degree in Social Work in1997 from Eastern Washington University.  A native of Buffalo, New York,  Robert retired from the Air Force in 1992 at Fairchild Air Force Base. Robert has been on what he calls a "marvelous journey" since graduation. He has worked at Spokane Mental Health, St. Luke's Extended Care, Sacred Heart and Deaconess Medical Center. Robert has served on various boards and committees, such as District 81 School Board and Hillyard's Neighborhood Action Committee. He was also a writer for a now defunct local paper The African American Voice.