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.

Click here for more information on board member responsibilities and qualifications.

CAST YOUR VOTE

MEET YOUR CANDIDATES

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.

Make your voice heard by submitting your vote!

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Election results will be announced during the Statewide Chapter Meeting on January 4, 2024.