AFH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION
Election will close at 5pm on December 22, 2023.
The AFH Executive Board Election has begun! This election takes place every year, when one-third of the board’s terms come to an end. The board’s main purpose is to ensure that the Council:
1. Achieves appropriate results for the membership at an appropriate cost (as specified in Board Ends Policies), and
2. Avoids unacceptable actions and situations.
The Board commits itself and its members to ethical, professional, and lawful conduct, including proper use of authority and appropriate decorum when acting as Board members.
REGION ONE
Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Whitman counties
Kim Erwin
Kimberly’s Cottage | Spokane
REGION FOUR
King County
Dorothy Schlimme
Angel Haven II | Auburn
AT LARGE
Statewide (All Regions)
Bonnie Bruce
All About Seniors | Vancouver
Bonnie Bruce has been an adult family owner for 27 years in Clark county. I have served on the board of directors since 2009 as the legislative coordinator and as the at large board member for over 10 years. I have testified before the legislators many times and in 2009 for HB 1395 allowing AFH’s to be located anywhere in the state without fear of legal actions from communities opposed to them. HB 1395 passed the first session!
I served as co-chair of the local chapter for several years until becoming a board member.
I love this industry and have watched it grow tremendously with the help of the Adult Family Home Council.
My main goal for serving on the board is to promote community awareness of adult family homes with the councils new marketing plan.
I would love to serve another 3 years and then I hope to retire.
I would ask that you give me another opportunity to serve our industry.
Amber Martinez
Lola Kay AFH | Yakima
My name is Amber D. Martinez. I was born and raised in the Yakima Valley, But well traveled. I have been a registered nurse for over 20 years. My field of specialty is Emergency Medicine, Hospice and Hospital Administration. I purchased my first Adult Family Home in 2019.
Over the past 4 years I’ve done 2 CHOW and 1 additional Adult Family Home constructed from the ground up and will eventually build a fourth. My homes specialize in dementia, mental health and Intellectual Disabilities.
By 2025, the Adult Family Home market in the United States is expected to grow from $100 billion to $225 billion. As a result, the need for “improved quality care” is in high demand.
My passion as an Adult Family Home provider is to promote quality of care and advocacy for the elderly and vulnerable adults . Ultimately, my hope is that the Adult Family Home industry will advance its reputation for providing outstanding quality care and rapidly evolve with the changing of times. I’d appreciate your vote for Executive Board Member at Large, I’m excited to have the chance to serve our growing industry!
Samuel Mbuthia
Vinewood AFH LLC | Lakewood
I’m a driven, compassionate Entrepreneur, who is passionate about the work I do in my community. In my career as an owner of 5 Adult Family Homes, I have assisted many in my community with the coordination of services and resources available to them. The bureaucracy and limitations that my peers and I have experienced over the years in this industry birthed my passion for advocacy. It is for this reason I accepted the nomination for a position on the AFH Council’s Executive Board of Directors.
My long-term goal is to help shape policies that affect the AFH community that I’m so proud to be a part of.
Endrias Wolderufae
A Home Like AFH LLC | Marysville
I am mainly interested on the board member position because I do hope to help out our community who run homes with there variety of needs and concerns and also since all of my experiences are related to state funded resident ( with my multiple homes I serve the DDA and HCS residents ) with that I could bring our issues and challenges to the boards attention and find solutions to them and also in the process, I would like to gain as much knowledge as possible.
47 Responses
We appreciate all the council does for this industry and look forward the council having new members.
VERY DEDICATED TO THE ADULT FAMILY COMMUNITY
Voting for Endrias
Great guy with full of confidence and knowledge 👌
I am so happy to vote you
Let’s come together and make our industry strong!
Very dedicated and devoted. A man that is equal to the task.
Way to go Sam
Sam is a devoted AFH owner who has assisted fellow Providers with various issues affecting them in our industry. His deep desire to see the AFH industry going to a higher level in caring for our residents by advocating for the issues affecting the AFH Providers is the reason l gave him my vote.
Vote for endrias
Great with full confidence and happens.
Sam is so passionate and committed to the welfare of Adults Family Home industry. I believe there is no better person to fit this vacancy. Sam all the way!
This candidate is very enlightened
Atnafu
I am glad that I voted for Endries
Thank you for being there for us.
Sam is passionate about helping the industry to grow.
Sam all the way.
