Alison Poulsen

Board Member at HSSA

In June 2014, Alison moved from Seattle to lead the Better Health Together team of tenacious problem solvers committed to radically improving the region’s health. Better Health Together is a community based nonprofit organization.

Alison brings a wealth of executive level nonprofit leadership, corporate social responsibility and community engagement experience as key tools for creating sustainable community impact. Prior to moving Spokane, she served as the Executive Director at WithinReach, positioning the organization for the “once in a generation” opportunity to implement the Affordable Care Act in Washington State. Over the past 20 years, Alison has also served as the Executive Director of four other Northwest nonprofit organizations—NPower NW, Seattle Works, VolunteerWorks and the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce. Alison currently serves as a board member of the Washington State School Employee Benefit Board and the Washington 211 Board.