I voted for Endrias , because he is very energetic with full of great knowledge and experienced skill with a great personality that can bring to our communities wonderful support.
Voting for Endrias
Let’s Vote For Sam To Represent Us.
I like Samuel’s thought process. He understands a lot about complicated matters in the industry.
Samuel Mbuthia has been very helpful to all our providers and the community in general.
Samuel Mbuthia has always been there for us as a community, his dedicated, passionate, professional and mostly very informative. I give him my vote.
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Many don’t know how much she has already done for the AFH community.
Here is why I think she is the best choice:
1. Bonnie has been fighting for our rights for longer than most providers have been in business.
2. If you like being able to own and operate your AFH in a HOA or any neighborhood. You can thank Bonnie for her passionate speech during the legislature session.
3. She knows about the lobbying process already & successfully convinced the legislature to vote in our favor.
4. She is familiar with the AFHC function, rules, & internal politics.
5. She is able to teach the new Board Members about the process, & about the history of the AFHC & why it has played such an important role in our community.
6. There have been years with some board positions that were vacant. When there wasn’t a lot of interest of participation, Bonnie was there. (I am glad there is more interest in serving on the Board. It is an honor & a privilege. We are representing all of the members of the AFHC & benefit all AFH Providers).
7. Bonnie has spent a lot of time fighting for our benefit. Without getting paid since the Board positions are volunteer based.
8. She is not shy to speak out against injustices. She has already done this and is still doing it.
9. I was a new addition to the Board last year and have seen first hand what Bonnie believes in & how she advocates for us.
10. Many of the long time Board members are retiring or retired recently. So we do need some of the members to carry on the historical knowledge and share it with the new Board Members. There is a lot to learn & the AFHC does a lot more than people realize.
11. I am in a unique position where I am a new board member, but have a decent amount of years as a provider & are plugged into the AFH community. So I am in a good place to see what we need from a board member, what kind of responsibilities to expect, what a new member has to learn, & what the providers know/understand & want. I really think Bonnie is the right person for the at large position.
12. I think the other candidates are probably great providers, I just don’t know them well. I hope they continue to have the desire to serve even if they don’t get voted in this time. & there are still ways to serve besides being a board member. Do keep in touch & consider running again in the future. It is great to have more providers interested & learning the amazing things the AFHC has done, are doing, can do & will do.
So in Short….. Vote for Bonnie. : )
In support of Sam who is compassionate and supportive
A very principled leader, knowledgeable and very dedicated.
Samuel is helpful to fellow providers, available always to the meeting, and willing to serve with passionate.
I know Sam is the real deal, he had a zeal to serve, ,integrity to stand, to defend and to lobby for the good of his community. Sam is a conspicuous dedicated servant.
I know Sam is the real deal, he had a zeal to serve, ,integrity to stand, to defend and to lobby for the good of his community. Sam is a conspicuous dedicated servant.
Ermias has the experience, skill and he will be very dedicated for this job.
Sam is always there for you
Sam is very passionate when it comes to pushing for AFH agenda. He very zealous in whatever he put his hands on.He is an encouragement to many upcoming providers and to the existing ones. He is equal to the task.
Endrias is a dedicated advocate for all AFH. I am really honored to know him and he will be a positive addition to the council given the chance.
Vote for Endrias
I voted Endrias because I strongly believe he can bring a great deal of advancement to our industry with his expertise. He is humble. energetic and passionate to what he is doing.
Sam is a dedicated leader. No doubt he will champion the future course of the AFH industry.
Visionary leaders are the hallmark of any sector or industry – Sam has the knowledge and experience to champion the path of the AFH sector.
Vote , Vote, Vote, Vote Sam Mbuthia dedicated, compassionate dediicated and a great Leader to the community.
I know Endrias, I voted him. He is a great resource for all AFH, his great experience in leadership and coordination for our AFH industry a huge input.
Voting for Endrias !!
I am glad that I voted
I vote Endrias because he is knowledgeable and passionate about helping the AFH industry to grow.
voting for Endrios
I voted for Endrias. He is an active and approachable member of the forum, always ready to help with any questions. This makes him a valuable member of the adult family council. I know Endrias personally as he is my neighbor, and I strongly believe he would be the best candidate for the position
voted for Endrias hard working men i know
Voted for Endrias because he can bring our issues and challenges to the boards attention. VOTE FOR ENDRIAS!
Endrias will do great to represent all of us.
Endrias will a great job representing our interest.
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